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Death, denial
and Ballymoney

Garfield Gilmour murdered the three Quinn children because they were Catholics. He wasn't alone. Other men, named by Gilmour as accomplices, still remain free. more

The shadow of oppression


A row of terraced houses in the heart of West Belfast, Violet Street provides a visual expression of the relationship between the British state and northern nationalists. "The RUC barracks which overshadows the lives of this small community is oblivious to the needs of the people it dominates," says local councillor Tom Hartley

Narrow escape for family

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has described a bomb attack on the home of leading Belfast republican Liam Shannon as a ``transparent attempt to wreck the peace process''.

Frustration mounts

Republican and nationalist frustration at the continued failure to find a way forward in implementing the Good Friday Agreement continues to mount as the Mitchell Review approaches a conclusion.

Out of the ashes

One of the most instantly recognisable symbols of West Belfast, the Bobby Sands Mural at the corner of Sevastapol Street and the Falls Road, has temporarily disappeared.

From victim to victor

African National Congress (ANC) chaplain Michael Lapsley, describing his personal journey in South Africa to West Belfast audiences recently.

Families seek truth after 25 years

Why did RUC officers do nothing to challenge a loyalist gang masquerading as soldiers 45 minutes before a double sectarian murder?

Clear cancer links to Sellafield

Recent research into cancers on the Irish Sea coast of Wales has produced startling results.

Sinn Fein now fourth largest party

The Dublin South-Central by-election clearly showed that support for Sinn Féin extends well beyond the economically marginalised areas of the city.

Calls for release of North Belfast man

Sinn Féin has called for the immediate release of a north Belfast man who was arrested by the RUC on Tuesday morning and flown to London.

Minister's true colours unchanged

Dublin Justice Minister John O'Donoghue faced an embarrassing protest over the deportation of refugees this week.

Thatcher joins RUC lobby

Maggie Thatcher has added her voice to the conservative chorus campaigning against any reforms to the RUC.

Loyalists held over Finucane murder

Three loyalists in the Shankill area of Belfast were arrested on Wednesday morning by London Metropolitan detectives investigating the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane in 1989.

Taoiseach to `reassess' Ludlow case

The Dublin government is to reassess its approach to the case of murdered Louth man Seamus Ludlow in light of the failure to prosecute four men arrested last year.

Spy chief embarrasses unionists

A newspaper article by former MI6 director Michael Oatley has accused the Ulster Unionist Party and British Conservative politicians of using decommissioning as a pretext to disengage from the peace process.

Derry man fears for his life

A County Derry nationalist fears for his safety after he was stopped and harassed by the RUC.

Divis resident threatened

A further incident involving British soldiers in civilian clothes has occurred at Divis Tower in the Falls area.

Vindicated after 20 years

Two North Belfast men jailed for murder on falsified RUC evidence in 1979 have finally had their convictions overturned.

drews backs O'Neill inquiry

Foreign Affairs Minister David Andrews has said that a judicial inquiry into the killing of IRA member Diarmuid O'Neill in London in September 1996 would be ``a positive and helpful development''.

Adams to challenge DPP ruling

West Belfast Republican Davy Adams is set to challenge the failure to prosecute the RUC officers who attacked him while he was being held in Castlereagh interrogation centre in 1994.

Police Federation in anti-Patten campaign

Sinn Féin has described attempts to involve schools in an anti-Patten campaign as `yet another attempt to block the process of change'.

H-Block OC takes case to High Court

Brendan `Bik' McFarlane was granted leave by the High Court in Dublin this week to take an action to prevent his trial in the 26 Counties on kidnapping charges.

Bilingual School

Scoil Shliabh gCuillinn, the Ninth Bilingual Winter School, is to be held in Mullaghbawn between 5 and 7 November and will be officially opened by renowned civil rights lawyer Gareth Peirce.

No objections to Derry march

Sinn Féin councillor Cathal Crumley has described the decision of the Bogside Residents' Group not to oppose the Apprentice Boys siege of Derry commemoration as ``a genuine example of positive leadership''.

Ó Caoláin challenges minister on drugs

Sinn Féin's TD has challenged the Dublin government on the spread of hard drugs outside the Greater Dublin Area.

The value of work

Concerns about pay have arisen in a range of arenas in the Irish workplace, writes Robbie MacGabhann.

Court rules against councillors on mast

A court has over-ruled Leitrim County Councillors, who overturned their manager's decision to give planning permission for a mobile phone mast.

Dublin prisoners' group

Tar isteach, the Dublin ex-prisoners' group, held the first in a series of conferences in Dublin on Saturday.

Boy band's insensitivity slammed

Irish pop band, Westlife, was strongly criticised this week over its decision to launch the British Legion's Poppy Day drive for funds.

Tyrone's tribute

West Tyrone Remembers, has been published by the Strabane branch of the Tyrone National Graves Association.


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