Sinn Fein has condemned new proposals to redraw the north’s electoral
constituencies as a Tory/DUP gerrymander. A new revised plan is being
prepared by the Boundary Commission which is a dramatic shift from
previous plans.
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Tory/DUP bid to rig Six County elections
Sinn Fein has condemned new proposals to redraw the north’s electoral
constituencies as a Tory/DUP gerrymander. A new revised plan is being
prepared by the Boundary Commission which is a dramatic shift from
previous plans.
Published January 20, 2018
Talks process set to resume in Belfast
A new phase of talks to restore the powersharing Stormont Assembly is to
begin next Wednesday amid a difficult political climate.
Published January 20, 2018
Maghera family appeal for support on 20th anniversary
Two decades after the murder of Fergal ‘Ricky’ McCusker by the LVF, his
family have said they and other victims across the area “deserve
answers, truth and accountability”.
Published January 20, 2018
Bloody Sunday organisers shift focus from nationalist struggle
A row has broken out over this year’s Bloody Sunday march in Derry,
with some republican organisations preparing to boycott the event due
to the appearance of a British soldier and other contentious names on
advertising material.
Published January 20, 2018
Adams bid to overturn convictions hears of bearded double
A court bid by Gerry Adams to overturn two 1975 convictions for
attempting to escape from prison has heard that his initial detention
was illegal.
Published January 20, 2018
Sinn Fein’s Barry McElduff stands down as MP
Sinn Fein’s Barry McElduff has resigned as West Tyrone MP following an
outcry over an intended humourous video in which he used a loaf of
bread as a prop.
Published January 15, 2018
Tributes have been paid to Rosaleen Sands, the mother of hunger striker
and MP Bobby Sands, who passed away on Friday.
Published January 13, 2018
A short internet video intended as humourous by Sinn Fein MP for West
Tyrone Barry McElduff caused a wave of sectarian recrimination this week
when a loaf of bread he perched on his head inside a petrol station
carried the word ‘Kingsmill’.
Published January 13, 2018
Councillor caught up in wave of false arrests
Prominent Derry councillor Gary Donnelly has again been arrested and
released by Gardai in County Donegal in connection with the execution of
British agent and Sinn Fein informer, Denis Donaldson.
Published January 13, 2018
Inauspicious start for new British governor
Britain’s new Direct Ruler in Ireland Karen Bradley has visited the
North where she was welcomed as a “good unionist” by DUP MP Ian
Paisley.
Published January 13, 2018
Dublin refuses to release report on McAnespie killing
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the killing, the Dublin government has
refused to release a report into the British army killing of Aidan
McAnespie as he made his way to a Gaelic sports pitch.
Published January 13, 2018
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
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