Prominent loyalist Dee Stitt has appeared to admit that a publicly
funded loyalist flute band is engaged in paramilitary activity.
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Wealthy loyalist says band members ‘defend north Down’
Prominent loyalist Dee Stitt has appeared to admit that a publicly
funded loyalist flute band is engaged in paramilitary activity.
Published October 29, 2016
New criminalisation effort opposed
There have been calls to strengthen efforts against the criminalisation
and isolation of republican prisoners following a debate at the Stormont
Assembly on the issue.
Published October 29, 2016
Child’s political conviction over water protest
There have been international protests after a judge in Dublin convicted
a 15-year-old boy of illegally “imprisoning” the Irish Tanaiste [Deputy
Prime Minister] by peacefully demonstrating against water charges in
front of her police-escorted car.
Published October 22, 2016
ONH ‘housekeeping’ link to shootings
It is unclear if a shooting on Thursday which left west Belfast man Joe
Reilly dead is connected to tensions within a small breakaway IRA group
which saw another man survive a ‘punishment’ shooting earlier in the
week.
Published October 22, 2016
No bar to deportation of Irish citizens after Brexit
Legal experts have warned that Britain’s exit from the EU could be used
as an excuse to bar Irish citizens from the Six Counties and Britain
from living there, and that the rights of Irish citizens to live and
work under British jurisdiction will need to be enshrined in law.
Published October 22, 2016
Manus Deery inquest makes progress
The former commanding officer of the two former British soldiers
directly involved in the shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Derry
has expressed his sorrow to the family of the deceased teenager, but
said he would not accept the killing had been unjustified.
Published October 22, 2016
Saoradh warns over MI5 approaches
The new republican party, Saoradh, has warned its supporters to be
vigilant when confronted by British military intelligence, who they said
are operating “outside the parameters of any legal framework”.
Published October 22, 2016
PSNI harassment seen as threatening and coervice
Republican Sinn Fein has said its members and their families are
“under attack from the colonial police of British rule” after another
series of harassment incidents.
Published October 22, 2016
Shifting lines as Brexit tempo increases
The first shot in Britain’s departure from the EU has been fired across
Irish bows after its governor in the north of Ireland, James
Brokenshire, said Ireland should form part of Britain’s new immigration
controls.
Published October 15, 2016
Budget 2017 ‘a failure of leadership’
The 26 County budget announced this week for the 2017 fiscal year was
marked by derisively meagre and delayed increases for those in
deprivation, while generous measures were implemented to benefit
bankers, developers, and landlords.
Published October 15, 2016
The mask slips again for North’s political justice system
A court has thrown out politically-motivated charges against a prominent
County Tyrone republican after British prosecutors abandoned the case.
Published October 15, 2016
Fennell open to dialogue over parade protest
Prominent north Belfast republican Dee Fennell has said he is prepared
to meet the Catholic priest he confronted over his support for a
provocative Orange Order parade through Ardoyne and neighbouring areas.
Published October 15, 2016
An arson attack on a flat in north Belfast was a sectarian bid by
loyalists to burn out Catholics living in the area.
Published October 15, 2016
Sellafield safety fears renewed after TV expose
The Dublin government has been urged to demand the complete closure of
the Sellafield nuclear site on the west coast of Britain after a BBC
programme raised concerns about safety at the facility.
Published October 15, 2016
The main changes in 26 County taxation and spending
for the 2017 fiscal year, as announced in their budget speeches by
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan and Minister for Public Expenditure
Paschal Donohoe this afternoon.
Published October 11, 2016
Tories lurch towards the extreme
British Prime Minister Theresa May has drawn comparisons to Margaret
Thatcher after she outright rejected Irish and Scottish concerns over
Brexit and moved to quash the right of Irish and other EU citizens to
live and work in Britain and the north of Ireland.
Published October 8, 2016
Drumcree Orangeman seek Ardoyne-style ‘deal’
An Orange Order parade which was forced through the Ardoyne area of
north Belfast last weekend has reopened the north’s biggest parading
dispute.
Published October 8, 2016
Censorship bid by British military over new book
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has attempted to suppress a book
by a former soldier about his involvement in ‘dirty tricks’ operations
in the north of Ireland.
Published October 8, 2016
UDA marches towards the millions
New UDA murals are being erected as millions of pounds of public funds
are funnelled by the Stormont administration to a group closely linked
to the loyalist paramilitary organisation, it has emerged.
Published October 8, 2016
Senior Gardai sought to “annihilate” reputation of whistleblower
The Garda Commissioner Noirin O’Sullivan is under pressure to quit after
the former head of the Garda press office admitted that he had taken
part in a top level smear campaign against a whistleblower to try to
undermine his allegations of corruption.
Published October 8, 2016
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