A judge in the non-jury trial of a prominent republican has admitted
the prosecution was based entirely on allegations extracted by police
threats and ordered him to be released, more than five and a half years
after he was initially charged.
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A judge in the non-jury trial of a prominent republican has admitted
the prosecution was based entirely on allegations extracted by police
threats and ordered him to be released, more than five and a half years
after he was initially charged.
Published June 23, 2018
Secrecy bid over Miami Showband massacre
The British Crown Forces are refusing to release documents relating to
top loyalist paramilitary Robin ‘The Jackal’ Jackson, a former British
soldier linked to the Miami Showband massacre and other suspected acts
of collusion.
Published June 23, 2018
Britain ‘playing a game of chicken’ with Brexit
Sinn Fein and Fine Gael have warned the British government against
last-minute negotiations on the border ahead of a crucial June 28-29
summit to finalise a Brexit deal.
Published June 23, 2018
New Sinn Fein direction as McDonald defies critics
Sinn Fein wants to be part of an administration in Dublin after the next
general election, party leader Mary Lou McDonald has confirmed, as she
set out a change of strategy for her party.
Published June 23, 2018
Bonfires build as Foster criticises ‘anti-Orange’ prejudice
The unionist paramilitary UVF are being blamed for an ‘Eleventh Night’
bonfire being built close to a children’s play park in a built-up
residential area of Belfast.
Published June 23, 2018
There have been calls for greater efforts to tackle white-collar crime
after former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David ‘The Drummer’ Drumm
received only a six year sentence for his central role in a 7.2 billion
euro fraud which marked a low point in Ireland’s financial crisis.
Published June 23, 2018
British soldier to face prosecution
A British soldier who shot dead a man as he walked through a British
Army checkpoint in the North of Ireland is to face prosecution.
Published June 19, 2018
Resignations follow SF conference votes on abortion
Sinn Fein’s internal difficulties have worsened following a combative
display by the party leadership at a weekend conference saw the party
adopt a hardline pro-abortion stance, including a ban on dissent on the
issue by its elected representatives.
Published June 19, 2018
Royal visit denounced as one-sided, anti-republican
The latest visit by British royals to Ireland has once again sown
division among nationalists and republicans.
Published June 16, 2018
Sinn Fein conference polarised by abortion stance
Sinn Fein faces difficult decisions today at the party’s annual
conference as a row over the the party’s attitude to abortion threatens
to overshadow the launch of its bid to enter government following the
next 26 County general election.
Published June 16, 2018
Fascists on the march in Belfast
A rally by far-right unionists and neo-Nazis at Belfast City hall last
weekend has raised concerns over the increased visibility of fringe
loyalist groups ahead of the sectarian marching season.
Published June 16, 2018
Hooded men praise move to appeal European ruling
The Dublin government is to appeal the European Court of Human Right’s
finding that 14 Irishmen were not tortured by the British Army in 1971.
Published June 16, 2018
Housing failures ‘could collapse government’
With the 26 County housing crisis threatening to spiral out of control,
Sinn Fein have begun a new campaign against the man most hold
responsible for the scandal, Fine Gael Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy.
Published June 16, 2018
GAA urged to ‘show solidarity with the oppressed’
Nationalists and republicans are being urged to unite to support the
Palestinian cause amid signs that the Irish establishment is seeking to
protect Israel from the fallout over recent atrocities.
Published June 16, 2018
Robinson backs ‘fixed’ border polls
Peter Robinson, the former leader of the hardline unionist DUP, has
suggested agreement on a strategy for phased reunification could allow
him to support a Six County referendum on unity.
Published June 9, 2018
Flags and banners ‘designed to spread fear’
Loyalists have begun hoisting flags and banners and painting kerbstones
in locations across the North in advance of the summer sectarian parades
by the Protestant marching organisations.
Published June 9, 2018
British injustice pursues dying republican to the grave
One of the oldest republican prisoners in Maghaberry Prison, Sean
O’Neill, has passed away from cancer in Limerick this week while still
being actively sought by the British authorities in the North for
“breaching bail”.
Published June 9, 2018
‘Spycops’ inquiry reveals Irish political groups targeted
Sinn Fein and the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) were
infiltrated by an undercover British police unit which is currently the
focus of a major inquiry in England.
Published June 9, 2018
Coalition rumours mount as Varadkar launches Feile
A rumoured alliance between Sinn Fein and Fine Gael appears closer this
week after Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar launched the West
Belfast festival, Feile an Phobail, on Friday.
Published June 9, 2018
US-based escapee seeks to overturn conviction
A former political prisoner, who fled to the United States after being
part of the 1983 mass escape from the H-Blocks of Long Kesh 35 years
ago, is making a new attempt to clear his name.
Published June 9, 2018
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