Relatives of victims of the Glenanne Gang have insisted PSNI Chief
George Hamilton has a duty to abide by a court ruling ordering him to
complete an investigation into dozens of loyalist killings.
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Megaphone injustice for Glenanne victims
Relatives of victims of the Glenanne Gang have insisted PSNI Chief
George Hamilton has a duty to abide by a court ruling ordering him to
complete an investigation into dozens of loyalist killings.
Published December 16, 2017
Betrayed Ludlow family hit with legal bill
The 26 County State is to to force the family of collusion murder victim
Seamus Ludlow to pay costs after a legal challenge mounted as part of
their justice campaign was rejected in the High Court in Dublin.
Published December 16, 2017
Joy for deaf community as signing gets official status
There were scenes of jubilation at the Dublin parliament this week when
members of the deaf community celebrated the passage of a bill that
officially recognises Irish Sign Language (ISL) as a language of the
26 County State.
Published December 16, 2017
Smokescreen hides Brexit border chasm
A tsunami of spin in regards to the Irish border has scraped the
British government into a second round of negotiations with the European
Union over its departure, but at the expense of any confidence in the
negotiations process.
Published December 9, 2017
Fennell defeats charges over Easter speech
North Belfast republican Damien ‘Dee’ Fennell has finally beaten an
attempt to jail him over a speech he gave at an Easter Rising
commemoration in County Armagh in 2015.
Published December 9, 2017
‘Vindictive’ decision to intern released prisoner
Less than 36 hours after he was released at the end of his sentence,
Derry republican Neil Hegarty has been seized by PSNI at his home in the
Creggan area and returned to the high-security Maghaberry prison in
County Antrim.
Published December 9, 2017
Homeless death toll mounts as Minister bemoans phone calls
Three homeless people have already died and more deaths are expected as
an icy winter spell grips Ireland.
Published December 9, 2017
Hamill case against alleged RUC conspirator gets go ahead
A decision to halt the prosecution of a former RUC man and two other on
charges linked to the loyalist mob killing of Catholic man Robert Hamill
is to be quashed, High Court judges has ruled.
Published December 9, 2017
Irish constitution violated by EU military move
The Dublin government has rushed legislation through parliament to join
an EU militarisation project, with the complicity of Fianna Fail, in an
apparent quid-pro-quo for the EU supporting its stance on Brexit.
Published December 9, 2017
Pro-union Brexit deal set to inflame border concerns
As a draft deal on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union was
being parsed today, unionists appeared to have won dramatic changes,
heavily eroding a previous commitment to no regulatory divergence along
the Irish border and adding clear guarantees of no regulatory barriers
between the north of Ireland and Britain.
Published December 8, 2017
Brexit deal reached between EU and London
The full text of a draft agreement released this morning (in reference
to Ireland) in negotiations on Britain’s withdrawal from the EU.
Published December 8, 2017
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
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