A suggestion by Sinn Fein’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness
that he is prepared to consider sharing the role of First Minister if
Sinn Fein tops the polls in the North’s Assembly election has drawn a
hostile, if predictable, reaction from unionists.
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A suggestion by Sinn Fein’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness
that he is prepared to consider sharing the role of First Minister if
Sinn Fein tops the polls in the North’s Assembly election has drawn a
hostile, if predictable, reaction from unionists.
Published March 25, 2011
One of the largest military operations in the history of the 26-County State is
being prepared in advance of the back-to-back state visits of British
monarch Elizabeth Windsor and US President Barack Obama.
Published March 21, 2011
The new Fine Gael-Labour coalition has already backed away from
pre-election promises to give the people a say on the EU-IMF bailout
deal.
Published March 16, 2011
A new government has started work following a day in which a
significant change in the political order in the 26 Counties finally
became tangible at Leinster House.
Published March 10, 2011
Fine Gael and Labour have reached an agreement on entering a new
coalition government in the 26 Counties.
Published March 6, 2011
Predictions of a political transformation in Ireland came to fruition on
Friday, when in the space of fifteen hours of polling, angry voters
eviscerated the Fianna Fail and Green parties.
Published March 2, 2011
In the last pre-election rally, Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams vowed
his party would stand up for Irish citizens against bad government and
bad government decisions.
Published February 25, 2011
Fine Gael is likely to be in a position to form a new Dublin government
next week as opinion polls show Sinn Fein, Labour and Fianna Fail now in
the race for second place in Friday’s 26-County general election.
Published February 21, 2011
Political campaigning ahead of the general election has heated up
significantly following Monday night’s televised leaders’ debate, which
saw sharp clashes between Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams and Fianna Fail leader
Micheal Martin.
Published February 15, 2011
Sinn Fein opened its election campaign on Sunday with a strong attack by
party president Gerry Adams on corruption in the political system in the
26 Counties.
Published February 7, 2011
Following over two years of intense political struggle, a general
election in the 26 Counties will take place on February 25th following
the dissolution of the 30th Dail by President McAleese, on the advice of
Taoiseach Brian Cowen.
Published February 2, 2011
The breakaway IRA group known as ‘Oglaigh na hEireann’ said this week
it had to abandon an attack against the PSNI in north Belfast after a
civilian became endangered.
Published January 29, 2011
The establishment closes ranks
The two largest opposition parties in the Dublin parliament, Fine Gael
and Labour, have stunned the Irish people after they backed a plan to
ensure the passage of Fianna Fail’s financial programme through the
Dublin parliament.
Published January 25, 2011
The wheels finally started coming off Brian Cowen’s premiership this
week when he was forced to announce a date for the general election
following a devastating bust-up with his coalition partners.
Published January 21, 2011
The 26-County Taoiseach Brian Cowen may narrowly win a confidence vote
among his Fianna Fail party TDs tonight [Tuesday], but his leadership of
a withering political organisation is likely to be short-lived.
Published January 18, 2011
‘Golden circle’ meetings exposed
Political condemnation of the coalition government in Dublin has
increased after it emerged the 26-County Taoiseach Brian Cowen held
previously undisclosed meetings with the former principal of the
fraudulent Anglo Irish Bank in 2008 prior to the public emergence of
the banking crisis.
Published January 13, 2011
A senior Derry republican has challenged a call from local politicians
for armed groups to end their campaign, urging politicians instead to
“address the causes of conflict rather than vilifying those who are
engaged in it”.
Published January 9, 2011
H-Block smashed the phony diplomacy
The emergence of the hunger strike protest in 1980 and the degree to
which all sides were unprepared to deal with it are the dominant
features of the historical papers which were released over the New Year.
Published January 4, 2011
The 26-County Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has drawn a veil of
secrecy around the state’s banking system and the Dublin government’s
efforts to reinvent the sector.
Published December 29, 2010
People returning home for the festive season in Ireland continue to
endure hellish travel conditions as an ice storm has severely disrupted
road and air transport.
Published December 21, 2010
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