Ireland has become the first country to legalise same-sex marriage
through a popular vote, with indications from all count centres across
the country showing ‘Yes’ votes outnumbering ‘No’ votes by about
two-to-one.
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Ireland has become the first country to legalise same-sex marriage
through a popular vote, with indications from all count centres across
the country showing ‘Yes’ votes outnumbering ‘No’ votes by about
two-to-one.
Published May 23, 2015
Legislation on welfare reform looks to be rejected by the Stormont
assembly on Tuesday after the SDLP said its 14 assembly members would be
joining Sinn Fein in supporting a nationalist ‘petition of concern’ to
stop the bill.
Published May 23, 2015
Maghaberry authorities punishing prisoners for complaints
Republican political prisoners at Maghaberry jail have condemned
“aggressive” punishment procedures and unofficial reprisal actions by
the prison authorities which they said are causing upheaval throughout
Maghaberry.
Published May 23, 2015
Relatives and survivors of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings have repeated
their calls on the British government to release documents about the
1974 attacks.
Published May 23, 2015
Warning over political policing in 26 Counties
The Republican Network for Unity has warned that a policy of selective
internment is now being used against republicans by the state forces in
the 26 counties.
Published May 23, 2015
MI5 men attempt to enter vehicle
A member of Republican Sinn Fein in North Armagh has said he believes
two men who tried to force their way into his car recently were members
of British military intelligence.
Published May 23, 2015
Adams greets prince on first day of royal visit
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams caused controversy today when he met
‘Prince of Wales’ Charles Windsor in a meet-and-greet opportunity during
the first day of his four-day royal tour through Ireland.
Published May 19, 2015
Documents presented to a judicial review this week have confirmed that
the British government staged a fake ‘review’ three years ago before
announcing its predetermined decision to rule out a public inquiry into
the killing of Belfast defence lawyer Pat Finucane.
Published May 16, 2015
Tory Human Rights plan ‘would wreck peace deal’
The new British government has already launched an ultra-conservative
political agenda that could unravel the peace process in the north of
Ireland.
Published May 16, 2015
In a development which has electrified news coverage of their plight,
top barrister Amal Clooney is set to take on the European court case of
the ‘hooded men’. Her husband, famous Hollywood movie actor George
Clooney, is also set to travel to Belfast.
Published May 16, 2015
Drugs gangs seeking to spread fear in Belfast
Senior republicans in north Belfast have been told by the PSNI that they
are under threat from criminals following the murder of former IRA
commander Gerard ‘Jock’ Davison.
Published May 16, 2015
‘Yes’ vote urged in 26-County referendums
With the support of all of the political parties in the Dublin
parliament, a referendum campaign on same-sex marriage could bring
official state recognition for Ireland’s LGBT community and their
relationships for the first time.
Published May 16, 2015
Hidden device highlights spying campaign
A former republican prisoner has discovered a sophisticated listening
device embedded in the ceiling of his north Belfast home.
Published May 16, 2015
Election nightmare as Tories triumph
The result of the British general election is a setback for Irish
republicans with the loss of a key seat to unionists in the North while
the Tories under David Cameron secured a slim overall majority in
London.
Published May 9, 2015
Drug gang’s grudge blamed for IRA commander’s murder
A full republican funeral is expected to take place later today of
murder victim Gerard ‘Jock’ Davison, a former member of the Provisional
IRA’s northern command.
Published May 9, 2015
The organisation known as the ‘new IRA’ has claimed that a substantial
device failed to explode as two members of a PSNI patrol were in the
north Belfast area last week.
Published May 9, 2015
Judicial review of police inquiry into Glennane gang
A High Court judge in Belfast has described the activities of a gang in
which members of the British Crown forces carried out sectarian murders
alongside unionist paramilitaries as “deeply disturbing.”
Published May 9, 2015
Attempted cover-up over hospital deaths
The chief of the Health Services Executive (HSE) in the 26 Counties is
under pressure to resign after the latest damning report into patient
care at Irish hospitals.
Published May 9, 2015
Doing justice to the memory of Gerard ‘Jock’ Davison
More than 60 community groups and organisations from nationalist areas
of Belfast have endorsed the following open letter to praise the senior
republican Jock Davison and criticise attempts by the media to
“criminalise his past”.
Published May 9, 2015
Tories claim victory as seats pile in for Cameron
British prime minister David Cameron now looks certain to return to 10
Downing St after the Conservatives secured the narrowest of victories in
the Westminster general election.
Published May 8, 2015
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