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The stunning victory of Sinn Féin in Cavan-Monaghan represents the biggest breakthrough for the party in the 26 Counties for decades. more
Loyalist mobs target homes and schoolsIn the early hours of Sunday morning loyalists attacked the home of a Larne Catholic family with breeze blocks and other missiles. While the attack was being carried out a member of the family, Roseanne Rodgers, died in hospital.Robert `Basher' Bates, a one time member of the notorious Shankill Butcher gang was shot dead in Belfast on Wednesday morning. Garvaghy residents reply to Orange letter Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition (GRRC) have again urged the Orange Order to enter into immediate dialogue to help resolve the marching issue. Walking past history To the observant visitor, Derry's past will convey lessons about the city's present in more ways than one, argues Mary Nelis Church of Ireland snubs Orange parade The Church of Ireland in Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh has dropped an Orange band parade from its annual parish event in the village and the news has been welcomed by local nationalists. Human rights groups call for bullets ban A human rights group has called on the British Labour Party to ``honour their pre-election policy and ban [plastic bullets] immediately'' after the British government announced that its armed forces in the Six Counties had been using ``faulty'' plastic bullets since 1994. Sinn Fein councillor and spokesperson on prison issues Michael Browne has welcomed the transfer of Irish prisoners Danny McNamee and Liam McCotter to Maghaberry prison in County Antrim. RUC punish community Residents in the Foyle Road area of Derry were furious at an unprovoked RUC attack on local youngsters on Tuesday. Sinn Féin Councillors to chair Councils The first nationalist chair of Cookstown council is Sinn Féin's Seán Begley who was elected on Tuesday after the SDLP voted with Sinn Féin to defeat a combined unionist block. IRA claims hit in Derry shooting Derry Brigade Oglaigh na hEireann say an undercover British soldier was killed or seriously wounded when one of its units fired on an unmarked military van in the Foyle Road area of the city on Tuesday. Challenge to blatant discrimination Sinn Fein councillor Michael Ferguson has told An Phoblacht that the party is determined to challenge the Ulster Unionist Party's monopoly of power on Lisburn Council. Liverpool Irish Centre faces closure Sheila Coleman of the Liverpool Irish Centre is accusing receivers and the Liverpool police of engaging in a racist campaign to have the city's only Irish Centre closed down. Drug pushers in North Belfast targeting children as young as nine have been told to get out by angry parents. Genetic `mistake' raises alarm A recall of a genetically-engineered sugar by Monsanto, the US chemical and biotechnology corporation, because it contained an ``unapproved'' gene has sparked new concern over the food-altering science.
DAILY REPUBLICAN NEWS SERVICE
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