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.
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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
Betrayed public demands change
A poll has confirmed the demand of the people of the 26 Counties for a
political renewal following Wednesday’s humiliating vote by the Dublin
parliament to cede control of economic decision-making to the European
Union and the International Monetary Fund.
Published December 17, 2010
WikiLeaked: Politics over peace
Classified cables from the US Embassy in Dublin released by the
Wikileaks organisation have revealed that the 26-County government acted
contrary to nationalist interests and consistently briefed against Sinn
Fein during the peace process in the North.
Published December 14, 2010
Bankers celebrate as kids starve
Irish children are now scavenging in bins for food, such is the dire
level of poverty among some families, even as the Dublin government
transferred billions from the poor to the rich.
Published December 10, 2010
A casino in Tipperary and a new road in Kerry are part of two late,
shabby back-room deals which have given the green light to a
disgraceful political crime.
Published December 7, 2010
SF overtakes Dublin govt in poll
Sinn Fein’s support in the 26 counties has surged according to a new
opinion poll, which also predicts Fianna Fail is facing a virtual
wipeout in the forthcoming general election.
Published December 3, 2010
The Dublin government triggered a torrent of national anger on Sunday
night when it handed over economic sovereignty to European and
International Monetary Fund administrators for an 85 billion euro loan.
Published November 29, 2010
Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty has weakened the Fianna Fail/Green Party
coalition’s slender hold on power with a stunning and historic election
victory in Donegal.
Published November 26, 2010
Independent TDs have joined with the opposition parties to pile pressure
on the crumbling Dublin government to pull the plug after the Green
Party finally succumbed to public outrage and said it is set to pull
out.
Published November 22, 2010
Pressure is weighing on the 26-County government to leave the stage this
week as a team of economists from the International Monetary Fund
arrived in Dublin to begin planning massive cutbacks in government
spending.
Published November 19, 2010
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has called for others to join with him
in providing leadership to help bring Ireland out of the current crisis.
Published November 16, 2010
The 26-County government has been almost completely sidelined in the
battle over Ireland’s economic destiny as the larger European Union
governments and ‘bond vigilante’ investment funds fought over plans to
deal with Dublin’s soaraway budget deficit.
Published November 12, 2010
The use of a military fragmentation grenade in an attack on a PSNI
patrol in west Belfast marks a new departure for the armed campaign of
Oglaigh na hEireann (ONH) and the breakaway IRA groups.
Published November 8, 2010
A brutal Garda attack on a student protest in Dublin which injured and
traumatised protesters as young as 16 and 17 years of age has been
strongly condemned.
Published November 5, 2010
A bailout of the 26 County state by the European Union and the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) is increasingly likely as confidence in
the coalition government’s ability to manage the state’s economy ebbs
away.
Published November 1, 2010
The UVF ‘ceasefire’ is increasingly being viewed as a sham after the
unionist paramilitary groups organised two nights of heavy rioting in
the Rathcoole area of Belfast in response to an ongoing collusion
inquiry.
Published October 28, 2010
Thirty thousand public service jobs in the Six Counties are to be
eliminated after the British government slashed its promised
contribution to maintaining society in the Six Counties.
Published October 24, 2010
26-County democracy in the dock
Five hundred days after the seat was vacated, the Dublin government has
incredibly told the High Court that there has been no unreasonable delay
in holding a by-election in Donegal South West.
Published October 19, 2010
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