Just under 90,000 people marched in Dublin on Saturday in the latest
anti-austerity protest against the 26 County government’s new water
charges as a scandal over the operation of Irish Water, the new national
water board, has expanded.
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Water protests continue amid corruption questions
Just under 90,000 people marched in Dublin on Saturday in the latest
anti-austerity protest against the 26 County government’s new water
charges as a scandal over the operation of Irish Water, the new national
water board, has expanded.
Published March 28, 2015
Britain may expose royal pardon recipients
British Prime Minister David Cameron has threatened to identify leading
republicans who received British royal pardons following a furore over
the revelation that senior Sinn Fein politician Gerry Kelly received a
pardon in the 1980s.
Published March 28, 2015
Loyalist attacks go unchecked in Antrim
A single gang of unionist paramilitaries is thought to be behind a
murder and a spate of shooting and beatings across the North Antrim and
Coleraine areas.
Published March 28, 2015
Constant harassment for ex-PoW with speech problem
A former republican prisoner who suffers from a severe speech impediment
is afraid to leave his Belfast home because of constant harassment by
the PSNI police.
Published March 28, 2015
Kenny visits site of Ballymurphy massacre
The families of 10 innocent civilians killed in the 1971 Ballymurphy
massacre have described a meeting with Taoiseach Enda Kenny this week as
a “positive move forward”.
Published March 28, 2015
Britain to send spies, royals for 1916 events
A secret British army undercover unit may be redeployed to Ireland in
the run-up to the centenary of the 1916 Rising, according to reports.
Published March 28, 2015
Political activity in the north of Ireland was unexpectedly set back
this week when the US State Department cancelled a meeting with Sinn
Fein President Gerry Adams in Washington DC.
Published March 21, 2015
St Patrick’s Day parades pass without major trouble
There were only relatively minor incidents in Belfast on Tuesday after a
loyalist flag protest outside Belfast City Hall was held as thousands
gathered to celebrate the feast day of Ireland’s patron saint.
Published March 21, 2015
Arrests at Maghaberry ‘choreographed’
Republican prisoners in Maghaberry jail have condemned the arrest and
interrogation of five of their number.
Published March 21, 2015
Helsinki Commission hears of Glenanne cover-up
There has been “dishonourable silence” from the British government on
evidence of deep collusion between the British forces in Ireland and
unionist paramilitaries during the conflict, an Irish human rights
researcher author has told a US congressional panel.
Published March 21, 2015
‘We refuse to pay’ - Right2Water
Tens of thousands are preparing to march in Dublin today in the latest
anti-austerity protest. Three separate marches, highlighting
the impact of austerity and the new tax on tap water, are planned for
Saturday afternoon.
Published March 21, 2015
Frazer calls off ‘Love Ulster 2’; Bryson convicted
A sectarian parade through Dublin has been cancelled after organisers
claimed the Dublin government is preparing to hand over files to an
inquest.
Published March 21, 2015
Hope abides for ‘crucified’ Stormont
Almost a hundred thousand people took the streets in the North’s biggest
protest against austerity cuts on Friday as Sinn Fein battled
accusations that it has let down working class voters and the poor in
the negotiation of the Stormont House Agreement.
Published March 14, 2015
New abuse case fuels anti-SF media campaign
The emergence of a second historical case in which a teenager was
allegedly abused by an IRA member has reignited a controversy begun six
months ago over Sinn Fein’s handling of such matters.
Published March 14, 2015
Death of ‘no-frills’ unionist patriarch
Former Ulster Unionist leader Jim Molyneaux died on Monday at the age of
94. A deeply conservative Orangeman, he led the party from 1979 until
1995.
Published March 14, 2015
Loyalists return to the streets
A plan by the Orange Order for orchestrated street disturbances in north
Belfast has raised fears of a renewal of conflict in the area.
Published March 14, 2015
Collusion with Mount Vernon UVF admitted
The British Crown forces in the north of Ireland have for the first time
admitted collusion with a notorious loyalist killer in the unionist
paramilitary UVF.
Published March 14, 2015
Fears of ‘legacy’ cover-ups for British Army killers
The family of a man with special needs who was shot dead by the British
Army in 1974 have said they have no faith in a re-opened police
investigation by the PSNI’s ‘Legacy Investigation Branch’.
Published March 14, 2015
Anti water-charge protestors are released
The President of the High Court in Dublin has this afternoon directed
the immediate release of four anti-water charges protesters over a
technicality regarding the manner of their committal.
Published March 9, 2015
Stormont in new crisis after talks deal collapses
In a dramatic turnaround, Sinn Fein has said it will seek to block the
welfare bill, a key element of the Stormont House Agreement, after
accusing the DUP of acting in bad faith on the issue.
Published March 9, 2015
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