The North’s political process has ground to a halt after the DUP
dramatically reneged on a deal to appoint a Sinn Fein Speaker of the
Stormont Assembly and then entirely boycotted the opening of a new round
of talks in Belfast.
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Stormont crisis over unionist bad faith
The North’s political process has ground to a halt after the DUP
dramatically reneged on a deal to appoint a Sinn Fein Speaker of the
Stormont Assembly and then entirely boycotted the opening of a new round
of talks in Belfast.
Published October 18, 2014
SF facing media campaign over abuse allegations
Sinn Fein has strongly rejected claims it sought to “cover-up”
allegations of sexual abuse against a member of the Provisional IRA.
Published October 18, 2014
Anger as Craigavon Two sentence is extended
Miscarriage of justice victim John Paul Wootton has had his life
sentence tariff increased by four years by the Court of Appeal, despite
the chief justice admitting that the youth played no identifiable role
in the CIRA action for which he received a life sentence.
Published October 18, 2014
Budget ‘too little, too late’ for those in need
The coalition 26-County government has been accused of using this week’s
annual budget announcements as an attempt regain popular support after
comprehensively losing two by-elections while 100,000 people marched in
Dublin against the hated new water charges.
Published October 18, 2014
Loyalists planned killings before and after ceasefire
In 2005, ten years after the organisation declared a ‘ceasefire’, the
unionist paramilitary UVF continued to gather personal information on
leading republicans with the intention of targeting them for
assassination.
Published October 18, 2014
Relatives’ suspicions over coalition’s 1916 agenda
Relatives of Easter Rising combatants are still being kept in the dark
about commemoration plans for the centenary. Meanwhile, concerns have
mounted that the Dublin government will promote a pro-British version of
the events of 1916, which launched Ireland’s fight for independence.
Published October 18, 2014
The following are the main points of the fiscal changes announced this
afternoon by 26 County Finance Minister Michael Noonan
Published October 14, 2014
Govt thrashed in by-elections as 100,000 protest water charges
Crowds not seen in several years have demonstrated against water
charges on the streets of Dublin city centre this afternoon as voters
delivered a stunning message of no confidence in two by-elections to
the Dublin parliament.
Published October 11, 2014
With two by-elections to the Dublin parliament taking place this week, a
poll has shown that Sinn Fein’s support has risen to become the joint
largest political party in the 26 Counties.
Published October 11, 2014
Gardai attempt to break up water protests
The Mayor of Dublin, Christy Burke, has been forced to seek a meeting
with Garda police chiefs over what he described as the excessive force
being used against anti-water charge protestors in the city.
Published October 11, 2014
A breakaway IRA group has claimed responsibility for a grenade-style
bomb thrown at the PSNI in north Belfast this week.
Published October 11, 2014
Councillor burned out of Ballycastle home
The UDA is being blamed for an arson attack on the home of a nationalist
councillor in County Antrim. Extensive smoke damage was caused to
Padraig McShane’s home in the town of Ballycastle early on Saturday.
Published October 11, 2014
Budget showdown as parties diverge on tax rates
The 26-County Taoiseach Enda Kenny has promised that next week’s budget
will see the first step in reducing the top rate of tax for the state’s
highest earners, but that any move to abolish the new charges and taxes
on the general public would amount to “economic and social madness”.
Published October 11, 2014
New British nuclear threat after Commissioner goes missing
A decision by the European Commission to give Britain approval to build
a nuclear plant just 150 miles from Rosslare is generated considerable
concern.
Published October 11, 2014
‘No funds’ for war crimes investigations
Plans to abandon or scale down a number of investigations into past
British atrocities in the north of Ireland are being blamed by
Stormont ministers on a cut in the British exchequer’s annual block
grant for the Six Counties.
Published October 4, 2014
Low expectations as new talks are announced
A fresh round of talks aimed at reviving the Stormont Assembly and the
other political institutions of the peace process are expected to begin
next month.
Published October 4, 2014
Bobby Sands’ deathbed featured in documentary
Unionists have reacted badly to news that the bed in which IRA
hunger-striker Bobby Sands died remains intact inside the former Long
Kesh prison.
Published October 4, 2014
Orange halls and Protestant church attacked
A series of attacks on Orange halls in Donegal and Armagh has
been widely condemned.
Published October 4, 2014
‘Direct action’ after mural is painted over
A Housing Executive van has been burned out after it removed a
republican mural a wall in the Ligoniel area of north Belfast.
Published October 4, 2014
Tensions mount over water meter protests, corruption
A public campaign against the installation of water meters in the 26
Counties has further escalated following the official start of billing
of the public by Irish Water, the new state-owned water utility board.
Published October 4, 2014
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