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onymity for all
Bloody Sunday soldiers

Further controversy this week surrounds the Saville Inquiry into Bloody Sunday as it ruled that all the soldiers in Derry on 30 January 1972 are to be granted anonymity, whether they fired their weapons or not. more


An aerial shot shows a number of devastated Nissen huts
at Long Kesh after the burning of the Cages in October 1974

25th Anniversary special

The history of British rule in Ireland is littered with the struggle of Irish prisoners against repressive regimes within the jails, such as the extraordinary burning of the Cages at Long Kesh Prison Camp 25 years ago this month.

Make or break time for Agreement

In Eniskillen, David Trimble sang from the same hymn-sheet as those within his party who actively and openly oppose the Good Friday Agreement

Is Stobie still shielding his RUC handlers?

Granting bail last week, a judge has confirmed WIlliam Stobie was acting as an RUC Special Branch informer at the time he is accused of aiding the murder of human rights lawyer Pat Finucane.

Baby escapes death

A two-month-old baby and its parents narrowly escaped death when loyalists hurled a pipe bomb through the sitting room window of their Twinbrook home on Monday.

Relatives demand justice

A new relatives group, Border Relatives, was launched earlier this week at a press conference in Dublin.

British coroner calls for inquiry

A glimmer of light has appeared at the end of the tunnel for the family of Volunteer Diarmuid O'Neill.

North Antrim intimidation continues

Sinn Féin's North Antrim representative councillor James McCarry has called for an end to the recent campaign of loyalist intimidation in the Ballycastle area.

Uninspired appointment

On Monday night Nuala O'Loan was installed as the new Police Ombudsman, a position that will in July 2000 replace the Independent Commission for Police Complaints (ICPC).

Brits told to climb down

Residents of Meabh House at the New Lodge flats in Belfast have intensified their demands for the British army to vacate their base on top of the tower.

Garvaghy residents reject one-item agenda

The Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition have put together a paper on the views of nationalists in the Garvaghy Road area regarding sectarian marches.

Ahern to raise Hamill case

The Dublin government is in the process of carrying out a new assessment of the case of murdered Portadown Catholic Robert Hamill.

Meehan in London

Sinn Féin's Martin Meehan was in London on Friday to meet republican activists and discuss with them the current direction of the peace process.

O Caoláin challenges Taoiseach on nurses

The Taoiseach has been urged to initiate immediate re-engagement with the nurses organisations as the first all-out nurses' strike looms next week.

TDs oppose back door to NATO

The Fianna Fáil/PD government is this week seeking to force through the Dáil a motion approving membership of Partnership for Peace.

Adams launches Dublin campaign

Sinn Féin candidate Aengus OÕSnodaighÕs campaign for the vacant Leinster House seat in Dublin South Central was launced this week by Gerry Adams in Dublin.

Trees face the chop

On Friday, 15 October, Wicklow County Council is going to the High Court to secure an eviction notice to `trespassers'.

INOU calls for job guarantee

Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed (INOU) launch its budget submission this week.

Mast wars spread

Communities in three counties are battling telecommunications mast which emit dangerous microwave radiation.

Genocide continues - O Caoláin

The continuing genocide against the people of East Timor was highlighted in Leinster House on Tuesday.


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