Thursday’s election has significantly altered the make-up of politics in
the north of Ireland as a more focussed and energised Sinn Fein enticed
republican voters back to the polls and historically ended the unionist
majority at Stormont.
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Thursday’s election has significantly altered the make-up of politics in
the north of Ireland as a more focussed and energised Sinn Fein enticed
republican voters back to the polls and historically ended the unionist
majority at Stormont.
Published March 4, 2017
Tough negotiations expected after Stormont game-changer
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has said this week’s Assembly election
would have a historic significance that would “resonate for years”.
However, political parties and leaders now “have a job of work” to
negotiate an agreement that delivers on the outstanding elements of all
of the previous agreements.
Published March 4, 2017
Derry anger as politicians ignore PSNI oppression
There were heavy PSNI raids lasting for over four hours against the
homes of republican families in Creggan, Derry on Monday, February 28,
2017, just three days before the Stormont Assembly election.
Published March 4, 2017
Travellers acknowledged to be ethnic minority
Irish Travellers have been recognised as an indigenous ethnic minority
in a historic declaration in the Dublin parliament.
Published March 4, 2017
Nightmare confirmed at Tuam home for single mothers
Human remains of a significant number of babies and infants up to three
years of age have been found on the site of a former ‘mother and baby’
home in Tuam, County Galway, confirming horor reports of an effective
holocaust against those children at the home run by the Bon Secours
order of nuns.
Published March 4, 2017
‘Water charges are gone’, says FG Minister
Anti-water-charge campaigners have celebrated after Fine Gael’s Minister
for Housing and leadership contender Simon Coveney finally stated that
“water charges are gone”, although there are still concerns the party
may try to reintroduce them in the future.
Published March 4, 2017
Calls for unity after record SF vote; UUP leader quits
Sinn Fein has attained its highest ever share of the vote in the North
of Ireland and came within touching distance of outpolling all of the
other parties as votes were tallied today.
Published March 3, 2017
Positive election results for Sinn Fein as others battle it out
The snap 2017 Assembly election has been a good one for Sinn Fein, with
the party so far holding on to its seats in all constituencies and
showing particular strength in the traditional republican heartlands.
Published March 3, 2017
Voting ends in Stormont election
The polls have closed in the Six County Assembly election with voter
participation reported to have substantially recovered from the record
low voter turnout in last year’s Assembly election.
Published March 2, 2017
The north’s largest unionist party is increasingly fearful ahead of next
month’s Stormont Assembly election amid predictions that it could fall
below the thirty seats it needs to hold on to its veto over political
change in the north of Ireland.
Published February 24, 2017
Taoiseach fails to advance case for special EU status for North
The embattled 26 County Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, has said that the
eventual Brexit deal must allow access into the EU for the Six Counties
of Ireland still under British rule in the event of Irish reunification.
Published February 24, 2017
Human rights activists attacked by Tories and DUP
British Prime Minister Theresa May has been condemned after she hit out
at the families of those killed by British soldiers and their legal
representatives during a debate at the Westminster parliament.
Published February 24, 2017
PSNI man targeted by under-car device
A PSNI policeman narrowly escaped a limpet mine attack in Derry City in
the latest incident being attributed to the breakaway armed group known
as the ‘new IRA’
Published February 24, 2017
Kenny to confirm plan to quit after White House event
Under intense pressure from within his own party to resign, the 26 County
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has insisted he should be allowed to travel to
Washington DC to meet Donald Trump on St Patrick’s Day, before making
an announcement.
Published February 24, 2017
Loyalist ‘threatened Catholics’ before Shankill murder
A suspect in the sectarian loyalist shooting of a young Catholic father
vowed to clear all “taigs” from the area, a lawyer told an inquest this
week.
Published February 24, 2017
Kenny facing heave after ‘shambolic’ episode
The 26 County Taoiseach Enda Kenny is struggling to retain the
leadership of his Fine Gael party after his ponderous and contradictory
responses to allegations of a smear campaign against a Garda police
whistleblower.
Published February 17, 2017
Torture of ‘Hooded Men’ is a war crime, court is told
One of 14 Irish nationalists tortured during internment was bitten by a
British soldier’s dog and forced to drink from the animal’s dish, the
High Court heard this week.
Published February 17, 2017
Appeal for information on Lisburn killing
The family of Paul Bradley, who was murdered by a sectarian mob just
over 30 years ago, has made a heartfelt appeal for information.
Published February 17, 2017
Nesbitt grabs the campaign limelight
In a statement that has created upheaval within his own party, the
leader of the Ulster Unionists has said that he will vote for the
nationalist SDLP after his own party -- but ahead of other unionist
candidates -- in the coming Stormont election.
Published February 17, 2017
Visitors to Maghaberry facing abuses
The Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association has warned of a
systematic effort by the jail administration at Maghaberry to harass and
intimidate the families of republican prisoners during visits.
Published February 17, 2017
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