Plans to seal a critical deal to advance negotiations on Britain’s
departure from the EU ended in farce this afternoon when a last minute
phone call from the DUP caused the British Prime Minister Theresa May
to pull out at the last minute.
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Brexit deal collapses as DUP say no to soft border
Plans to seal a critical deal to advance negotiations on Britain’s
departure from the EU ended in farce this afternoon when a last minute
phone call from the DUP caused the British Prime Minister Theresa May
to pull out at the last minute.
Published December 4, 2017
The failure of the British body politic to understand the implications of
reinforcing the border through Ireland has dominated news coverage at a
critical juncture in the negotiations over Britain’s departure from the
EU.
Published December 2, 2017
Senator resigns from Sinn Fein
Sinn Fein Senator Trevor O Clochartaigh has sensationally quit the party
in the most serious fallout yet from an ongoing crisis within the
organisation over internal management and controls.
Published December 2, 2017
MI5 linked to violent police raids in Belfast
Saoradh has accused MI5 of using a false flag ‘suspect device’ to
justify raids on homes of republican families in north Belfast.
Published December 2, 2017
Stormont talks ruled out as policing concerns mount
The possibility that negotiations aimed at restoring government in the
North would resume this week has faded after Sinn Fein said there was no
basis for the talks process to start up again.
Published December 2, 2017
Questions asked over apparent impunity of killers
The family of Jim Loughrey, murdered by the Ulster Defence Association
(UDA) in November 1976, have said they want to know how someone can be a
suspect in four murders, but never be arrested or questioned by the
police.
Published December 2, 2017
Tanaiste Coveney looms closer to weakened Varadkar
A near-death experience for the 26 County government has led to the
appointment of the Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Coveney, as as the
new Tanaiste [Deputy Prime Minister], replacing the disgraced Frances
Fitzgerald following her resignation this week.
Published December 2, 2017
Snap election averted as Minister resigns
The disgraced Irish Deputy Prime Minister, Tanaiste Frances Fitzgerald,
has resigned, preventing a 26 County general election before Christmas.
Published November 28, 2017
Election likely as Varadkar defends disgraced Minister
The 26 County minority government could collapse on Tuesday after Fine
Gael leader Leo Varadkar refused to back down over a motion of no
confidence in the deputy prime minister, Tanaiste Frances Fitzgerald.
Published November 25, 2017
A new generation taking over at Sinn Fein
A historic Sinn Fein Ard Fheis has paved the way for a smooth transition
of power after two senior Sinn Fein members ruled themselves out of a
potential party leadership contest.
Published November 25, 2017
Relatives dying before seeing justice for victims
A coroner’s court has found the British Army had no justification for
shooting dead 25-year-old Joseph Parker at a Christmas dance in north
Belfast in 1971. His wife, who was pregnant with their second child at
the time, died before she could hear his shooting declared “not
justified”.
Published November 25, 2017
Britain to rewrite talks deal with amnesty for killer soldiers
Gerry Adams has described as “an act of bad faith” a move by the British
government to add a new section about an amnesty for British crown
forces onto a bill for the implementation of the 2014 Stormont House
Agreement.
Published November 25, 2017
Saoradh activists targeted at party conference
A stop-and-search operation by the PSNI targeted dozens of republican
activists attending the Saoradh Ard Fheis in Derry last weekend.
Published November 25, 2017
Taylor apologises for referring to Varadkar as ‘the Indian’
Former Ulster Unionist Party Deputy Leader John Taylor, now styling
himself ‘Lord Kilclooney’, has been forced to issue an apology after
referring to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as “the Indian”.
Published November 25, 2017
Govt pact over as Fianna Fail say no confidence in Minister
The latest embarrassing revelation of attempts to silence a police
corruption whistleblower has escalated dramatically tonight with
apparent confirmation that a deal underpinning the minority 26 County
government is at an end.
Published November 23, 2017
Upheaval for Sinn Fein as Adams announces retirement
It was an emotional night for Sinn Fein supporters in the RDS last night
as Gerry Adams confirmed he was making his last Presidential Address
after more than 30 years at the head of the organisation.
Published November 19, 2017
Gerry Adams to step down as Sinn Fein leader
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams tonight confirmed he will stand aside as
leader of the party next year, and gave credit to other members of the
leadership who have stepped aside or are in the process of doing so.
Published November 18, 2017
Rulings that the murder of 11-year-old British Army victim Francis
Rowntree was ‘not justified’ and that the rubber bullets fired at him
were lethal have been widely welcomed, although 45 years late and
following the recent death of his mother.
Published November 18, 2017
Sinn Fein clear way to enter Dublin govt as junior party
The prospect of a Sinn Fein Tanaiste serving under a Fine Gael or Fianna
Fail Taoiseach is closer today after a controversial vote at Sinn Fein’s
annual conference in Dublin this weekend.
Published November 18, 2017
Decision time for Tories on Irish border
Hard-right Tories and British tabloids have expressed fury after the EU
and the Dublin government both insisted on a British commitment that
there will be no ‘hard border’ -- physical installations or patrols --
following Britain’s departure from the EU.
Published November 18, 2017
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