As ordinary Gardai police struggle to contain the escalating gangland
war, Garda chiefs have been warned by a policing watchdog that public
trust in the force is fading over repeated scandals and failures.
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As ordinary Gardai police struggle to contain the escalating gangland
war, Garda chiefs have been warned by a policing watchdog that public
trust in the force is fading over repeated scandals and failures.
Published May 28, 2016
Unionists take full control of Six County justice department
Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness has been accused of handing unionism a
“triple lock” on justice after nationalists were sidelined in the
administration and scrutiny of the department’s functions.
Published May 28, 2016
A struggle to understand as Ambassador grapples with protestor
A bizarre intervention by the Canadian Ambassador to Ireland has drawn
international attention to a revisionist state event in Dublin which
honoured the British soldiers who died in 1916 fighting to maintain
British rule in Ireland.
Published May 28, 2016
Fianna Gael pact overcomes water charge hurdle
Sinn Fein has accused Fianna Fail of acting in coalition with Fine Gael
by abstaining in a motion to scrap water charges.
Published May 28, 2016
Somme trip and royal visit as outreach efforts continue
Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness has said he will visit the Somme
battlefields of World War One as an act of reconciliation, to recognise
human suffering and to reach out to his unionist neighbours in the
north.
Published May 28, 2016
Anniversary of Eddie Fullerton
Representatives from across the political spectrum attended a wreath-
laying ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the assassination of
Inishowen Sinn Fein Councillor Eddie Fullerton in Buncrana in 1991 on
Wednesday evening.
Published May 28, 2016
The SDLP has quit the devolved administration in the Six Counties in the
latest development to hit the formation of a new Executive in the North.
Published May 21, 2016
New leader for Labour as Kenny digs in amid justice scandal
Wexford TD Brendan Howlin has been named as the new leader of the Labour
Party in the 26 Counties as the politic system in Dublin continues to
stumble following the formation of a minority government earlier this
month.
Published May 21, 2016
Truth and justice ‘not the property of the few’
On the 42nd anniversary of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings, which killed 33
people, a Dublin government minister said he would continue to repeat
demands that the British security papers on the attacks be opened.
Published May 21, 2016
Craigavon Two campaign in Downing Street
Family members of Brendan McConville and John-Paul Wootton took the
‘Justice for the Craigavon Two’ campaign to the official residence of
the British Prime Minister this week.
Published May 21, 2016
Loyalists may attempt to block anti-internment march
Loyalists have said they will not seek permission to oppose the annual
anti-internment march, which will take place on Sunday, August 7. The
move could spark a confrontation as up to 5,000 people and at least four
bands are expected to take part in the march.
Published May 21, 2016
Reconstruction takes place on anniversary of boy’s death
One Derry family has renewed hopes for justice following a re-enactment
of the murder of Irish schoolboy Manus Deery by the British Army. It
follows a directive from the Six County Attorney General, John Larkin,
that a fresh inquest into the killing of Manus Deery should take place.
Published May 21, 2016
Stormont resumes with UUP as ‘Official Opposition’
The leader of the unionist DUP, Arlene Foster, and Sinn Fein’s Martin
McGuinness have been formally returned as the Six County First Minister
and Deputy First Minister respectively ahead of formulating a ‘Programme
for Government’ for the Stormont Executive.
Published May 14, 2016
Protestors arrested as water charges regime falls apart
Following a decision by the new coalition government that water charges
are to be suspended for at least nine months, it has now been announced
that penalties for non-payment of water charges are also to be
suspended.
Published May 14, 2016
New investigation into death of internee shot in the back
Six County Attorney General John Larkin has ordered a fresh inquest into
the death of a County Tyrone man shot dead while trying to escape from
Long Kesh internment camp more than 40 years ago.
Published May 14, 2016
Republican targeted by PSNI using his own academic work
Attempts by the PSNI police to gain access to a former IRA Volunteer’s
interviews for an American university project are just a “fishing
expedition”, a court has heard.
Published May 14, 2016
Departure of Burton sets up Labour leadership contest
The long-awaited announcement by Joan Burton of her resignation as
leader of the Labour Party has triggered a power battle within the party.
Published May 14, 2016
Executed Rising rebels honoured
Commemoration events have been taking place to mark 100 years since the
executions of the leaders of the Easter Rising. The state events took
place in the Stonebreakers’ Yard in Kilmainham Gaol, on the spot where
most of the men died.
Published May 14, 2016
Protest vote ‘cannot be ignored’
The final results of the Stormont election show a small drop in support
for Sinn Fein and the rival nationalist SDLP, and no change at all for
the unionists, with the Green Party and socialist People before Profit
making small gains.
Published May 7, 2016
New government faces old problems
Scepticism remains high over the future stability of the new Dublin
government as the new Cabinet held its first meeting at Áras an
Uachtaráin, the President’s official residence.
Published May 7, 2016
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