There has been a furious response to news that a British broadcaster has
commissioned a ‘comedy’ television series based on the Irish famine when
an estimated one million people died of starvation and disease as a
result of British colonial policy in Ireland.
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Irish incomprehension at Famine comedy plan
There has been a furious response to news that a British broadcaster has
commissioned a ‘comedy’ television series based on the Irish famine when
an estimated one million people died of starvation and disease as a
result of British colonial policy in Ireland.
Published January 3, 2015
Low-profile launch for new political party
An announcement by former Fine Gael leadership figure Lucinda Creighton
that she is going ahead with efforts to form a new right-wing political
organisation has been criticised by Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams who said
that another conservative political party is “the last thing” that
Ireland needs.
Published January 3, 2015
A round-up of the stories emerging from the declassified
papers released over the New Year.
Published January 3, 2015
A collection of the statements issued by Sinn Fein and republican groups
to mark the New Year.
Published January 3, 2015
Stormont talks deal gets over the line
A partial agreement in multi-party talks has ensured that the
Six-County political institutions will continue to operate next year.
Published December 24, 2014
The North’s five main parties have asked British prime minister David
Cameron for 2 billion pounds (€2.55 billion or $3.15 billion) financial
package over ten years as talks continue on issues such as parades,
flags and the past.
Published December 20, 2014
PSNI mount pre-Christmas raids
Republicans in Derry, Belfast and Newry have condemned heavy-handed
raids by the PSNI which have devastated family homes in the lead up to
Christmas.
Published December 20, 2014
Ballymurphy Massacre victim to be exhumed
The body of a man shot dead by British soldiers in Belfast more than 40
years ago is to be exhumed, a coroner has ruled.
Published December 20, 2014
Legal action over protection of UVF assassin
The widow of a factory worker murdered by unionist paramilitaries more
than 40 years ago is to sue the PSNI police and the British Ministry of
Defence.
Published December 20, 2014
The word Derry is to be removed from the wording on a plaque in the city
after the SDLP sided with unionists on the issue in a move which could
revive the long-running row on the city’s name.
Published December 20, 2014
Delight at Obama move to end blockade on Cuba
A historic announcement of a thaw in Cuban-US relations which includes
the release of the three remaining members of the “Cuban Five” and Alan
Gross, an American citizen detained in Cuba, has been strongly welcomed
in Ireland.
Published December 20, 2014
The shambolic nature of the talks process at Stormont was exposed this
week when British Prime Minister David Cameron suddenly abandoned the
negotiations with no plans to return.
Published December 13, 2014
A people ‘forced onto the streets’
The largest political movement seen in Ireland in a generation looks set
to grow further after a giant protest in Dublin on Wednesday.
Published December 13, 2014
Sinn Fein hails recognition for Palestine
The Dublin parliament has become the latest in Europe to call on its
governments to recognise an independent state of Palestine after a
motion by Sinn Fein was passed unanimously.
Published December 13, 2014
‘Last chance’ for recruitment target
British military intelligence has been accused of stuffing an envelope
full of cash through a letterbox in an attempt to recruit a man as an
informer.
Published December 13, 2014
Undercover TV team documents abuses
Ireland’s health service bosses have been accused of criminal negligence
following a damning television documentary on the treatment of people
with intellectual disabilities at a facility in County Mayo.
Published December 13, 2014
Frazer plans march on Dáil over torture case
Gardai have said they are willing to facilitate a new ‘Love Ulster’
event in Dublin city centre, raising fears of a potential repeat of the
infamous 2006 parade.
Published December 13, 2014
Dublin closed down by another giant protest
Dublin city was shut down this afternoon when tens of thousands of
protesters descended on the capital for the latest mass demonstration
against water charges.
Published December 10, 2014
The death of Kilkenny native Jonathan Corrie, a 43-year-old who had
suffered mental ill-health and addiction problems, on a freezing night
within feet of the seat of power, has shocked the public may have killed
off the Dublin government’s chances of re-election.
Published December 6, 2014
PSNI determined to defend RUC killers
The purpose of a new ‘legacy’ body to investigate past state killings in
the conflict is being questioned after PSNI police chiefs said they were
determined to defend the actions of their retired colleagues.
Published December 6, 2014
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