Thousands attended this years anti-internment bonfires, traditionally
held on the feast day of the Assumption, and which have become public
displays of nationalist dissatisfaction with the Stormont administration
and British rule.
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Nationalist bonfires seen as hotspots of dissent
Thousands attended this years anti-internment bonfires, traditionally
held on the feast day of the Assumption, and which have become public
displays of nationalist dissatisfaction with the Stormont administration
and British rule.
Published August 20, 2016
Irish Olympics boss arrested in multi-million ticket tout scheme
Irish corruption is again the subject of international media attention
following the arrest of the President of the Olympic Council of Ireland
(OCI) Pat Hickey as part of a Brazilian police investigation into an
insider ticket touting scandal.
Published August 20, 2016
International solidarity as hunger strike anniversary marked
Sinn Fein have marked the 35th anniversary of the hunger strikes with a
march involving thousands of activists in west Belfast.
Published August 20, 2016
Sinn Fein Assembly member quits over NAMA testimony
Published August 18, 2016
Feud fears as Stormont cosies up to killers
The Six County administration in Belfast has been accused of sustaining
loyalist criminality following the murder of a former UDA leader by a
rival loyalist gang.
Published August 13, 2016
Call for state recognition for heroic Bloody Sunday priest
Tributes have been paid following the death of the former Bishop of
Derry, Edward Daly, who attended to the victims on Bloody Sunday at the
risk of his own life. However, his memory has also been subjected to a
sickening sectarian attack by a former member of the British Crown
forces who claimed to have been present at the massacre.
Published August 13, 2016
Governors assault prisoners in Maghaberry mayhem
There were clashes at Maghaberry jail this week as prison governors took
part in two separate assaults on republican prisoners over a 48 hour
period.
Published August 13, 2016
Palestinian anger at Sinn Fein’s links to Israeli regime
Palestinians have expressed dismay that representatives of Sinn Féin
have been hosting delegations from Likud, the party of Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Published August 13, 2016
State historians pressured to provide centenary ‘propaganda’
Historians involved in advising the decade of centenaries for the Dublin
government have revealed how they were asked to provide pro-British
propaganda for use in the north of Ireland, but refused “point blank”.
Published August 13, 2016
Freedom of assembly denied, but anti-internment message is heard
Thousands of republicans staged a peaceful protest after an
anti-internment parade was barred from entering Belfast city centre last
Sunday.
Published August 13, 2016
Loyalist parade intimidation ends
Three years of nightly loyalist disturbances in north Belfast appear to be at an end after a group of Orangemen said they have suspended
their attempts to march into the republican Ardoyne area.
Published August 6, 2016
Republicans at odds over festival link to PSNI
A row has erupted over the attendance of the PSNI police at events at
Feile an Phobail, the West Belfast festival.
Published August 6, 2016
Strong support for banned march to Belfast city hall
A large PSNI operation is expected to be put in place to prevent
a civil rights parade by the Anti-Internment League reaching Belfast
city centre on Sunday.
Published August 6, 2016
PSNI’s hypocrisy over hate crimes exposed
The PSNI is facing allegations of double standards on hate crimes as
they refused to answer questions about a provocative poster of a
loyalist killer gloating over a murderous attack.
Published August 6, 2016
Pensions of Ireland’s ‘elite’ revealed
Sinn Fein finance spokesman Pearse Doherty has described the figures for
the top public sector pensions as “obscene”.
Published August 6, 2016
Hundreds gathered in Dungiven South Derry last Sunday, 31st July, to
march in commemoration of INLA Volunteer and H-Block martyr Kevin Lynch,
who died after 71 Days on Hunger Strike, on August 1st 1981.
Published August 6, 2016
Kenny ‘flip flops’ with push for border controls
Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams has expressed his party’s dismay after a meeting
on Brexit between the 26 County Taoiseach Enda Kenny and the new British
Prime Minister Theresa May focused exclusively on the imposition of new
customs and immigration controls along the Irish border.
Published July 30, 2016
Internment parade banned from Belfast city centre
The annual anti-internment parade planned for next weekend has been blocked from
marching to Belfast City Hall by the Parades Commission.
Published July 30, 2016
Taylor takes action over prison treatment
Lawyers for staff at Maghaberry prison in County Antrim have admitted
violating their own policies in a recent case of abuse against Irish
republican internee Tony Taylor.
Published July 30, 2016
Testimony confirms British Army killer unit not disbanded
A recently released document marked ‘restricted’ has provided a new
perspective on the British government’s collusion with loyalist
paramilitaries in the north of Ireland.
Published July 30, 2016
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