The cycle of crisis in the north of Ireland lurched towards the
farcical this week as the Democratic Unionist Party blustered and
threatened but, in the end, fudged an ultimatum to pull down the
political institutions over allegations that the Provisional IRA still
exists.
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The cycle of crisis in the north of Ireland lurched towards the
farcical this week as the Democratic Unionist Party blustered and
threatened but, in the end, fudged an ultimatum to pull down the
political institutions over allegations that the Provisional IRA still
exists.
Published September 12, 2015
The DUP leader Peter Robinson has offered to take part in a fresh round
of multi-party talks as a deep crisis over allegations that the
Provisional IRA still exists appears set to extend over a period of
weeks or months.
Published September 5, 2015
The devolved administration in the north of Ireland is moving towards
collapse as both of the main unionist parties have said they are ready
to withdraw from the power-sharing coalition with nationalists.
Published August 29, 2015
‘IRA has left the stage’ - Adams
In response to a growing media furore, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has insisted that the Provisional IRA were not involved in the killing of Kevin McGuigan in east Belfast earlier this month.
Published August 22, 2015
The political crisis in the North deepened this week when a bomb attack
struck the British Army’s Palace Barracks, the headquarters of MI5 in
Ireland.
Published August 15, 2015
Anti-internment message ‘must be heard’
Loyalists say they will attempt to block a nationalist civil rights
march through Belfast on Sunday. The UDA’s political wing, the UPRG, has
threatened to “stop republican scum from marching on the streets of
Belfast”.
Published August 8, 2015
British Army carry out Derry raids
There has been an angry response after British soldiers mounted raids in
Derry’s Galliagh area this week, with Sinn Fein describing them as
“unacceptable”.
Published August 1, 2015
The attendance of a large colour party at the funeral procession of
republican socialist matriarch Peggy O’Hara last weekend has outraged
politicians and encouraged the PSNI to make a number of provocative
raids, including at the home of the dead woman’s grief-stricken family.
Published July 25, 2015
Loyalist gunmen issue threat after riots
Loyalist disturbances have continued in north Belfast since an
anti-Catholic Orange Order parade was rerouted from the nationalist
Ardoyne area on Monday.
Published July 18, 2015
Loyalist intimidation has reached shocking new levels after sectarian
graffiti appeared in south Belfast that threatens to ‘crucify’
Catholics, while Nazi flags were erected near a loyalist bonfire site in
County Antrim.
Published July 11, 2015
Stormont link to secret millions
A senior politician in the north of Ireland has been identified as the
recipient of a giant payoff as part of a billion euro property deal
which could threaten the continued functioning of the Stormont
administration.
Published July 4, 2015
The Dublin government has been accused of lining up with the IMF and the
EU institutions to inflict further suffering on the Greek people even as
it continues to impose further austerity cuts here.
Published June 27, 2015
Evidence of anti-Irish attitudes in the upper echelons of the US media has
shocked the Irish public as it struggles with a disaster in Berkeley,
California, that this week claimed the lives of six students and injured
a further seven.
Published June 20, 2015
The head of the PSNI police in the north of Ireland, George Hamilton,
has said the force has a “vault” of secret information on the conflict
in the North but is concerned its release would create a “one sided
focus” on the force’s actions.
Published June 13, 2015
Bell prosecuted as SF pair acquitted; Fennell bailed
The case against two high-profile Sinn Fein activists accused of IRA
membership collapsed this week after key witnesses withdrew their
evidence in a dramatic week for republicans in the court.
Published June 6, 2015
A new BBC documentary has raised awareness and prompted new questions
about the scale and extent of Britain’s use of state agents to kill
innocent civilians in Ireland.
Published May 30, 2015
Ireland has become the first country to legalise same-sex marriage
through a popular vote, with indications from all count centres across
the country showing ‘Yes’ votes outnumbering ‘No’ votes by about
two-to-one.
Published May 23, 2015
Documents presented to a judicial review this week have confirmed that
the British government staged a fake ‘review’ three years ago before
announcing its predetermined decision to rule out a public inquiry into
the killing of Belfast defence lawyer Pat Finucane.
Published May 16, 2015
Election nightmare as Tories triumph
The result of the British general election is a setback for Irish
republicans with the loss of a key seat to unionists in the North while
the Tories under David Cameron secured a slim overall majority in
London.
Published May 9, 2015
With just days to go before a potentially historic Westminster general
election, a further rise in support for the Scottish National Party is
already creating a crisis in British politics which will likely have
implications for Ireland.
Published May 2, 2015
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