The new British Direct Ruler, Julian Smith, has received a mixed
response from Sinn Féin ahead of his arrival in Belfast to take control
of British government operations in the north of Ireland.
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New Direct Ruler arrives in Ireland
The new British Direct Ruler, Julian Smith, has received a mixed
response from Sinn Féin ahead of his arrival in Belfast to take control
of British government operations in the north of Ireland.
Published July 26, 2019
A savage sectarian attack in County Down has left a man fighting for his
life.
Published July 19, 2019
UVF's gun law at hate bonfires
The UVF’s reign of terror in east Belfast appears intact after it forced
a humiliating climbdown by Belfast City Council over an illegal bonfire
which had forced the closure of a leisure centre.
Published July 12, 2019
Inquiry ordered into state collusion in murder campaign
Following a damning judgement at the Court of Appeal in Belfast earlier
today [Friday], the PSNI has been forced into establishing an
independent investigation into the British state’s role in a killing
machine that left more than a hundred people dead.
Published July 5, 2019
SF pays tribute to PIRA ceasefire leader
Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams delivered the graveside
oration at the funeral of the former chief of staff of the Provisional
IRA, Kevin McKenna, who passed away earlier in the week at the age of
74. In his address, Mr Adams hailed the pivotal figure as “a
republican soldier who had the politics to know when to fight, and the
political vision to know when to talk”.
Published June 28, 2019
Unite Ireland so we can have Brexit, say Tory members
There has been a welcome in Ireland for the result of a survey of
Britain’s ruling Conservative Party which revealed that most of its members would be willing to
see Irish reunification if it meant that England could leave the
European Union. The poll puts the Tories completely at odds with their DUP
allies in the London government.
Published June 22, 2019
Thousands lined the streets of west Belfast today as republicans from
across Ireland gathered to pay tribute to Provisional IRA founder Billy
McKee, a man who dedicated most of his life to the cause of freedom and
lead the defence of the nationalist people at a time of their greatest
need.
Published June 15, 2019
Two investigative journalists have accused the PSNI of “malicious
intent” after a bogus case against them in relation to a documentary on
collusion in the north of Ireland was finally dropped.
Published June 8, 2019
British general derided at massacre inquest
A claim that the British Army “don’t do conspiracies” by one its most
infamous liars, General Mike Jackson, drew derision and frustration in
equal measure at the inquest into the Ballymurphy massacre this week.
Published June 1, 2019
Several thousand people attended the west Belfast funeral of leading
republican socialist ‘Marty Mac’ Martin McElkerney on Wednesday. A
former PoW, Mr McElkerney was closely involved in the IRSP’s peace
strategy after being released from Long Kesh prison in 2000 under the
terms of the Good Friday Agreement.
Published May 25, 2019
Euro election could make history
Sinn Féin’s European election candidate in the Six Counties, Martina
Anderson, clashed with hardline unionist Jim Allister on live
television as campaigning for the European elections to be held across
Ireland reached a climax.
Published May 18, 2019
Optimism urged for new talks process
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she believes an agreement
can be reached after round-table five-party talks began in Belfast this
week for the first time in more than a year.
Published May 11, 2019
Unionist hardliners count the cost
A second day of counting in the local elections has confirmed that the
traditional unionist vote is well down across the Six Counties, while the
moderate Alliance Party are the main beneficiaries of the election.
Published May 4, 2019
‘New IRA’ accepts blame for riot death
The ‘New IRA’ has admitted it was behind the gun attack on the PSNI that
led to the death of journalist Lyra McKee during a riot in Derry last
week.
Published April 27, 2019
There have been appeals for calm following the tragic death of a
journalist during heavy rioting in a republican area of Derry on
Thursday night.
Published April 20, 2019
No restriction on armed PSNI crossing border
An extraordinary incident involving Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has
forced the Dublin government to confirm that heavily armed members of the
British Crown Forces are routinely making incursions into all areas of
the 26 Counties without any checks or controls.
Published April 13, 2019
Irish are ‘second class citizens’ in new GFA breach
Published April 6, 2019
The people of the border communities in Ireland are today demonstrating
against the demands of the unionist far right as Britain moves closer
to a crash exit from the European Union and a remilitarisation of the
border area across Ireland from April 12.
Published March 30, 2019
One million attend anti-Brexit march in London
A huge protest against Brexit in London today is thought to
be one of the biggest in British history.
Published March 23, 2019
Soldier F - A Bloody Sunday scapegoat
The British government is seeking to maintain a cover-up of the Bloody
Sunday massacre after it was announced that only one soldier will be
prosecuted for the killings.
Published March 16, 2019
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