IRISH REPUBLICAN NEWS

‘LARRY THE CHEF’ CLEARED

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:53:47 +0000

The case against a former chef sought in connection with a break-in at a top British Crown force base in the North of Ireland collapsed today after seven years when prosecutors said he could not receive a fair trial.

Decommissioning: Gunsmoke and mirrors

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:52:26 +0000

Decommissioning claims this week by the two main unionist paramilitary groups, the UDA (Ulster Defence Association) and the UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force) are being treated with scepticism in the absence of any direct confirmation from Canadian General John de Chastelain, who heads the IICD arms body.

SF marshals at Whiterock parade

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:51:43 +0000

A coat-trailing sectarian parade by the Protestant Orange Order was delayed on Saturday while British Army bomb disposal experts removed a number of suspicious devices.

Oppressive PSNI tactics in Fermanagh, Derry

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:50:45 +0000

PSNI brutality at a checkpoint in the Eniskillen area has been condemned.

Republican protest blockaded

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:50:04 +0000

A protest against an event at Belfast City Hall to mark British Armed Forces Day was prevented from entering the city centre on Saturday by scores of riot police.

‘Make your mind up time’ for devolution - McGuinness

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:49:24 +0000

Tensions continue between Sinn Féin and the DUP over the devolution of policing and justice, the handling of the Stormont budget and a host of other issues.

Ireland agenda for Americans

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:47:42 +0000

By Michael J. Cummings

Americans concerned with the Irish conflict and its aftermath met in San Francisco and New York in recent days after the leadership of Sinn Féin, including Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness, invited discussion on Ireland’s re-unification and how Americans might best help to bring it about.

Spot the difference

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:46:02 +0000

By Jude Collins (for the Irish Herald)

‘Nothing has changed’ - that’s a common judgement on things here, sometimes accompanied by a shake of the head or a sigh, or both. Representatives from the north of Ireland may travel to the world’s trouble spots offering their advice on how to solve conflict, but back home ugly events ooze to the surface and show a less sunny landscape.

Loyalists claim arms moves

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:22:25 +0000

Both the UVF and the UDA have issued statements this morning claiming to have carried out some decommissioning of their weapons.

UDA BEHIND MURDER - PSNI

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:13:10 +0000

The PSNI police believes that the unionist paramilitary UDA was involved in the murder of Catholic community worker Kevin McDaid in Coleraine last month, it has been revealed.

Row over policing of sectarian marches

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:12:24 +0000

The issue of who should police contentious loyalist parades reached a head this week after dissident republicans accused former Provisional IRA prisoners of facilitating a coat-trailing sectarian parade through republican north Belfast.

Immigrants abandon ‘racist statelet’

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:11:33 +0000

Intolerance is growing in the Six Counties, with a new survey showing the isolated statelet increasingly turning inward.

Union Jack to be hoisted over Belfast City Hall

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:10:19 +0000

Relatives of people killed by the British Army in the north of Ireland have protested over official plans for Belfast city council to celebrate ‘British Armed Forces Day’.

Dublin govt admits role in economic crash

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:09:38 +0000

Two reports have predicted a huge contraction in the 26-County economy and surging unemployment next year as Fianna Fail admitted its mistakes have fuelled the crisis.

Hunger strike furore continues

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:08:37 +0000

A meeting to tackle the controversy over the handling of the 1981 hunger strike has failed to resolve the debate.