Republican socialist group éirigí is being subjected to a concerted
smear campaign following the arrest of one of its members this week.
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November 30, 2012
éirígí under attack
Republican socialist group éirigí is being subjected to a concerted
smear campaign following the arrest of one of its members this week.
Hopes increase for Maghaberry resolution
The remaining block of republican prisoners have ended their protest in Maghaberry prison after getting what they say was a
“goodwill gesture” from Six-County justice minister David Ford.
15,000 march in pre-Budget demonstration
The Dublin government’s fiscal ‘kite flying’ season is well and truly
underway ahead of next month’s annual 26-County Budget announcement.
‘End impunity’ for Bloody Sunday killings
A number of relatives of those murdered by British paratroopers on
Bloody Sunday say they will continue to march until those responsible
for the 1972 massacre are held to account.
Price family condemns Parole Commissioners delay
The family of Marian Price has said it is “appalled” at what it says are
deliberate delays by the Parole Commission in reviewing her case.
No protest against small loyalist march
Nationalist residents have asked the Apprentice Boys why they intend to
hold a parade past St Patrick’s Church in Belfast involving just 25
people.
The diggers who fought in Irish Civil War
The previously unknown story of Australian diggers who fought in the Irish
War of Independence and Civil War has recently been uncovered.
Another issue flying in the face of change
The present kerfuffle about flying the Union flag over Belfast City Hall
is a reminder of how long it takes to change anything and of the
obstacles in the way of change.
November 25, 2012
CIRA prisoners suspend Maghaberry protest
A statement was issued today by republican prisoners aligned to the
Continuity IRA on Roe 3 in Maghaberry jail, suspending their
protests at the County Antrim jail from Monday.
November 23, 2012
A prisoner initiative
A decision by a group of 22 prisoners on Maghaberry’s Roe 4 landing to
call off their ‘dirty’ [no-wash] protest to facilitate talks on a
solution to the prison crisis has been welcomed by politicians in the
North.
Inquiry fiasco adds to Savita controversy
The Dublin government has been forced to organise a second inquiry into
the death of a pregnant woman at University College Hospital Galway
(UCHG) after it drew international condemnation for the profoundly
incompetent manner in which it constituted the first.
Global power-brokers to get Irish ‘welcome’
An announcement by British Prime Minister, David Cameron, that a G8
summit of the leaders of world powers will be held in June next year in
County Fermanagh has seen contrasting responses from Irish republicans.
Inquest families granted judicial review
The families of a number of civilians killed by the British Crown forces
won the first round this week in a legal battle over a decision to
suspend their inquests.
Family challenges PSNI’s refusal to investigate
Systematic and repeated failures by the PSNI police led to the murder of
a Catholic teenager in north Belfast, a new investigation into the
shooting has revealed.
Sinn Fein praised for progressive budget alternative
Expenditure and taxation proposals for the 26 Counties unveiled by Sinn
Féin this week have presented a serious challenge to the Dublin
government’s own plans ahead of its annual budget announcements early
next month.
Making the right choices
A summary version of Sinn Fein’s budget plans for the
year 2013 in the 26 Counties.
Republican parties hold Ard Fheiseanna
Both eirigi and RSF held their annual conferences over the past two
weekends, and below we carry their statements.
November 21, 2012
Maghaberry prisoners end protest
A statement was issued today by the group of protesting
prisoners on Roe 4 landing in Maghaberry prison, announcing the end of
their current protest action
November 17, 2012
THE LIQUIDATION OF GAZA?
Israel is feared to be planning a scorched-earth invasion of the
besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza after days of heavy bombardment
reduced large areas of the territory to rubble and killed dozens of men,
women and children.
Famine Song played again near interface
A sectarian song banned in Scotland was played by loyalists in their
latest march past a church which has become the focal point of unionist
intimidation of Catholics in north Belfast.
Finucane family reject review claims
A British declaration that a review into the murder of high-profile
Belfast defence lawyer Pat Finucane will reveal substantial new
information on his assassination have been dismissed by his family.
November 16, 2012
The liquidation of Gaza?
Israel is feared to be planning a scorched-earth invasion of the
besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza after days of heavy bombardment
reduced large areas of the territory to rubble and killed dozens of men,
women and children.
British state security ‘threatened by inquests’
New inquests into the deaths of a number of nationalists killed by
British Crown forces in the north of Ireland have been blocked on the
grounds that the security of the British state may be implicated.
Coalisland man ‘records recruitment bid’
An attempt by Special Branch police to recruit a republican as an
informer has been captured on camera for the first time, it is believed.
Famine Song played again near interface
A sectarian song banned in Scotland was played by loyalists in their
latest march past a church which has become the focal point of unionist
intimidation of Catholics in north Belfast.
Finucane family address review claims
A British declaration that a review into the murder of high-profile
Belfast defence lawyer Pat Finucane will reveal substantial new
information on his assassination have been dismissed by his family.
Sinn Féin calls for ‘X’ case legislation
Sinn Féin is to bring forward a motion before the 26 County parliament
that seeks to prevent pregnant women falling into a medical and
legislative limbo, such as that which led to the death of Galway dentist
Savita Halappanavar last month.
Mainstream media fails to report on atrocities
An open letter by a group of academics and activists on the media
response to the Israeli attacks on Gaza.
Only fascists would force others to wear a poppy
The annual poppy police hysteria kicked off again this week with the
hunt on to find someone who caused offence - not by what they did but
what they didn't do.
November 14, 2012
Death of pregnant woman reopens Irish abortion debate
The death of a woman who was 17 weeks pregnant at University Hospital
Galway last month has created a storm of protest after it emerged that a
potentially life-saving termination of her miscarrying pregnancy had
been refused.
November 12, 2012
Statement claims responsibility for attack
A statement has been issued in the name of the IRA, claiming
responsibility for the attack on a prison warder earlier this month.
November 11, 2012
Children’s referendum passes by 57% to 43%
The children’s referendum passed narrowly on a near-record low turnout in
counting today, but the unconvincing manner of the victory has added to
doubts over the validity of the result.
November 9, 2012
Politics and policing collide
Padraic Wilson, a former leader of IRA prisoners at Long Kesh jail and
now a senior Sinn Féin figure, was released on bail on Tuesday after the
party strongly protested a court decision to remand him on IRA
membership charges.
Duffy to challenge ongoing PSNI harassment
Lurgan republican Colin Duffy is to sue the PSNI for unlawful arrest
after a judge ordered his release from custody following his latest
detention last week.
Prisoner beaten at Maghaberry
A republican prisoner has sustained multiple injuries in what was
described as a “savage” attack by prison warders at Maghaberry Prison.
‘Arrogant’ government provokes constitutional crisis
The validity of Saturday’s constitutional referendum on child protection
has been put in doubt after the Supreme Court ruled that information
provided by the 26 County government was biased and misleading.
Sinn Féin calls for release of Price, McGeough
Sinn Féin party president Gerry Adams and Six-County Deputy
First Minister Martin McGuinness have written to US political leaders
urging them to support calls to free Marian Price from prison.
Border poll campaign heads to USA
Sinn Féin’s campaign for a border poll is to intensify next year, party
president Gerry Adams has said.
Border poll distracts us from serious debate
Unionists are scared stiff of even talking about a border poll because
it immediately throws up a series of unwelcome questions.
Baggott must rein in the securocrat cabal
The arrest, charging and detention of leading republican Padraic Wilson
will not advance by one millimetre the objective of bringing justice to
the McCartney family for the killing of their brother Robert.
November 2, 2012
Maghaberry crisis turns fatal
The shooting of a senior British prison official has drawn attention to
the conflict in the north of Ireland and the increasingly bitter dispute
over the treatment of republican prisoners at Maghaberry jail.
Finucane report to be vetted by MI5
A British government “security check” on a new report into the murder of
Belfast defence lawyer Pat Finucane by British agents has further
undermined the credibility of the document.
Eirigi man gets PSNI death threat
Members of the PSNI police in Newry have made a direct threat to kill a
prominent member of the republican socialist party eirigi, the party
said this week.
Reports highlight Irish wealth extremes
News that members of the Dublin government have awarded themselves over
36 million euro of pension entitlements has highlighted the growing
inequality between the ‘L’Oreal’ generation and the lost generation of
Irish society.
Orange Order breach parade ruling yet again
The anti-Catholic Orange Order has admitted it again acted illegally in
breaking a Parades Commission ruling during its latest march past St
Patrick’s Church in Belfast.
British troops attacked the Four Courts - memoir
British Army artillery crews were used to bombard the Four Courts in
Dublin in the opening battle of the Irish Civil War, according to a
recently unearthed memoir.
Terence MacSwiney
Terence MacSwiney, IRA Volunteer, Sinn Fein TD, and Mayor of Cork, died 92 years ago this week.
Justice for the Craigavon Two
Gerry Conlon, a victim of an infamous British miscarriage of justice,
has launched a campaign to free two Craigavon men.
November 1, 2012
Maghaberry prison warder shot dead
A prison warder has died in an apparent IRA attack on his way to
Maghaberry prison today.
