A High Court judge has found that the leader of the Democratic Unionist
Party, Arlene Foster, illegally blocked funding for inquests into
killings in the north of Ireland.
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Foster’s block on inquests ‘unlawful’
A High Court judge has found that the leader of the Democratic Unionist
Party, Arlene Foster, illegally blocked funding for inquests into
killings in the north of Ireland.
Published March 10, 2018
Tony Taylor now interned for two years
Derry republican Tony Taylor has issued a statement from Maghaberry
prison appealing for public support on the second anniversary of his
internment.
Published March 10, 2018
O Caolain to stand down as public representative
Sinn Fein TD Caoimhghin O Caolain, the party’s longest-serving elected
representative in the 26 Counties, has confirmed he will not stand in
the next general election.
Published March 10, 2018
Soccer squabble over ‘Catholics’ playing for Ireland
Sinn Fein has called on the manager of the ‘Northern Ireland’ soccer
squad to withdraw comments in which he complained that “Catholic”
players from the Six Counties had been convinced to play for the Irish
national team.
Published March 10, 2018
EU issues ultimatum to London over Irish border
The President of the European Council Donald Tusk has said issues
relating to Ireland must be resolved before negotiations on Brexit can
move ahead in other matters.
Published March 8, 2018
Thousands of people have taken part in a march for victims of the recent
conflict in Belfast. They came together last weekend as they made their
way to City Hall under the banner ‘Time for Truth’.
Published March 3, 2018
EU trade plan ‘could end the United Kingdom’ - May
The British Prime Minister has claimed an EU proposal for a ‘common
regulatory area’ between the EU and the North of Ireland would “threaten
the constitutional integrity of the UK”.
Published March 3, 2018
Irish media in receipt of government payola
The Fine Gael government in Dublin has been using public money for a
marketing campaign that required Irish newspapers to make government
propaganda look like news, it has emerged.
Published March 3, 2018
Judges blast prosecutor over untried murder of Daniel Hegarty
A prosecutor’s decision not to try the British soldier who shot dead a
15-year-old child in Derry in 1972 was “irredeemably flawed”, the High
Court has ruled. Judges also ruled that the four-year delay by notorious
former Crown Prosecutor Barra McGrory was “manifestly excessive,
inexplicable, unjustified and unlawful”.
Published March 3, 2018
Secret court process could be used to challenge collusion
A former military intelligence whistle-blower in the British Army has
offered to give evidence in secret court hearings about murders and
collusion by the British Army.
Published March 3, 2018
Loyalist paramilitary ‘eviction force’ deployed in Dublin
A bank hired loyalist paramilitaries and ex-British army personnel to
evict a family from their County Dublin home, according to anti-eviction
activists.
Published March 3, 2018
Ireland endures overnight blizzard
Almost 24,000 homes and businesses across Ireland are without power amid
one of the worst winter storms the country has experienced for decades.
Much of the country heeded warnings to stay indoors amid extreme weather
conditions overnight.
Published March 2, 2018
Stormont on hold as EU draft includes North in trade zone
The European Union has published its fallback plan to effectively keep
the north of Ireland in the single market and customs union after
Brexit, in a 120-page draft withdrawal agreement.
Published February 28, 2018
‘Action needed’ from British as DUP dump process
Details of a draft talks agreement on the restoration of powersharing
between Sinn Fein and the DUP have exposed the opposition of powerful
unionist hardliners to even the most moderate accommodation with
nationalism.
Published February 24, 2018
US urged to defend Good Friday Agreement
A concerted attack by British ‘Brexiteers’ to end Ireland’s famous 1998
peace deal may have motivated a US decision to appoint a new envoy to
the north of Ireland.
Published February 24, 2018
Spy device found at former home of IRA figure
There have been calls for an independent investigation after an
elaborate listening device was found at the former home of a senior
republican. The bug was discovered by a relative of Brian Keenan,
who died from cancer in 2008.
Published February 24, 2018
Crown Force operations in Armagh, Belfast
Tensions are high in north Armagh following a three-day British Army and
PSNI assault against the republican community in the area.
Published February 24, 2018
McAnespie family betrayed by Dublin government
On the 30th anniversary of his death, an announcement by the 26 County
Minister for Justice that he will not release a report into the killing
of a Sinn Fein election worker has hurt the family.
Published February 24, 2018
The defacement of a bilingual road sign in Fermanagh has symptomised a
new wave of anti-Gaelic and anti-Irish hate in the wake of the
collapsed Stormont talks.
Published February 24, 2018
There is mounting concern that unionists in the north of Ireland are
incapable of treating nationalists with respect after the DUP suddenly
backed away from a deal which would have legislated for the rights for
Irish language speakers.
Published February 17, 2018
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