Name, shame
and jail them
sbacher crooks must pay

The Ansbacher secret accounts operated between 1978 and 1995. While a golden circle smuggled money out of the country to avoid paying tax, the Dublin government closed hospital wards and lectured the Irish people on the need to tighten belts. more

• O Caoláin supports disclosure of Ansbacher names
• sbacher - Justice demands jail

Gerry Adams, Assembly member Sue Ramsey and Sinn Féin Deputy Mayor of Belfast Marie Moore join the parents of fallen IRA Volunteer Mairád Farrell at the official opening of Teach Mhairéad Fhearail, a constituency office to serve Ramsey's constituents in the Twinbrook/Poleglass areas of West Belfast

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Patten report flawed

Claims in the Patten Report that the RUC hadn't killed anyone since 1991 have been met with incredulity by nationalists.

• Patten quizzed at U.S. Congress
• RUC quango defends discrimination

SF warning on dangers of Agreement collapse

Sinn Féin's Chief Negotiator Martin McGuinness warned that it would be a disaster if the Good Friday Agreement was to collapse.

``Get out or be put out'' - UVF

A chilling message was delivered by post to four Catholic families in Randalstown, County Antrim on Tuesday.

O'Neill family demands inquiry

A vigil was held in London ast week to mark the third anniversary of the shooting dead of unarmed IRA Volunteer Diarmuid O'Neill.

DPP's role under scrutiny

Laura Friel writes that the Six-County Director of Public Prosecutions still acting as an accessory after the fact in the murder of Pat Finucane.

Private inquiry into Dublin/Monaghan bombings

Some believe that a public inquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings has been refused because of a fear of public scrutiny of Garda/British intelligence contacts at the time.

Long march of shame II

The several hundred anti-agreement unionists who took part in the second leg of the `Long March' let their political slip show.

The Orange Maginot Line

Anthropologists tell us that you can best understand a culture by exploring its myths, writes Mick Derrig

British guns seized

A British Army spokesperson has confirmed that an unspecified number of illegally held AK-47 rifles were seized during a routine search months ago.

October human rights conference

A major conference to highlight the issue of state violence is to be held on 16 October in County Tyrone.

Dirty tricks in South Armagh

An alleged death threat against nine people in the Bessbrook area appears to be part of a dirty tricks campaign designed to wreck the peace process.

Shut Springfield Road security gates

Springfield Raad residents are calling for the Department of the Environment to ensure that `security gates' are closed at appropriate times.

Nurses need our support

Columnists and politicians have rounded on the nurses this week as expectations of an impending strike mount.

McCreevy urged to call for cancellation of debt

Dublin's Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevy TD, has been urged to use his meeting with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington this week to call for the cancellation of Third World Debt.

Large SF delegation at Labour Conference

Sinn Féin has sent its largest ever delegation to this year's Labour Party conference in Bournemouth.

Dublin candidate chosen

Aengus O Snodaigh has been chosen as the Sinn Féin candidate for Dublin South Central in the forthcoming by-election.

ti-mast protestors turn back the `goons'

Pickets have so far prevented the erection of a a mobile phone mast at Berkely, County Wexford.

`Better luck next time'

A man suffering from chronic depression told An Phoblacht this week of the blunt response he received from Fianna Fáil when looking for assistance with the renovation of his home.

We Want a Referendum

Marchers calling for a referendum on whether Ireland should join NATO's sister organisation, the Partnership for Peace, braved a downpour in O'Connell Street last Saturday, 25 September.

Mega-landfill at Silvermines

The first step in a long battle to create a mega landfill and tip-head for the Southern counties has been taken.

Untilled Fields of Irish History

An edited version of a lecture given by Peter Beresford-Ellis at the annual Desmond Greaves Summer School on 29 August 1998.