Almost a hundred thousand people took the streets in the North’s biggest
protest against austerity cuts on Friday as Sinn Fein battled
accusations that it has let down working class voters and the poor in
the negotiation of the Stormont House Agreement.
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Hope abides for ‘crucified’ Stormont
Almost a hundred thousand people took the streets in the North’s biggest
protest against austerity cuts on Friday as Sinn Fein battled
accusations that it has let down working class voters and the poor in
the negotiation of the Stormont House Agreement.
Published March 14, 2015
New abuse case fuels anti-SF media campaign
The emergence of a second historical case in which a teenager was
allegedly abused by an IRA member has reignited a controversy begun six
months ago over Sinn Fein’s handling of such matters.
Published March 14, 2015
Death of ‘no-frills’ unionist patriarch
Former Ulster Unionist leader Jim Molyneaux died on Monday at the age of
94. A deeply conservative Orangeman, he led the party from 1979 until
1995.
Published March 14, 2015
Loyalists return to the streets
A plan by the Orange Order for orchestrated street disturbances in north
Belfast has raised fears of a renewal of conflict in the area.
Published March 14, 2015
Collusion with Mount Vernon UVF admitted
The British Crown forces in the north of Ireland have for the first time
admitted collusion with a notorious loyalist killer in the unionist
paramilitary UVF.
Published March 14, 2015
Fears of ‘legacy’ cover-ups for British Army killers
The family of a man with special needs who was shot dead by the British
Army in 1974 have said they have no faith in a re-opened police
investigation by the PSNI’s ‘Legacy Investigation Branch’.
Published March 14, 2015
Anti water-charge protestors are released
The President of the High Court in Dublin has this afternoon directed
the immediate release of four anti-water charges protesters over a
technicality regarding the manner of their committal.
Published March 9, 2015
Stormont in new crisis after talks deal collapses
In a dramatic turnaround, Sinn Fein has said it will seek to block the
welfare bill, a key element of the Stormont House Agreement, after
accusing the DUP of acting in bad faith on the issue.
Published March 9, 2015
Leader’s speech by Gerry Adams at Sinn Fein Ard Fheis 2015
The Presidential address by Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams at
his party's annual conference in Derry this weekend.
Published March 7, 2015
Sinn Fein has categorically ruled out joining a coalition government in
Dublin as junior partner after elections due early next year. The party
is holding its Ard Fheis (annual conference) in Derry this weekend.
Published March 7, 2015
Catholics are leaving the PSNI police in numbers and fewer are applying
to join, new figures have shown.
Published March 7, 2015
Tensions rising at Portlaoise prison
A statement by republican prisoners at Portlaoise jail in the Irish
midlands has warned of a deteriorating situation there.
Published March 7, 2015
Raymond McCreesh park issue ‘resolved’
A play park in Newry has been held up by unionists as a symbol of ‘Sinn
Fein intransigence’ after the party blocked a new attempt to change its
name.
Published March 7, 2015
Wealthy mount blockade against property repossession
A media circus in south county Dublin has highlighted the efforts of
Ireland’s super-rich to defy legal moves to seize their assets.
Published March 7, 2015
‘Language strike’ and petition against EU treatment of Irish
A Sinn Fein member of the European Parliament is refusing to speak any
language other than her native Gaelic, in protest at the European
Union’s failure to fulfil its designation of Irish as a full official
language of the EU.
Published March 7, 2015
‘Criminals’ and ‘touts’ in south Armagh
Sinn Fein has warned that a lack of confidence in the PSNI police is
encouraging illegal activity in border areas.
Published February 28, 2015
Father seeks to end the silence on Scappaticci
A father of a man allegedly murdered by notorious British Crown informer
and double agent, Freddie Scappaticci, is behind a new effort to bring
the state to book for Scappaticci’s secret crimes.
Published February 28, 2015
Report warns against displays of Irishness
A St Patrick’s Day parade in Scotland is facing cancellation because it
could be attacked by loyalists, according to reports this week.
Published February 28, 2015
Cut-to-the-bone coalition demonises opposition
The Dublin government has attempted to turn the tables on its left-wing
opponents this week with efforts to portray them as “dangerous” and
“anti-democratic”.
Published February 28, 2015
Six-County officials are understood to have witnessed a blazing row
between the leaders of the two main nationalist parties over new welfare
cuts.
Published February 28, 2015
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