The trial of former IRA chief Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane was brought to a
sudden climax on Thursday afternoon, when the non-jury Special
Criminal Court in Dublin dismissed all charges against him.
The INLA have denied any involvement in the murder of 22 year-old Derry
man Emmett Sheils, who was shot dead in Derry on Tuesday morning.
The family of a County Tyrone man shot dead by the British Army 20
years ago has said the publication of a report into his killing marks
the “beginning and not the end” of their fight for justice.
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has confirmed that he has met with the
Protestant Orange Order to discuss the infamous Drumcree parade in
Portadown.
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has accused unionists of “irrational
hostility” to the Irish language and Irish speakers.
A prominent republican hardliners has accused the PSNI police of
following him on holiday to Spain in an attempt to recruit him as an
informer.
Sinn Féin is embarking on a more active engagement with those in
Britain who support Irish unity and is seeking to produce “a renewed
strategy able to advance republican goals”.
The £6 million for Irish language broadcasting is the clearest signal
yet that all is not well with the power-sharing arrangements at
Stormont.
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