There was trouble in Coleraine this week when eleven loyalists involved
in a sectarian murder in 2009 received very light jail terms or were
released with non-custodial sentences.
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Loyalist gloating at light sentences for McDaid killing
There was trouble in Coleraine this week when eleven loyalists involved
in a sectarian murder in 2009 received very light jail terms or were
released with non-custodial sentences.
Published July 5, 2014
Released man blames internment for detention
All charges against an Armagh man accused of killing a prison warder
have been dropped amid allegations he was a victim of ‘internment by
remand’.
Published July 5, 2014
Flags row escalates as KKK banner flown over east Belfast
The erection of flags of the KKK (Ku Klux Klan) in east Belfast
represents a new low for loyalists as the level of intimidation has
ratcheted up ahead of the height of the Protestant marching season.
Published July 5, 2014
Sinn Fein meets Tory leadership
Sinn Fein this week met with the British Prime Minister David Cameron
for the first time.
Published July 5, 2014
The Drumcree marching dispute in Portadown could be reignited after the
Parades Commission this week stunned nationalist residents by initially
permitting an Orange march on the lower end of the Garvaghy Road, the
scene of some of the North’s most intense parades violence, before
changing its mind.
Published June 28, 2014
Threats follow attempt to tag prisoners
The armed group referred to as the ‘new IRA’ has threatened to
target civilian security staff unless the firm they work for stops
fitting electronic tags to republican prisoners. They said the tags are
being applied as part of a British criminalisation effort against
republicans.
Published June 28, 2014
Mourners from around the world have arrived in west Belfast to pay their
respects to Gerry Conlon at his funeral this Saturday, June 28th.
Funeral Mass will be held at St Peter’s Cathedral.
Published June 28, 2014
McGuinness ‘welcomes his true boss’, says former comrade
There was a new royal embarrassment for Sinn Fein this week when Martin
McGuinness accompanied the English queen on a tour of Crumlin Road
prison in Belfast, a famous site of struggle for Irish republicans.
Published June 28, 2014
Cover-up seen in death of Cushendall RUC man
A Police Ombudsman’s report has found that the British Crown forces
could have prevented the killing of an RUC police sergeant in 1977, but
failed to do so. Sinn Fein has said the murder was allowed to proceed to
protect the identity of an informer.
Published June 28, 2014
Petition to end the ‘Craigavon 2’ miscarriage of justice
A request for support for Justice for the Craigavon Two and to help end
this miscarriage of justice.
Published June 28, 2014
Irish human rights campaigner Gerry Conlon died this morning, aged 60.
He passed away in his home in the Falls Road area of Belfast following a
lengthy illness.
Published June 21, 2014
Efforts by British and unionist politicians to to overturn a side-deal
concession given to Sinn Fein during peace negotiations could backfire after it was revealed that controversial ‘letters of
comfort’ given to Sinn Fein supporters may also have been given to
members of the British Crown forces.
Published June 21, 2014
Doubts over planned talks process
A proposal for a fresh round of multi-party negotiations at Stormont to
deal with outstanding issues in the peace process is endangered by the
‘negativity’ of the DUP, Sinn Fein has warned.
Published June 21, 2014
Unionists increase pressure after quiet ‘Tour of the North’
A notorious loyalist parade passed off peacefully on Friday night, June
20th, as thousands of Orange men and their supporters took part in the
annual ‘Tour of the North’ parade in Belfast, which passed a flashpoint
at St Patrick’s Catholic Church.
Published June 21, 2014
Tracking device found on Lurgan man’s car
A republican from County Armagh is taking legal action after he found a
surveillance device hidden in his car. The man from Lurgan, who does not
want to be named, is a member of Republican Network for Unity.
Published June 21, 2014
PSNI’s Loughinisland appeal an insult to families
The families and friends of those killed in the Loughinisand massacre
gathered at the County Down village this week to remember the 20th
anniversary of those killed on June 18 1994.
Published June 21, 2014
Loyalists who covered the east Belfast home of a Nigerian man in ‘locals
only’ banners have been defended by DUP leader Peter Robinson, who said
he did not think the act was racist.
Published June 21, 2014
A local election candidate has suffered a heart attack after a PSNI raid
in which his 11-year-old daughter was subjected to psychological terror.
Published June 14, 2014
PSNI makes another u-turn on flags issue
The PSNI has denied that there has been a change in how it polices the
contentious problem of loyalist flags.
Published June 14, 2014
Banking cover-up feared as inquiry is rigged
There was uproar in the Dublin parliament this week as the coalition
government unilaterally altered the make up of a committee of inquiry
into the banking crisis -- because it was not assured of a built-in
majority.
Published June 14, 2014
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