Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has said the use of non-jury trial in
the case of a prominent republican accused of tax evasion is “just
plain wrong”.
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Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has said the use of non-jury trial in
the case of a prominent republican accused of tax evasion is “just
plain wrong”.
Published December 30, 2015
New force to target IRA figures
Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness has vowed that a new cross-border state
agency will be “relentless” in its pursuit of IRA groups and loyalist
paramilitaries.
Published December 30, 2015
Republican prisoners to sue over Portlaoise conditions
Republican prisoners in Portlaoise Prison in the Irish midlands are
preparing to sue over the degrading and inhumane conditions at the
maximum security jail.
Published December 30, 2015
Thatcher’s plan to bomb Dundalk
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher asked what the reaction
would be if the British bombed the border town of Dundalk in county
Louth when she met then Irish Taoiseach in 1985.
Published December 30, 2015
Christmas soup-kitchens see record demand from homeless
A record number of homeless in Dublin over the Christmas period saw over
3,000 meals being delivered on Christmas Day -- two and a half times the
demand just four years ago.
Published December 30, 2015
Undercover ceremony to commemorate IRA Volunteers
In the early hours of Saturday 19th of December, members of the 1916
Societies entered the Curragh military camp under the cover of darkness
to commemorate seven Irish Republican Army Volunteers who were executed
92 years ago on that day.
Published December 30, 2015
There are fears of continuing ‘dirty tricks’ by the PSNI police after it emerged that four members of its intelligence
division concealed information about an attack in which a Catholic
member of the force was injured almost six years ago.
Published December 19, 2015
‘Charles in charge’ as massacre Paras get favourable ruling
Relatives of some of those killed and wounded on Bloody Sunday have said
they are not surprised by a High Court ruling in London that those
involved in the massacre will not be taken to Ireland for questioning.
Published December 19, 2015
Born-again loyalist sued by victims
A County Armagh loyalist linked to dozens of sectarian murders is set to
be sued by the families of some victims.
Published December 19, 2015
A panel has been appointed by Sinn Fein and DUP Ministers to develop a
strategy to disband the IRA and loyalist paramilitary groups.
Published December 19, 2015
TDs concern at 26 County internment strategy
An apparent policy of internment by remand in the 26 Counties was
highlighted this week when three high-profile Irish legislators, TDs
Mick Wallace, Clare Daly and Maureen O’Sullivan, offered to post bail
for an alleged IRA Volunteer but were refused permission to do so.
Published December 19, 2015
The 250th march by the ‘Ballyhea Says No’ protest took place in the tiny
village just south of Charleville, County Cork, last Sunday morning as
anti-bailout and anti-austerity campaigners seek to escalate their
campaign in advance of the upcoming general election in the 26 Counties.
Published December 19, 2015
‘We will not go away’ - victims
Victims of the conflict in the north of Ireland have directly accused
the British government of a “shameful failure” to address the need for
truth and justice.
Published December 12, 2015
A government out of its depth on climate
The town of Bandon, County Cork came to a standstill on Monday night
when up to 1,500 people marched through the town and called on the
Dublin government to deliver immediately on the town’s flood relief
scheme, one of dozens across Ireland which have been devastated by
floods and the lack of flood defences.
Published December 12, 2015
Arlene Foster set to be new DUP leader
The DUP Finance minister at Stormont, Arlene Foster, is to become the
next leader of the party after the DUP Deputy leader Nigel Dodds
dramatically withdrew from the race to succeed Peter Robinson, leaving
her as the sole candidate.
Published December 12, 2015
UDA splinter group sparks new feud
A breakaway faction of the UDA has embarked on a campaign of
intimidation in north Belfast to force residents from their homes. The
faction, which emerged during the loyalist flag protests in 2012, are
reported to have “taken control” of the Tigers Bay and nearby areas.
Published December 12, 2015
Activists jailed as political corruption is ignored
A Fine Gael councillor in Monaghan, Hugh McElvaney has been filmed while
appearing to demand ten thousand pounds sterling from a fake
international company for his support in gaining planning permission for
a proposed wind farm, while two other local councillors were also
recorded agreeing to assist the firm in return for side deals.
Published December 12, 2015
Family’s concerns for son held in isolation for four years
The mother of republican prisoner Gavin Coyle has said she fears for his
life after he has been held on his own in the punishment block at
Maghaberry Prison for more than four years.
Published December 12, 2015
Recriminations continue over talks deal
The PSNI police chief George Hamilton has said his force can’t be blamed
for the failures of the ‘Fresh Start’ talks agreement amid angry
exchanges over the deal within the nationalist community.
Published December 5, 2015
The Anti-Internment League has described court hearings in which
seven-year-old charges were resurrected against republicans Davy Jordan
and Gavin Coyle as “political show trials”.
Published December 5, 2015
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