Victims of the conflict in the north of Ireland have directly accused
the British government of a “shameful failure” to address the need for
truth and justice.
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‘We will not go away’ - victims
Victims of the conflict in the north of Ireland have directly accused
the British government of a “shameful failure” to address the need for
truth and justice.
Published December 12, 2015
A government out of its depth on climate
The town of Bandon, County Cork came to a standstill on Monday night
when up to 1,500 people marched through the town and called on the
Dublin government to deliver immediately on the town’s flood relief
scheme, one of dozens across Ireland which have been devastated by
floods and the lack of flood defences.
Published December 12, 2015
Arlene Foster set to be new DUP leader
The DUP Finance minister at Stormont, Arlene Foster, is to become the
next leader of the party after the DUP Deputy leader Nigel Dodds
dramatically withdrew from the race to succeed Peter Robinson, leaving
her as the sole candidate.
Published December 12, 2015
UDA splinter group sparks new feud
A breakaway faction of the UDA has embarked on a campaign of
intimidation in north Belfast to force residents from their homes. The
faction, which emerged during the loyalist flag protests in 2012, are
reported to have “taken control” of the Tigers Bay and nearby areas.
Published December 12, 2015
Activists jailed as political corruption is ignored
A Fine Gael councillor in Monaghan, Hugh McElvaney has been filmed while
appearing to demand ten thousand pounds sterling from a fake
international company for his support in gaining planning permission for
a proposed wind farm, while two other local councillors were also
recorded agreeing to assist the firm in return for side deals.
Published December 12, 2015
Family’s concerns for son held in isolation for four years
The mother of republican prisoner Gavin Coyle has said she fears for his
life after he has been held on his own in the punishment block at
Maghaberry Prison for more than four years.
Published December 12, 2015
Recriminations continue over talks deal
The PSNI police chief George Hamilton has said his force can’t be blamed
for the failures of the ‘Fresh Start’ talks agreement amid angry
exchanges over the deal within the nationalist community.
Published December 5, 2015
The Anti-Internment League has described court hearings in which
seven-year-old charges were resurrected against republicans Davy Jordan
and Gavin Coyle as “political show trials”.
Published December 5, 2015
Judgement could encourage provocative marches
There are fears of increased parade tensions next summer after a rare
conviction against a loyalist ‘kick the pope’ marching band was
overturned on appeal.
Published December 5, 2015
Political censorship as MI5 sabotages work credentials
Employee background checks on nationalists are now including information
provided by the British intelligence services, falsely linking some
people to illegal organisations in an apparent attempt to wreck their
employment chances.
Published December 5, 2015
Action demanded on housing as rent plan backfires
Over a thousand people have attended a demonstration to demand action on
the homelessness crisis on the first anniversary of Jonathan Corrie, a
Carlow man who died at this time last year on steps near the Dublin
parliament.
Published December 5, 2015
Northerners back a unified Irish soccer squad
A majority of people inside the Six Counties favour the creation of a
single all-Ireland soccer team, according to a report by the Ulster
University.
Published December 5, 2015
A gun attack on a PSNI patrol in west Belfast has been claimed for the
‘new IRA’ amid a series of alerts and incidents attributed to the
breakaway IRA groups.
Published November 28, 2015
A century of secrecy for Derry victims
The scale of British state secrecy efforts in the north of Ireland has
been highlighted after it emerged that a British Army film file on its
murderous ‘Operation Motorman’ in Derry has been declared ‘locked’ for
a period of 100 years.
Published November 28, 2015
Loyalists are to hold a protest march next weekend against the presence
in the North of refugeees and other foreign immigrants.
Published November 28, 2015
Cash grab by farmers’ body executives
Pressure is mounting for a forensic police investigation into the Irish
Farmers’ Association after a series of revelations that executives in
the body appropriated several million euro in the form of inflated
salaries, pensions and one-off cash payments.
Published November 28, 2015
New alternative for 1916 commemorations
Another dimension to the ‘battle’ of 1916 Rising commemorations has been
unveiled with the announcement that ‘principled’ republicans will hold
their own event north of the border.
Published November 28, 2015
Anniversary of Croke Park massacre marked
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has marked the 95th anniversary of
the British army killings of 14 people at a sports match in Dublin,
which became known as Bloody Sunday.
Published November 28, 2015
Fury at ‘Thatcherite’ talks deal
There are fears that this week’s talks agreement represents such a
victory for unionist and British negotiators that it could wreck the
North’s political process, rather than sustain it.
Published November 21, 2015
Historic change for DUP and SDLP
The unionist DUP and the nationalist SDLP are undergoing internal
upheaval as the leadership of both parties is in the process of changing
hands.
Published November 21, 2015
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