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.
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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
An emotional Martin McGuinness has said he wants to become an ambassador
for peace after the former Sinn Fein deputy First Minister quit
electoral politics this week due to ill-health.
Published January 20, 2017
Crisis talks fail, election due
The north of Ireland is inexorably heading for an election following
the resignation of Sinn Fein’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness
and the failure of last-minute talks efforts by the two governments.
Published January 13, 2017
Stormont in the balance as DUP defy corruption scandal
Sinn Fein has issued repeated warnings that the Six County institutions
are now at a “defining point” after the unionist First Minister Arlene
Foster again refused to step down over allegations that she and her
Democratic Unionist Party orchestrated the enrichment of insiders,
supporters and party donors through a bogus ‘green energy’ scheme.
Published January 6, 2017
The centenary year of the 1916 Rising ends with new optimism over a campaign
of direct action against inequality headed by a motley group of
musicians, actors and writers. However, the sight of thousands of people
braving the cold to receive food handouts in Dublin and Limerick has
highlighted the scale of the challenge.
Published December 24, 2016
Sinn Fein could turn against corrupt DUP
Over a thousand people have attended protests in Belfast and Derry
calling for DUP leader Arlene Foster to resign as Six County First
Minister after a public display of DUP infighting over corruption
allegations.
Published December 17, 2016
Process in crisis as Stormont rots
There are concerns over the political direction in the north of Ireland
after a video emerged which appears to show a heavily armed breakaway
IRA unit on patrol in north Belfast -- in the same week that the police
confirmed that unionist paramilitary activities are being illegally
funded from Stormont.
Published December 10, 2016
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