A lawyer acting for the family of a former republican prisoner who died
in a PSNI police barracks branded a potential witness a Crown informer
in the coroner’s court yesterday.
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Informer protected in cover-up of republican’s death, court hears
A lawyer acting for the family of a former republican prisoner who died
in a PSNI police barracks branded a potential witness a Crown informer
in the coroner’s court yesterday.
Published May 7, 2016
Victims’ anger as inquest plan is spiked by Stormont
Amnesty International has accused the Stormont Executive of denying
justice by blocking funds for a series of inquests into conflict-related
killings.
Published May 7, 2016
PSNI move against republican funeral
Levels of Crown force harassment have jumped in the Derry City and
Strabane area following the arrest of fifteen people at the funeral of
former republican prisoner Mickey Barr in Strabane on Thursday.
Published May 7, 2016
Sinn Fein struggles to explain after N-word nightmare
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has been forced to issue a number of
apologies for the use of a racial slur word in a late night Tweet on
Sunday.
Published May 7, 2016
Socialist breakthrough only crack in Stormont edifice
The left-wing People Before Profit Alliance (PBP) have made an electoral
breakthrough in the Six Counties as the established Stormont parties saw
their support drop following Thursday’s Assembly election.
Published May 6, 2016
Enda Kenny re-elected as Taoiseach after ‘tawdry deals’
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has received the seal of office of
Taoiseach from the President after being re-elected this afternoon with
the help of nine independents and the tacit support of Fianna Fail, who
abstained as part of an historic agreement with their traditional foes.
Published May 6, 2016
First steps to ‘Fianna Gael’ coalition deal
Two months after the general election, the two largest parties in the 26
Counties have reached a potentially historic agreement to form a
minority government.
Published April 30, 2016
Rising commemorations mark centenary date
A large 1916 Rising commemoration parade took place through Belfast city
centre without major incident on Sunday despite efforts by loyalists to
disrupt the event.
Published April 30, 2016
Stormont politicians seek endorsement
Nationalist politicians in the north of Ireland have expressed concern
over voter apathy ahead of next week’s election to the Belfast Assembly.
Published April 30, 2016
British authorities being sued by a prominent republican are trying to
hide behind private court hearings in a bid to prevent evidence being
revealed.
Published April 30, 2016
Death of hunger-strike author David Beresford
An award-winning journalist credited with writing the definitive account
of the 1981 Hunger Strike has died in South Africa.
Published April 30, 2016
Collapse of Hillsborough cover-up felt in Ireland
A statement by the Bloody Sunday March Committee
in response to the judgement this week that 96
Liverpool FC supporters were unlawfully killed at Hillsborough in 1989.
Published April 30, 2016
A morse code message written by Irish rebel James Connolly and
transmitted by Marconi operator David Burke was broadcast 100 years ago
today. It was Ireland’s first and one of the world’s first radio
broadcasts.
Published April 25, 2016
Ard Fheis targets coalition talks
The Sinn Fein annual conference is taking place this weekend with the
party facing an election to the Belfast Assembly early next month and a
potential second general election to the Leinster House parliament in
Dublin. Over 2,500 delegates are attending the annual conference in the
Convention Centre in Dublin.
Published April 23, 2016
Martin condemns political ‘stranglehold’ at Stormont
With just weeks to go before an election in the Six Counties, the
Stormont Assembly has come under a surprise attack from Fianna Fail
leader Micheal Martin, who urged the Dublin and London governments to
directly intervene to end the “stranglehold” at Stormont.
Published April 23, 2016
Tensions high after north Belfast killing
A north Belfast priest has warned the PSNI police against making
“arrests for the sake of arrests” after the death of a local man
following a punishment shooting.
Published April 23, 2016
Protests as politicians ignore Maghaberry abuses
Republican prisoners on Roe 4 wing of Maghaberry high-security prison
have been subjected to repeated raids by a riot squad in which
educational resources have been removed, according to reports this week.
Published April 23, 2016
Infamous Crown force handed victims’ funding
Former members of the B-Specials in the north of Ireland have been
funded by a victims’ support group, even though the notoriously
sectarian paramilitary organisation was disbanded just months after the
recent conflict began.
Published April 23, 2016
Centenary Rising events commemorated
Irish President Michael D Higgins has led a day of commemorations for
republican martyr Roger Casement by describing him as a great patriot
and one of the 20th century’s great humanitarians.
Published April 23, 2016
Family walks out of inquest over delays, secrecy
The family of the Sinn Fein official turned informer, Denis Donaldson,
have walked out of the inquest process after police stalling tactics
led to his inquest being adjourned for the 19th time.
Published April 16, 2016
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