Some ambulances were unable to attend to Creeslough in County Donegal
after last year’s gas explosion that killed ten people, because
foreign-born paramedics on board did not have visas that allowed them to
cross the border, it has emerged.
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Border rules hampering health, social, emergency services
Some ambulances were unable to attend to Creeslough in County Donegal
after last year’s gas explosion that killed ten people, because
foreign-born paramedics on board did not have visas that allowed them to
cross the border, it has emerged.
Published October 26, 2023
A volley of shots was fired over the coffin of veteran Derry republican
socialist, Terry Robson, ahead of his funeral last Saturday.
Published October 26, 2023
Dáil stops short of condemnation of Israel
Ireland has been expressing its outrage at the war crimes of the Israeli
authorities and the increasingly genocidal slaughter of innocent
civilians in Gaza.
Published October 19, 2023
Protest as new ‘truth’ body starts up
Doubts have been expressed at claims by a controversial former RUC
police figure that he consulted “senior republicans” before applying to
head up a new British “information recovery” team.
Published October 19, 2023
Confusion as Boutcher jumps horses
English police chief Jon Boutcher who has been investigating British
state collusion for seven years has expressed “absolute support” for the
police in the north of Ireland after being named the interim PSNI
chief here.
Published October 19, 2023
Euro 2028 faces border visa mayhem
Soccer fans flying into Dublin for a major international tournament may
be unable to cross the border to watch matches in Belfast due to a new
travel permit requirement that the British government has threatened to
impose on the island of Ireland.
Published October 19, 2023
Housing activists brutally arrested
A building in Dublin that has been empty for more than two years which
was occupied by homeless housing activists was subjected to a violent
and illegal Garda eviction on Monday.
Published October 19, 2023
Strip-searching back at Maghaberry
The Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association say they have been
notified by republican prisoners currently held in Maghaberry Gaol this
week that prison authorities have reinstated their policy of strip searching.
Published October 19, 2023
Ireland urges peace with freedom for Palestine
Protests have been taking place across Ireland in support of the
Palestinian people and to demand international action to end Israeli
violence.
Published October 12, 2023
Israel seeks revenge after Gaza ‘storm’
A shock military offensive by Palestinian resistance to end Israeli
apartheid and end the blockade of the Gaza Strip could precipitate a new
peace process for the Middle East – or an apocalyptic act of revenge by
a humiliated Israeli Prime Minister.
Published October 12, 2023
Loyalist double agent Haggarty to give evidence
A senior UVF figure is to be the key prosecution witness in
the trial of a man charged with the murders of two Catholics by the UVF
in Belfast city centre in May 1994.
Published October 12, 2023
Glenanne collusion heard in court
Imported paramilitary weapons stored by a former RUC reservist were
removed ahead of a raid after his RUC colleagues tipped him off about it
in advance, the High Court has heard.
Published October 12, 2023
Starmer says vote on Irish unity ‘hypothetical’
The leader of the British Labour Party has cast doubt on the prospect of
the peaceful reunification of Ireland, saying that a referendum on Irish
unity is ‘not even on the horizon’.
Published October 12, 2023
Saoradh chair targeted by MI5 in Spain
The National chairperson of the Revolutionary Republican Party Saoradh,
has been targeted by MI5 whilst abroad with his partner.
Published October 12, 2023
Unionism is facing a moment of truth as patience with the DUP’s attempts
to block political change has run out.
Published October 5, 2023
Unionists target GAA stadium, university campus
Opposition to investment in a sports stadium in a nationalist area of
Belfast could bring anti-Catholic discrimination in the north of Ireland
to an international stage.
Published October 5, 2023
The sister of Derry teenager Daniel Hegarty has said she is
“heartbroken” after learning that Crown prosecutors have launched an
appeal to the Supreme Court to overturn a decision requiring a
prosecution of the British soldier who shot him dead.
Published October 5, 2023
British cover-up reaches across the border
Relatives of two teenagers killed in a loyalist bomb in the 26 Counties
have said the Dublin government must take an international case against
London at the European Court of Human Rights over its efforts to end
investigations into conflict attacks.
Published October 5, 2023
Inquests frustrated by erratic access to files
Efforts are intensifying to ensure investigations into British war
crimes can obtain files still being withheld by the Crown Forces ahead
of a cut-off date for conflict investigations.
Published October 5, 2023
Brexit ‘driving acceptance of Irish unity’
U2 lead singer Bono has gained international headlines for comparing
moves towards Irish reunification to a marital relationship – and a
small frog pond.
Published October 5, 2023
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