Three years of nightly loyalist disturbances in north Belfast appear to be at an end after a group of Orangemen said they have suspended
their attempts to march into the republican Ardoyne area.
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Loyalist parade intimidation ends
Three years of nightly loyalist disturbances in north Belfast appear to be at an end after a group of Orangemen said they have suspended
their attempts to march into the republican Ardoyne area.
Published August 6, 2016
Kenny ‘flip flops’ with push for border controls
Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams has expressed his party’s dismay after a meeting
on Brexit between the 26 County Taoiseach Enda Kenny and the new British
Prime Minister Theresa May focused exclusively on the imposition of new
customs and immigration controls along the Irish border.
Published July 30, 2016
Changed utterly? Party leaders accept reunification drive
In a potentially historic advance, the Irish Taoiseach and the leader
of the largest opposition party in the Dublin parliament have both said
they recognise the prospect of a referendum to bring about Irish
reunification.
Published July 23, 2016
Councillor attacked at Ballycastle parade
Independent nationalist councillor Padraig McShane was attacked and left
bleeding from his head in the most serious incident arising from the
‘Twelfth’ parades by the anti-Catholic Orange Order on Tuesday.
Published July 16, 2016
Unionists ‘veto’ Irish Brexit forum
Sinn Fein has called on the Taoiseach to press ahead with a plan to
convene a national, all-Ireland forum on dealing with the fallout of the
British vote to leave the EU.
Published July 9, 2016
Unionists fear unity, demand border troops
Unionists have expressed concern at a renewed support for Irish
nationalism and republicanism following the result of the recent British
referendum to leave the European Union.
Published July 2, 2016
Pressure for Irish reunification is at its highest in a generation after
a shock ‘Leave’ result in the British referendum on the European Union
is set to force the north of Ireland out of the EU and could bring a
virtual iron curtain down across the island of Ireland.
Published June 25, 2016
MP killed for ‘British freedom’
The British political system has lurched into crisis following the
murder of a progressive MP and embittered exchanges ahead of this
weeks’s referendum on EU membership. Campaigning in the referendum,
which could have profound significance for Ireland and Scotland, has
been suspended.
Published June 18, 2016
Brexit: Ireland’s opportunity?
Loyalties are divided among Irish republicans over the ‘Brexit’
referendum as a new battle over Britain’s place in Europe brings the
potential for a period of significant political change in Ireland and
Britain.
Published June 11, 2016
Masked gangs are now evicting people from their homes in the 26 Counties
at the behest of international vulture funds, who have ordered a wave of
repossessions to extract profit from their newly acquired loan books.
Published June 4, 2016
As ordinary Gardai police struggle to contain the escalating gangland
war, Garda chiefs have been warned by a policing watchdog that public
trust in the force is fading over repeated scandals and failures.
Published May 28, 2016
The SDLP has quit the devolved administration in the Six Counties in the
latest development to hit the formation of a new Executive in the North.
Published May 21, 2016
Stormont resumes with UUP as ‘Official Opposition’
The leader of the unionist DUP, Arlene Foster, and Sinn Fein’s Martin
McGuinness have been formally returned as the Six County First Minister
and Deputy First Minister respectively ahead of formulating a ‘Programme
for Government’ for the Stormont Executive.
Published May 14, 2016
Protest vote ‘cannot be ignored’
The final results of the Stormont election show a small drop in support
for Sinn Fein and the rival nationalist SDLP, and no change at all for
the unionists, with the Green Party and socialist People before Profit
making small gains.
Published May 7, 2016
First steps to ‘Fianna Gael’ coalition deal
Two months after the general election, the two largest parties in the 26
Counties have reached a potentially historic agreement to form a
minority government.
Published April 30, 2016
Ard Fheis targets coalition talks
The Sinn Fein annual conference is taking place this weekend with the
party facing an election to the Belfast Assembly early next month and a
potential second general election to the Leinster House parliament in
Dublin. Over 2,500 delegates are attending the annual conference in the
Convention Centre in Dublin.
Published April 23, 2016
Family walks out of inquest over delays, secrecy
The family of the Sinn Fein official turned informer, Denis Donaldson,
have walked out of the inquest process after police stalling tactics
led to his inquest being adjourned for the 19th time.
Published April 16, 2016
After weeks of shadow-boxing and pretence, a blistering row between the
Fianna Fail and Fine Gael leaderships suggests that it is unlikely that
any pact will be agreed soon to form a new government in Dublin.
Published April 9, 2016
In a remarkable weekend of events to mark the centenary of the Easter
Rising, Irish president Michael D Higgins called for Irish people to
take responsibility for building ‘a true Republic’. However, republican
commemorations heard condemnations of the 26 County state for continuing
to ‘turn its back’ on the people of the Six Counties.
Published April 2, 2016
Symbolic shift in west Belfast
There has been an outcry over the destruction of a republican mural of
IRA Volunteer Kieran Nugent who started the blanket protest in the
H-Blocks of Long Kesh. It was replaced with a mural depicting unionist
leader Edward Carson.
Published March 26, 2016
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