State papers have shown the degree to which former 26 County Taoiseach
Garret Fitzgerald accepted the Tory line in exchanges with British Prime
Minister Margaret Thatcher 30 years ago.
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How Thatcher and Fitzgerald plotted to defeat IRA
State papers have shown the degree to which former 26 County Taoiseach
Garret Fitzgerald accepted the Tory line in exchanges with British Prime
Minister Margaret Thatcher 30 years ago.
Published January 6, 2017
‘Sectarian’ UDR aimed weapons at 26 County soldiers
British soldiers of the Ulster Defence Regiment tried to intimidate a
26-County army checkpoint in County Donegal following unionist protests
against the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement.
Published January 6, 2017
Campaigners call for leap forward in housing crisis
Housing activists in the 26 Counties have handed an open letter to
Finance Minister Michael Noonan, calling on him to order the use of
vacant, state-controlled properties to house the homeless.
Published January 6, 2017
Lives at risk as more than 600 lie on trolleys
The number of patients stuck on trolleys awaiting beds in hospitals in
the 26 County state has broken new records, forcing Minister for Health
Simon Harris to apologise for his failure to deal with the crisis.
Published January 6, 2017
The centenary year of the 1916 Rising ends with new optimism over a campaign
of direct action against inequality headed by a motley group of
musicians, actors and writers. However, the sight of thousands of people
braving the cold to receive food handouts in Dublin and Limerick has
highlighted the scale of the challenge.
Published December 24, 2016
Stormont in disarray as Foster clings to power
The futures of both DUP First Minister Arlene Foster and Sinn Fein
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness are in the balance after a
farcical power-play at Stormont this week.
Published December 24, 2016
DUP ‘Communities’ Minister accused of hating Irish
News that a DUP Minister at Stormont has axed a bursary scheme for
children from deprived communities to study Irish has drawn a bitterly
hostile reaction from Irish language and equality campaigners.
Published December 24, 2016
British demand secrecy over Omagh bomb, Doherty killing
The High Court in Belfast has allowed the British government to hold a
secret hearing in a legal action over the alleged cover-up of the 1998
Real IRA Omagh bombing.
Published December 24, 2016
Christmas anguish for family of Irish prisoner of conscience
The family of Derry republican prisoner Tony Taylor have said that it
will be a ‘very rough Christmas’ without him.
Published December 24, 2016
Republican prisoner on dirty protest over segregation
A republican political prisoner, Luke O’Neill is spending Christmas on a
dirty protest in Maghaberry Prison in protest at a refusal to move him
to the republican wing.
Published December 24, 2016
Foster mocks opposition after Stormont walkout
A motion of no confidence in First Minister Arlene Foster was vetoed by
the Democratic Unionist Party today, but not before other parties in the
Stormont Assembly staged a theatrical walk-out from a chamber in which
they are powerless to effect political change without DUP support.
Published December 19, 2016
Sinn Fein could turn against corrupt DUP
Over a thousand people have attended protests in Belfast and Derry
calling for DUP leader Arlene Foster to resign as Six County First
Minister after a public display of DUP infighting over corruption
allegations.
Published December 17, 2016
Huge support as stars become squatters for homeless
A group of Irish celebrities have spearheaded an action to tackle the
homelessness crisis by taking over a government-owned property to
provide accommodation.
Published December 17, 2016
Justice hopes for McCann family as British soldiers are charged
The prosecution of two former British paratroopers for the killing of
Official IRA Volunteer Joe McCann brings hope to his family who have
campaigned for justice since the Historial Enquiries Team ruled the
shooting unlawful.
Published December 17, 2016
Child’s trauma after seeing father attacked by riot squad
There was a serious incident at Maghaberry prison last weekend when
three republican prisoners were dragged from the visiting area by the
riot squad, and one was beaten to the ground and assaulted.
Published December 17, 2016
MI5 linked to legacy police agency
A member of the Legacy Investigations Branch (LIB) of the PSNI police
in the north of Ireland has been accused of being a covert member of
British military intelligence.
Published December 17, 2016
New push to overcome political block on inquests
Sinn Fein’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinnness accused the British
government of not being serious about dealing with the legacy of the
past after the most senior judge in the North admitted Britain was
ignoring its legal obligation to ensure blocked inquests go ahead.
Published December 17, 2016
Process in crisis as Stormont rots
There are concerns over the political direction in the north of Ireland
after a video emerged which appears to show a heavily armed breakaway
IRA unit on patrol in north Belfast -- in the same week that the police
confirmed that unionist paramilitary activities are being illegally
funded from Stormont.
Published December 10, 2016
Family’s grief becomes political football
A theatrical confrontation at a press conference in Dublin appears to
be the latest installment in an orchestrated effort to embarrass Gerry
Adams.
Published December 10, 2016
Prison regime implementing a sectarian agenda
Republican prisoners at Maghaberry jail have condemned discrimination
against Irish culture and traditions by the jail administration.
Published December 10, 2016
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