There are hopes that a church ban on the use of Irish flags to honour
republicans will be dropped after a priest fulfilled the dying wish
of a lifelong republican and allowed his coffin to be draped in the
Irish tricolour and Starry Plough.
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Funeral of republican allowed use flags
There are hopes that a church ban on the use of Irish flags to honour
republicans will be dropped after a priest fulfilled the dying wish
of a lifelong republican and allowed his coffin to be draped in the
Irish tricolour and Starry Plough.
Published September 23, 2017
Shell to hell as flames erupt from refinery
A fault at the controversial Corrib gas terminal operated by Shell in
County Mayo has terrified local residents who do not believe a “burning
off” process at the plant is safe.
Published September 23, 2017
Trump administration seen turning its back to Ireland
The US administration has been urged to reverse a decision to abolish
the post of special envoy to the north of Ireland.
Published September 23, 2017
Unionists urged to “fill up” social housing
Unionists have expressed their support for a residents’ group which has
called for a social housing development to be “filled up with people
from the loyalist/unionist community”.
Published September 23, 2017
Injustice upon injustice in supergrass ‘trial’
There have been protests against the planned use of a paid informer in
the non-jury trial of republican political activist Kevin Braney, the
chairperson of Saoradh in Dublin.
Published September 16, 2017
Disbelief as RHC murder gang seeks respectability
Using a long-standing cover name, loyalist paramilitaries in the UVF
have sought to be legalised in a plan which has brought anger and
incredulity to its victims.
Published September 16, 2017
Border checkpoints ‘would be a provocation’
The president of Republican Sinn Fein, Des Dalton, has warned that that
border checkpoints following Brexit could become a target for militant
republicans amid a surge in interest in republican politics.
Published September 16, 2017
Loyalists planned to set fire to ‘every street corner’
Loyalists planned widespread disturbances across the Six Counties in
response to council threats against their bonfires, it has been
revealed.
Published September 16, 2017
Bereaved son wins recognition of investigation’s failings
A man whose parents were killed when loyalist paramilitaries colluded
with British Crown forces has won High Court permission to challenge the
refusal of the state to oversee and fund an effective investigation.
Published September 16, 2017
Fine Gael MEP indicates Irish neutrality on offer to EU
There are concerns that Irish neutrality could be the price paid by the
Dublin government for the European Union to defend its interest in the
Brexit negotiations with Britain.
Published September 16, 2017
Garda Commissioner Noirin O’Sullivan quits
The Garda police Commissioner in the 26 Counties, Noirin O’Sullivan, has
announced that she is retiring after a litany of scandals and disgraces
finally overwhelmed fierce resistance in government circles to her
relinquishing the post.
Published September 10, 2017
Coalition closer as Adams to step back
Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams has made the first step in his gradual
withdrawal from front-line politics in a historic shift which he
believes will help pave the way for a new generation of party leaders.
Published September 9, 2017
New financial scandal hits DUP
In the latest financial scandal to embroil the North’s largest unionist
party, a newspaper has alleged that prominent DUP MP Ian Paisley Jr
accepted holidays worth a hundred thousand pounds from a country he is
now helping to secure a trade deal.
Published September 9, 2017
Joint authority ‘is out’ - Theresa May
A belligerent British government statement, apparently ruling out a role
for the 26 County government in the running of the Six Counties, has
cast a shadow over efforts to restart powersharing talks in Belfast.
Published September 9, 2017
Prison authorities up harassment of republicans
The mother of a two-year-old boy has told how they were refused entry to
Maghaberry prison for a family visit because her son was wearing
camouflage-patterned shoes.
Published September 9, 2017
‘Sinister’ MI5 effort targets RNU figure
A prisoner support organisation has said they have passed on a recording
of a conservation in which a member of British military intelligence
attempted to extract information about recently released remand prisoner
Carl Reilly.
Published September 9, 2017
Six Counties made to disappear by Irish TV
The flagship chat show of Ireland’s state-run TV network sparked outrage
when a map of Ireland showed the Six Counties of the north of Ireland
cut off.
Published September 9, 2017
Glenanne plot ‘went to the top’
A former RUC police officer this week said he believed the British
government was aware of the activities of the Glenanne Gang’s death
squads at the very highest level.
Published September 2, 2017
Equality denied as Foster demands return to government
A decoy talks proposal by Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene
Foster for a ‘parallel’ process alongside the Stormont Assembly has been
dismissed by northern nationalists as an attempt to muddy the political
waters.
Published September 2, 2017
Special Brexit deal likely as ‘nobody’ wants to do border checks
Sinn Fein has urged the Dublin government to block talks on future ties
between Britain and the European Union as not enough progress has been
made on agreeing the status of the border through Ireland once Britain
exits the EU.
Published September 2, 2017
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