A court has thrown out politically-motivated charges against a prominent
County Tyrone republican after British prosecutors abandoned the case.
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The mask slips again for North’s political justice system
A court has thrown out politically-motivated charges against a prominent
County Tyrone republican after British prosecutors abandoned the case.
Published October 15, 2016
Fennell open to dialogue over parade protest
Prominent north Belfast republican Dee Fennell has said he is prepared
to meet the Catholic priest he confronted over his support for a
provocative Orange Order parade through Ardoyne and neighbouring areas.
Published October 15, 2016
An arson attack on a flat in north Belfast was a sectarian bid by
loyalists to burn out Catholics living in the area.
Published October 15, 2016
Sellafield safety fears renewed after TV expose
The Dublin government has been urged to demand the complete closure of
the Sellafield nuclear site on the west coast of Britain after a BBC
programme raised concerns about safety at the facility.
Published October 15, 2016
The main changes in 26 County taxation and spending
for the 2017 fiscal year, as announced in their budget speeches by
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan and Minister for Public Expenditure
Paschal Donohoe this afternoon.
Published October 11, 2016
Tories lurch towards the extreme
British Prime Minister Theresa May has drawn comparisons to Margaret
Thatcher after she outright rejected Irish and Scottish concerns over
Brexit and moved to quash the right of Irish and other EU citizens to
live and work in Britain and the north of Ireland.
Published October 8, 2016
Drumcree Orangeman seek Ardoyne-style ‘deal’
An Orange Order parade which was forced through the Ardoyne area of
north Belfast last weekend has reopened the north’s biggest parading
dispute.
Published October 8, 2016
Censorship bid by British military over new book
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has attempted to suppress a book
by a former soldier about his involvement in ‘dirty tricks’ operations
in the north of Ireland.
Published October 8, 2016
UDA marches towards the millions
New UDA murals are being erected as millions of pounds of public funds
are funnelled by the Stormont administration to a group closely linked
to the loyalist paramilitary organisation, it has emerged.
Published October 8, 2016
Senior Gardai sought to “annihilate” reputation of whistleblower
The Garda Commissioner Noirin O’Sullivan is under pressure to quit after
the former head of the Garda press office admitted that he had taken
part in a top level smear campaign against a whistleblower to try to
undermine his allegations of corruption.
Published October 8, 2016
Tributes paid to hunger strikers
A large crowd turned out in tribute to the H-Block Martyrs of 1981 when
the 1916 Societies held their annual National Hungerstrike Commemoration
on Sunday last, October 2nd, in Galbally, County Tyrone.
Published October 8, 2016
Orange parade ‘returns’ after 3 years
An Orange Order parade was forced through the greater Ardoyne area in
north Belfast on Saturday morning, October 1, amid a military-style policing
operation and a bitter war of words among nationalists.
Published October 1, 2016
McGuinness facing investigation over use of royal powers
The secret use of royal privileges by the Office of the First Minister
and Deputy First Minister is to be investigated by an Assembly committee
after it emerged it has been used on three occasions since 2008.
Published October 1, 2016
New republican party may contest elections
The launch of a new republican party ‘Saoradh’ last weekend could bring
disaffected nationalist voters back to the polls in the north of
Ireland.
Published October 1, 2016
Killers ‘boasted they would never face trial’
A former newspaper editor has said the loyalist murderers of fellow
journalist Martin O’Hagan have never been brought to justice because
they were paid police informers.
Published October 1, 2016
Unionists seek to turn back tide on Irish language
A row over the name of a fisheries protection boat has highlighted
efforts to undermine the Irish language within unionist-controlled
departments at Stormont.
Published October 1, 2016
Dublin becomes the capital of homelessness
The housing crisis in Dublin continues to escalate, with the latest
figures by the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DRHE) revealing that
998 families are now in emergency accommodation in the capital, an
increase of 64pc on last year.
Published October 1, 2016
Soldiers reveals spying, shoot-to-kill bid
A former British army soldier has admitted he planted listening devices
in the homes of senior politicians in the north of Ireland, years after
the 1994 ceasefires and some still thought to be in use today.
Published September 24, 2016
Families walk away from humiliation meetings
Families of victims of state killings have announced that they will be
suing the British government, DUP leader Arlene Foster and Sinn Fein’s
Martin McGuinness as the London and Belfast regimes again stonewalled
their demands for legacy inquests.
Published September 24, 2016
Orange march to end Ardoyne dispute?
Orangemen are to seek permission for a march through north Belfast next
weekend, which if it goes ahead, could bring about the removal of their
three-year protest camp at a sectarian interface.
Published September 24, 2016
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