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Thursday 13 May, 1999
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Loyalist terror fills political vacuumIn the latest of a string of loyalist attacks, which appear to be seriously escalating as the year progresses, a 39-year-old Catholic workman was shot and wounded in a loyalist murder bid on Wednesday, 12 May. moreger clear during Ard Fheis debateThe anger and frustrarion among republicans after a year without political progress was clear in contributions to last weekend's Sinn Féin Ard Fheis.
Increased British military activitySinn Féin councillor Brian Cunningham is angry over increased British military presence in the Keady, Derrynoose, Grangemore and Middletown areas of South Armagh in recent weeks.No Bloody Sunday anonymityRelatives of the 14 people shot dead by British paratroopers on Bloody Sunday have hailed as a major victory the latest ruling by the Saville Inquiry into the massacre.Little time left to save AgreementThe political vacuum created by the lack of progress in implementing the Agreement is steadily being filled by loyalist terror, writes Sean Brady.MI5 target North Belfast manAn Ardoyne man has publicly highlighted the actions of British undercover agents from MI5, who spent seven months trying to recruit him.Law Society forced to support inquiry callsThe body which represents solicitors in the Six Counties, has been forced to support calls for independent inquiries into the killings of solicitors Pat Finucane and Rosemary Nelson.Labour loses groundThe Welsh and Scottish elections mark a historic departure for voters in Britain, writes Robbie MacGabhann.International dialogue on community problemsIn the first of four articles on Community Restorative Justice, Ned Kelly reports on the experiences of other countries.Taylor's Finucane accusations slatedUlster Unionist MP John Taylor sheltered behind parliamentary privilege to make allegations about Pat Finucane and his family in the House of Commons.Cobh councillor harassedCobh Sinn Féin Councillor Kieran McCarthy has sought legal advice on a possible civil action against the gardai and the DPP.`Committee' libel hearingThe Court of Appeal in London turned again last week to the libel case brought by Sean McPhilemy, author of ``The Committee'', against the Sunday Times.Duffy in `trumped up' convictionAssault charges which led to the latest conviction against a well-known Lurgan republican have been described as`trumped up'.Brutal RIR attack in LurganAn RIR unit in Lurgan brutally assaulted a Lurgan man on Tuesday as he made his way from North Street to a computer shop in the town.No breakthrough at Drumcree talksTalks aimed at solving the siege of nationalists on the Garvaghy Road, broke up on Monday without any major breakthrough.Lurgan terrorised after Orange marchA 29-year-old Lurgan Catholic was badly beaten by loyalist youths after an Orange march in the County Armagh town on Friday, 7 May. Sinn Féin to meet Parades CommissionMasts idiocyEircell plans to put a communications mast on a sports pitch in Drumshanbo have created a furore.'Ulster Veto, Ulster Terror'An article on the decommissioning stalemate, reprinted with permission from the progressive US magazine, The Nation.
DAILY REPUBLICAN NEWS SERVICE
REPUBLICAN BULLETIN BOARD
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