![[Irish Republican News]](http://republican-news.org/graphics/title_gifs/rn.gif) May 17, 2012 | ![[Irish Republican News]](http://republican-news.org/graphics/title_gifs/harp.gif) |
The campaign for the release of Marian Price has taken a dramatic turn
after a judge dismissed charges against her and three other
republicans. Despite the decision, British officials have said the
interned former spokesperson for the 32 County Sovereignty Committee
will remain behind bars.
The European Union’s Austerity Treaty is to be renegotiated following
major political changes in France and Greece, but the Dublin
government has insisted Ireland’s referendum on the treaty
must go ahead later this month in any event.
Republican prisoners at Maghaberry are being denied all medical
consultations following policy changes at the prison, according to a
prisoners’ support group.
The families of two republicans brutally murdered five years ago in
Belfast say they are alarmed at reports surfacing this week that
indicate British intelligence may be protecting the killers.
The DUP has refused to approve funding for Sinn Féin’s most recently
appointed political adviser, Jarlath Kearney, because the party refused
to follow a new ‘security’ vetting procedure, it has emerged.
A Derry-born soccer player has received death threats in the wake of
his selection to play for Ireland in the 2012 UEFA European Football
Championship.
A large bomb left on the border last week appears to have signalled an
escalation of the armed campaign by the breakaway IRA groups.
An inquest jury has shocked human rights groups in the North after it
ruled that the execution of an IRA Volunteer by British soldiers as he
lay dying on the ground was “reasonable”.
The North’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has given the
strongest indication yet that he is prepared to meet British monarch
Queen Elizabeth, who is expected to travel to the north of Ireland this
summer.
Warnings that a key government strategy to win the 26-County referendum
on the EU Austerity Treaty would be to “put the frighteners on the
electorate” were quickly borne out this week.
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams this week accused Michéal Martin of an
“outrageous” attack after the Fianna Fail leader claimed Sinn Féin had
“prolonged the suffering” of the Irish people.
Political leaders from across the party spectrum have called on Cardinal
Sean Brady to consider his position following allegations that he failed
to pass on information about the activities of notorious paedophile
priest Brendan Smyth.
A look at the life and death of the leader of the Irish Citizen Army,
Michael Mallin, who was executed by firing squad 96 years ago this
week.
Europe’s financial crisis has mutated into a political crisis, and its
“fiscal compact” will make things worse, not better.
On the anniversary of the execution of the leaders of the Easter Rising,
Conor Caffrey describes a visit to the jail where the executions took
place.
It’s a mistake to assume that because someone is mild and
friendly that they’re not prepared to fly in the face of historical fact
if they believe it suits their purpose.
