Once more the task has fallen to UEFA to deal with the Discriminatory Chanting that seems to be the norm among a section of the Rangers support.
Month: April 2011
The Tax Man cometh.
As the tax case involving Rangers gets underway again this week it is heartening to see the mainstream media (MSM) finally getting up to speed on this important story.
Trade Union Equality Officer is “Famine song” defender.
Exclusive
The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) reacted with horror when they learned that Stephen Smith their Principal Official for “Equality and Training” has tried to defend racist chanting by Rangers fans.
SFA Response to Irish Diaspora in Scotland Association
This letter from Stewart Regan of the SFA to the Irish Diaspora in Scotland Association is important for the simple fact of its existence. Here is the head of the SFA acknowledging the existence of the Irish community in Scotland. Moreover,the final sentence of the first paragraph gets to the core of the issue. Anti-Irish racism in the sporting arena has and does undermine the Irish community as active citizens. After this correspondence I cannot see Mr.Regan being able to call for round table discussions at some future date on these issues and not invite representatives of the Irish community. …
SFA to move against Paul McBride QC
Exclusive.
The SFA have decided to report Paul McBride QC to the Faculty of Advocates after his comments yesterday about the association’s disciplinary committee.
Department of Foreign Affairs drafts second unsatisfactory answer to Pringle on “Famine song”.
The following is the written answer from the Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamonn Gilmour to Deputy Thomas Pringle regarding his question about Anti-Irish Racism in Scotland.
Default setting
There has been a fair bit of reportage recently about the “Gorilla in the room”.
Here in Ireland our gorilla is an event that can only be 18 months away for this state.
A question of life or death for Rangers.
I would imagine that by now the spat between James Traynor and Chick Young on BBC Scotland which happened live on air last week-end has probably went viral on Planet Fitba.
http://www.scotzine.com/2011/04/radio-scotland-descends-into-civil-war/
MacAskill responds to Irish community.
I have been authorised to release the following correspondence between the Irish Community in Scotland and Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill.
Donegal TD Pringle submits second question on “Famine song”.
Donegal South West TD Thomas Pringle (Ind) has submitted a second written question to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamonn Gilmour on the subject of Anti-Irish Racism in Scotland.
