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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

Attacks on Catholics continue

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

Budget 2017 - main points

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.