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BBC chief's Police Authority appointment slammedThe appointment of Fabian Monds, head of the BBC in the Six Counties, to the `Police Authority of Northern Ireland' has incensed nationalists. moreLurgan night of terrorA Lurgan man's evidence of RUC threats against Rosemary Nelson led to a severe beating.British divide and conquer tactics dismissedThe Patten Recommendations on policing are the floor, not the ceiling, of what is required, Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly has said.RUC provocation in NewryLarge numbers of heavily armed RUC personnel behaved provocatively on the streets of Newry last Saturday.RUC ignore Parades CommissionA Parades Commission determination barring a loyalist band from marching in a nationalist area of Castlederg was ignored by the RUC last Tuesday night.Hierarchy's belated Drumcree shameThe criticism of Drumcree-related violence by leading Protestant clergymen is too little, too late, argues Fern Lane.Inflation figures - Ahern and McCreevy to blameInflation figures of 5.5% for the last 12 months provoked a barrage of criticism of government economic policies this week.Battle of the burn hots upDublin government plans for a network of waste incinerators throughout the 26 Counties are running into trouble.Plastic Bullet victims commemoratedA new mural in Twinbrook, commissioned by Sinn Féin, was painted by Andrea Redmond.Relatives of RUC victims meet TaoiseachThe Relatives for Justice group met with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern at Government Buildings in Dublin on Wednesday.Orange Hall burnings must stopSinn Féin North Belfast Assembly member Gerry Kelly said this week that the burning of Orange halls will achieve nothing.Restoring our Gaelic placenamesThe official approach to placenames in the 26 Counties has little or nothing to do with bilingualism, writes Gerry McGeough.Waste charge campaigns gear up againLast week, Dublin Councillors voted to make every householder in the city poorer by £120 to £150 a year.Naval patrols target Irish fishermenIn the first installment of a two-part investigation into the raw deal endured by Irish fishermen, ROISIN De ROSA reports from Dingle and Castletownbere in County Kerry.Aboriginal connection in PortadownA didgeredoo was presented to children and teachers from the Garvaghy Road residents' cultural group last week.The Glorious TwelfthNews headlines presented a different version of July 12th 'celebrations' than the traditional orange-tinted interpretation.Pat Cannon CommemoratedAround 150 people assembled at Darndale in Dublin on Saturday for the 24th annual Volunteer Pat Cannon Commemoration.Flemish barrister delivers Drumcree solidarity messageA Flemish barrister, Piet De Pauw, was in the North last week to visit the H Blocks last week.Restored Pearse home officially openedThe Ireland Institute proudly opened the doors of the restored Dublin family home of Padraig and Willie Pearse last Friday, 14 July.Successful Sinn Féin lobby in StrasbourgMitchel McLaughlin and Sean Crowe, accompanied by party press officer Dominic Doherty, visited the European Parliament in Strasbourg earlier this month.Crack down on ``slum landlords''Sinn Féin Mayor of Sligo Sean MacManus has hit out at the revelation that rented propertues are not being inspected in his area.Spencer Dock - Democracy wins the dayThe decision to block a major part of the £1.2 billion development plan for Dublin's docklands has been welcomed by local residents.Educational disadvantage persistsColleges and universities are reinforcing the divisions in Irish society, student representatives have warned.Radio Ga GaIt has been yet another week of sensation at the tribunals, with alleged corruption over the allocation of radio licences.West Belfast snubbed for drugs fundingA leading anti drugs activist in West Belfast has accused the British government of excluding the area from the latest round of funding for drugs programmes.
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