Sinn Fein has played down the impact of a deal between unionists and
Conservatives as it emerged the Democratic Unionist Party will support a
minority Tory government in London.
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Sinn Fein has played down the impact of a deal between unionists and
Conservatives as it emerged the Democratic Unionist Party will support a
minority Tory government in London.
Published June 10, 2017
Brazen murder as UDA rewards DUP with election support
A brutal murder by the unionist paramilitary UDA of a feud rival and
its subsequent election endorsement of the DUP has dramatically raised
the issue of collusion between unionist politicians and loyalist murder
gangs ahead of next week’s Westminster election.
Published June 3, 2017
The collapse of the trial of notorious Irish bankster Sean FitzPatrick
has increased suspicions that the 26 County state is deliberately
facilitating white collar crime.
Published May 27, 2017
Varadkar set to become next Taoiseach
The current Minister for Social Protection
Leo Varadkar looks well placed to win the Fine Gael leadership contest
and take over as head of the Dublin government.
Published May 20, 2017
Peace messages and protest amid royal tour
A visit by British royals to Ireland has again polarised republicans,
with protests organised as leading Sinn Fein figures greeted Charles
Windsor and his wife Camilla.
Published May 13, 2017
The republican armed group known as Oglaigh na hEireann has denied
reports that it is involved in talks with the British or 26 County
governments or that it is on the verge of disbanding.
Published May 6, 2017
An official statement by the European Union that it will accept a future
united Ireland into the EU has been cautiously welcomed by republicans
as bringing international diplomatic recognition for impending Irish
unification.
Published April 29, 2017
Talks abandoned until after Westminster election
Crisis talks in the north of Ireland have been suspended until June
following the decision of the British Prime Minister to call a snap
general election, an unexpected move which angered politicians in
Belfast and cast new uncertainty over the future of Stormont and its
powersharing institutions.
Published April 22, 2017
‘Clear names of Scap’s victims’
Sinn Fein has been urged to exonerate those republicans and others who
were executed as ‘informers’ on the orders of a British double agent
operating inside the Provisional IRA.
Published April 14, 2017
The Dublin government’s failure to secure any kind of veto for Ireland
in the negotiations following Brexit has been strongly criticised as a
dereliction of its duties.
Published April 7, 2017
Hope for Ireland as Brexit gets real
Despite the Brexit process, the north of Ireland could remain in the
European Union pending a unity referendum, according to papers
published this week by a European Parliament committee.
Published April 1, 2017
Grief turned to pride for Sinn Fein this week as tens of thousands paid
their respects to a leader who came to symbolise peace in Ireland and
the process through which the Provisional IRA gave birth to a political
powerhouse.
Published March 24, 2017
National rights denied as Tories assert English rule
There has been an angry response in both Ireland and Scotland after
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would block referendums on
Irish unity and Scottish independence following the Brexit vote to leave
the European Union.
Published March 17, 2017
Growing consensus that time has come for unity
There have been vocal and widespread calls for Irish reunification in
the face of the British government’s determination to leave the European
Union and a historic election result last week which has delivered
unprecedented political strength for nationalism and Sinn Fein.
Published March 10, 2017
Thursday’s election has significantly altered the make-up of politics in
the north of Ireland as a more focussed and energised Sinn Fein enticed
republican voters back to the polls and historically ended the unionist
majority at Stormont.
Published March 4, 2017
The north’s largest unionist party is increasingly fearful ahead of next
month’s Stormont Assembly election amid predictions that it could fall
below the thirty seats it needs to hold on to its veto over political
change in the north of Ireland.
Published February 24, 2017
Kenny facing heave after ‘shambolic’ episode
The 26 County Taoiseach Enda Kenny is struggling to retain the
leadership of his Fine Gael party after his ponderous and contradictory
responses to allegations of a smear campaign against a Garda police
whistleblower.
Published February 17, 2017
Westminster vote undermines 1998 peace deal
In a potentially historic development, the London parliament has voted
to allow the British government renege on the 1998 Good Friday peace
agreement as part of its negotiations to leave the European Union.
Published February 10, 2017
‘Frictionless’ border checks as Britain waives the rules
The British government appears to be planning a return of customs
controls across the Six County border and may even be hoping to push
all of Ireland out of the EU following hardline statements on its
Brexit plans this week.
Published February 3, 2017
PSNI man shot as tensions mount in Belfast
The ‘New IRA’ has claimed responsibility for the ambush of a PSNI patrol
in North Belfast on Sunday in which a member of the force was struck
twice. The attack, which took place on the Crumlin Road close to a
north Belfast interface left the victim with injuries to his arm.
Published January 27, 2017
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