Top secret files relating to the killing of nine men in County Armagh
more than 30 years ago were destroyed just weeks before an inquest into
the deaths was due to begin, it has emerged. Other files are still being
edited for ‘sensitive’ information by former members of the murderous
RUC Special Branch.
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Files destroyed as RUC team vet shoot-to-kill reports
Top secret files relating to the killing of nine men in County Armagh
more than 30 years ago were destroyed just weeks before an inquest into
the deaths was due to begin, it has emerged. Other files are still being
edited for ‘sensitive’ information by former members of the murderous
RUC Special Branch.
Published September 27, 2014
Recruitment, harassment ‘justified’, says Ombudsman
The PSNI police was justified in attempting to recruit a high-profile
County Antrim nationalist as an informer, the Police Ombudsman in the
North has found.
Published September 27, 2014
Radicalised Scots transform political map
A surge of support for Scottish independence following that country’s
referendum last week has seen nearly 40,000 people swell the ranks of
the Scottish National Party (SNP). The party’s membership is now the
third largest in Britain, behind only the Conservative and Labour
parties.
Published September 27, 2014
Robinson ousts dissidents in reshuffle
An internal split within the DUP has exploded into the open after party
leader Peter Robinson sacked two DUP Ministers and lashed out at
colleagues who he said had the “strategic vision of a lemming”.
Published September 27, 2014
Giant British Army exercise contrary to demilitarisation claim
The biggest British Army training exercise to be held in the north of
Ireland since before the conflict is being held in the north west next
week. About 500 British soldiers are taking part in areas around County
Derry.
Published September 27, 2014
Kenny battles party dissent over cronyism
The 26-County Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been forced to apologise after
appointing a Fine Gael insider to an arts board in order to boost his
claim to a seat in the Irish Senate, ahead of three more qualified women
candidates.
Published September 27, 2014
Loyalists have engaged in a violent ‘show of strength’ in the centre of
Glasgow as Britain faces unprecedented constitutional change following
a narrow defeat for Scottish independence in Thursday’s referendum.
Published September 20, 2014
Irish consider democratic options after Scottish vote
Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness has repeated a call for a vote within the
north of Ireland following the Scottish independence referendum.
Published September 20, 2014
Distressing leak of ambush killings video
The family of a County Tyrone man shot dead by the SAS has accused
British forces of leaking shocking footage of the ambush scene.
Published September 20, 2014
Spy devices found on Tyrone man’s car
High-tech bugging equipment has been found in a car owned by a senior
County Tyrone republican. The suspected listening device and tracker
were recently discovered in the Cappagh area by the former political prisoner.
Published September 20, 2014
Water charges anger as Dáil resumes
There have been sharp exchanges between the political parties in the 26
Counties following the end of the Dublin parliament’s summer recess and
ahead of next month’s delivery of the national financial budget for the
forthcoming year.
Published September 20, 2014
William Wallace - ‘The Wallace’ - is world famous; a national hero who
fought and died to free Scotland from English rule.
Published September 20, 2014
Cameron and Salmond clash as Scotland count concludes
Scotland is to remain under London rule after voters rejected
Thursday’s independence referendum by 55 per cent to 45 per cent.
Published September 19, 2014
Scotland independence vote likely to fall short
A fear campaign by the London establishment appears to have succeeded
in preventing a vote in favour of Scottish independence, according to
early results this morning.
Published September 19, 2014
Scotland decides in historic referendum
Scottish voters have gone to the polls to decide whether they’ll become
an independent state. A record 97 percent of residents, or 4.2 million
people, are registered to vote in a referendum which could have major
repercussions for Ireland.
Published September 18, 2014
Robinson demands new peace deal
Sinn Fein has accepted that the North’s political process is in serious
trouble following a call by the DUP for the St Andrew’s Agreement to
be renegotiated.
Published September 13, 2014
Paisley: A demagogue in a dog collar
Ian Paisley's uncompromising self-belief made him the most
divisive figure in Ireland in the second half of the twentieth century.
Published September 13, 2014
Scotland is on the “cusp of making history” by voting for independence
next week, its First Minister Alex Salmond has said.
Published September 13, 2014
Judge finds litany of lies in shoot-to-kill case
A prominent republican is to sue for compensation after a senior judge
admitted that he had been the victim of a perversion of the course of
justice.
Published September 13, 2014
‘Failed by the law’ - family action over collusion
The family of a north Belfast man shot dead by loyalists using a gun
taken from a British Army base 40 years ago is to sue the British
Ministry of Defence.
Published September 13, 2014
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