“Our task will be literally to transform Ulster. To achieve it will demand bold and imaginative measures.” —Terence O’Neill, as Northern Ireland Prime Minister, to Ulster Unionist Council, advocating more liberal attitude towards the Catholic minority, 1/4/1963. Bardon, Jonathan, A History of Ulster, Blackstaff Press, 1992. p. 622. #northernireland #otd #politics #qotd

“The Government might be able to slap down the men of Derry. They might even be able to slap down the men of Londonderry. But they cannot slap down the united men of Derry and Londonderry.” —Eddie McAteer, as Nationalist MP, on cross-community rejection in Derry/Londonderry of the Northern Ireland Government’s decision to site second... Continue Reading →

“It is essential to enter into official opposition at Stormont to ensure that existing parliamentary machinery operates for the common good… Our fidelity to the united Ireland ideal remains unaltered by this decision.” —Nationalist Party, as Northern Ireland anti-partition party, in statement ending policy of non-cooperation in the Northern Ireland Parliament, 2/2/1965. The Irish Times,... Continue Reading →