New US peace envoy Gary Hart has spent two days in a series of
bilateral meetings with the five main parties in the North and the
Dublin and London governments.
Published November 1, 2014
Brendan McConville and John Paul Wootton are to go before the highest
court in British law in a bid to clear their names after receiving
permission to do so this week.
Published November 1, 2014
A mud-slinging campaign by the Irish political establishment has
effectively halted Sinn Fein’s rise to become the largest party in the
26 Counties.
Published October 25, 2014
Sinn Fein has described the Stormont multi-party talks a “sham process”
and warned that there is limited prospect of agreement unless the DUP
shows a greater willingness to engage.
Published October 25, 2014
A UDA murder gang is targeting west Belfast lawyer Padraig O Muirigh, it
has emerged. It is the same outfit which, in collusion with British
forces, carried out the 1989 killing of high-profile Belfast defence
lawyer, Pat Finucane.
Published October 25, 2014
A County Derry man has said that PSNI men offered to “get rid” of
assault charges if he agreed to become an informer.
Published October 25, 2014
Support groups for republican prisoners in Maghaberry have complained
about the medical maltreatment of prisoners at the jail.
Published October 25, 2014
The Republican Network for Unity say they have photographs of water
meters which have recently been installed behind the backs of west
Belfast residents.
Published October 25, 2014
The North’s political process has ground to a halt after the DUP
dramatically reneged on a deal to appoint a Sinn Fein Speaker of the
Stormont Assembly and then entirely boycotted the opening of a new round
of talks in Belfast.
Published October 18, 2014
Sinn Fein has strongly rejected claims it sought to “cover-up”
allegations of sexual abuse against a member of the Provisional IRA.
Published October 18, 2014
Miscarriage of justice victim John Paul Wootton has had his life
sentence tariff increased by four years by the Court of Appeal, despite
the chief justice admitting that the youth played no identifiable role
in the CIRA action for which he received a life sentence.
Published October 18, 2014
The coalition 26-County government has been accused of using this week’s
annual budget announcements as an attempt regain popular support after
comprehensively losing two by-elections while 100,000 people marched in
Dublin against the hated new water charges.
Published October 18, 2014
In 2005, ten years after the organisation declared a ‘ceasefire’, the
unionist paramilitary UVF continued to gather personal information on
leading republicans with the intention of targeting them for
assassination.
Published October 18, 2014
Relatives of Easter Rising combatants are still being kept in the dark
about commemoration plans for the centenary. Meanwhile, concerns have
mounted that the Dublin government will promote a pro-British version of
the events of 1916, which launched Ireland’s fight for independence.
Published October 18, 2014
The following are the main points of the fiscal changes announced this
afternoon by 26 County Finance Minister Michael Noonan
Published October 14, 2014
Crowds not seen in several years have demonstrated against water
charges on the streets of Dublin city centre this afternoon as voters
delivered a stunning message of no confidence in two by-elections to
the Dublin parliament.
Published October 11, 2014
With two by-elections to the Dublin parliament taking place this week, a
poll has shown that Sinn Fein’s support has risen to become the joint
largest political party in the 26 Counties.
Published October 11, 2014
The Mayor of Dublin, Christy Burke, has been forced to seek a meeting
with Garda police chiefs over what he described as the excessive force
being used against anti-water charge protestors in the city.
Published October 11, 2014
A breakaway IRA group has claimed responsibility for a grenade-style
bomb thrown at the PSNI in north Belfast this week.
Published October 11, 2014
The UDA is being blamed for an arson attack on the home of a nationalist
councillor in County Antrim. Extensive smoke damage was caused to
Padraig McShane’s home in the town of Ballycastle early on Saturday.
Published October 11, 2014
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