The scandal over the Dublin government’s failure to collect tax from US
multinationals has refocused attention on its favourable treatment of
international ‘vulture funds’ who purchased large property asset
portfolios following the 2008 economic crisis.
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Housing crisis linked to tax scandal
The scandal over the Dublin government’s failure to collect tax from US
multinationals has refocused attention on its favourable treatment of
international ‘vulture funds’ who purchased large property asset
portfolios following the 2008 economic crisis.
Published September 3, 2016
An Irish-made documentary exploring the life and death of IRA hunger
striker Bobby Sands smashed the national box office record in its
opening weekend, and continues to sell out weeks after it opened.
Published September 3, 2016
The chairman of a County Antrim Gaelic sports club has resigned after it
voted to remove entrance gates dedicated to the memory of two Irish War
of Independence martyrs in order to secure a grant from a
unionist-controlled council.
Published August 27, 2016
Bryson sought revenge for Dervock band - report
A dispute over a sectarian loyalist parade through the mainly
nationalist town of Rasharkin last week is being linked to the “leak” of
private messages targeting Sinn Fein Assembly member Daithi McKay.
Published August 27, 2016
Call for new investigation into informer recruitment coercion
The Police Ombudsman has been urged to review an investigation into the
suspicious death of a republican while in PSNI custody after an
investigator linked to the case resigned.
Published August 27, 2016
Papers reignite hunger strike ‘deal’ debate
Recently released government papers dating from 1985 have again reopened
a debate about negotiations which took place during the 1981 hunger
strike which some have argued could have prevented the deaths of six of
the ten republican prisoners who died.
Published August 27, 2016
Collusion victim’s son condemns ‘years of lies’
A man whose wife was killed when a car bomb exploded outside the Step
Inn bar in south Armagh 40 years ago has said he wants to see a new
inquest
Published August 27, 2016
New delay as end of Bloody Sunday saga is “in sight”
The Bloody Sunday families have called on the PSNI to state whether or
not they intend recommending that the soldiers responsible for the 1972
killings are prosecuted.
Published August 27, 2016
Sinister agenda sees McKay ousted
Senior Sinn Fein political figure Daithi McKay, who worked to expose
wrongdoing in the murky world of Ireland’s NAMA property deals, could
end up being the only direct casualty of the scandal following his
forced resignation this week.
Published August 20, 2016
Apprentice Boys marchers provoke city centre outrage
The main Apprentice Boys of Derry parade of the year infuriated
residents after loyalist band members were seen to lead inflammatory
chanting and sectarian singing at the heart of the overwhelmingly
nationalist city.
Published August 20, 2016
Dialogue appeal over tensions in republican areas
Support is growing for a public dialogue to address a rift in republican
communities following an appeal for talks by Sinn Fein leader Gerry
Adams.
Published August 20, 2016
Nationalist bonfires seen as hotspots of dissent
Thousands attended this years anti-internment bonfires, traditionally
held on the feast day of the Assumption, and which have become public
displays of nationalist dissatisfaction with the Stormont administration
and British rule.
Published August 20, 2016
Irish Olympics boss arrested in multi-million ticket tout scheme
Irish corruption is again the subject of international media attention
following the arrest of the President of the Olympic Council of Ireland
(OCI) Pat Hickey as part of a Brazilian police investigation into an
insider ticket touting scandal.
Published August 20, 2016
International solidarity as hunger strike anniversary marked
Sinn Fein have marked the 35th anniversary of the hunger strikes with a
march involving thousands of activists in west Belfast.
Published August 20, 2016
Sinn Fein Assembly member quits over NAMA testimony
Published August 18, 2016
Feud fears as Stormont cosies up to killers
The Six County administration in Belfast has been accused of sustaining
loyalist criminality following the murder of a former UDA leader by a
rival loyalist gang.
Published August 13, 2016
Call for state recognition for heroic Bloody Sunday priest
Tributes have been paid following the death of the former Bishop of
Derry, Edward Daly, who attended to the victims on Bloody Sunday at the
risk of his own life. However, his memory has also been subjected to a
sickening sectarian attack by a former member of the British Crown
forces who claimed to have been present at the massacre.
Published August 13, 2016
Governors assault prisoners in Maghaberry mayhem
There were clashes at Maghaberry jail this week as prison governors took
part in two separate assaults on republican prisoners over a 48 hour
period.
Published August 13, 2016
Palestinian anger at Sinn Fein’s links to Israeli regime
Palestinians have expressed dismay that representatives of Sinn Féin
have been hosting delegations from Likud, the party of Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Published August 13, 2016
State historians pressured to provide centenary ‘propaganda’
Historians involved in advising the decade of centenaries for the Dublin
government have revealed how they were asked to provide pro-British
propaganda for use in the north of Ireland, but refused “point blank”.
Published August 13, 2016
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