The deputy leader of a far-right unionist group in Britain is to go on
trial on charges of hate speech in Belfast, it was confirmed in court
on Tuesday.
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Britain First leader stirs it up
The deputy leader of a far-right unionist group in Britain is to go on
trial on charges of hate speech in Belfast, it was confirmed in court
on Tuesday.
Published January 13, 2018
Karen Bradley is the new British Direct Ruler
A 47-year-old English MP has been appointed as the new British Direct
Ruler in the north of Ireland, taking over from the departing James
Brokenshire. Karen Bradley has no known connection to Ireland.
Published January 8, 2018
The head of British government in the north of Ireland, James
Brokenshire, has quit the Tory cabinet ahead of a major reshuffle by
Prime Minister Theresa May.
Published January 8, 2018
The DUP has been accused of not facing reality after the hardline
unionist party called for a return of full Direct Rule of the north of
Ireland from London, and condemned comments by the 26 County Taoiseach
that he supports a united Ireland.
Published January 6, 2018
Prison visit broken up by riot squad
A republican prisoner recently extradited into British jurisdiction was
dragged away from a Christmas visit by prison warders before being
subjected to a vicious strip search.
Published January 6, 2018
Massacre victim demands action after UVF letter revealed
Miami Showband massacre survivor Stephen Travers says the 26 County
government should be ‘getting answers’ from London about revelations
emerging from declassified state papers.
Published January 6, 2018
No reason for hospital delays, says Taoiseach
The number of patients waiting for a hospital bed on trolleys in the 26
Counties reached a record earlier this week as the Dublin government
admitted it was baffled by its own failures.
Published January 6, 2018
Calls for investigation into 1972 Belturbet car bombing
There have been calls for the Dublin government to hold a proper
investigation into the Belturbet car bombing which claimed two lives of
two teenagers 45 years ago this week.
Published January 6, 2018
Housing Agency head keeps job despite outbursts against homeless
A notorious Irish civil servant who claims that homelessness is “normal”
and that some of those seeking shelter are trying to “game the system”
has been reappointed as head of the Dublin government’s Housing Agency.
Published January 6, 2018
Adams seen ready to end conflict in 1987
The Dublin government’s first intelligence on Sinn Fein’s peace
initiative of 1987 claimed that Gerry Adams disapproved of some IRA
actions and that the Sinn Fein leader saw the armed struggle as a
“political liability”.
Published December 30, 2017
Haughey handbagged by Thatcher on extradition - state papers
State papers released in Dublin have revealed how the late Taoiseach
Charlie Haughey faced an assassination threat from MI5 while he was
being brow-beaten by Margaret Thatcher into handing over wanted Irish
republicans.
Published December 30, 2017
DUP call for talks despite anger over Dublin proposal
Sinn Fein and the DUP do not agree on when a new attempt to restore
powersharing in Belfast will be made, with claims by East Derry MP
Gregory Campbell that negotiations are to resume “within the next 10
days” not shared by Sinn Fein.
Published December 30, 2017
Loughinisland ruling ignites legal tussle
Unionists are seeking to quash findings of collusion between the RUC
police and unionist paramilitaries in up to six Police Ombudsman reports
following a surprise court judgment before Christmas.
Published December 30, 2017
Painful Christmas anniversaries in Derry
The wife of a man killed in one of the worst loyalist massacres in Derry
has called for the investigation into her husband’s death to be
re-opened.
Published December 30, 2017
Tensions over new Saoradh office
Unionists have protested after republican party Saoradh opened a new
office in the centre of a County Tyrone town of Dungannon.
Published December 30, 2017
There was outrage in Ireland this week as British negotiators backed
away from commitments on the Irish border reached in a deal with the
European Union on the terms of its departure.
Published December 16, 2017
Victims see Special Branch serial killer in court
A court in Belfast has heard two days of summing up of the 13-year
murderous rampage of PSNI Special Branch agent Gary Haggarty, the names
of his victims read out, and the cold and callous way they were targeted
and killed.
Published December 16, 2017
Effort to energise ‘civic nationalism’
A letter to 26 County Taoiseach Leo Varadkar signed by more than 200
northern nationalists, urging him to protect the rights of citizens in
the Six Counties, is a new attempt to bypass the North’s stalemated
political process.
Published December 16, 2017
Megaphone injustice for Glenanne victims
Relatives of victims of the Glenanne Gang have insisted PSNI Chief
George Hamilton has a duty to abide by a court ruling ordering him to
complete an investigation into dozens of loyalist killings.
Published December 16, 2017
Betrayed Ludlow family hit with legal bill
The 26 County State is to to force the family of collusion murder victim
Seamus Ludlow to pay costs after a legal challenge mounted as part of
their justice campaign was rejected in the High Court in Dublin.
Published December 16, 2017
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