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.
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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
Govt ‘apologising’ for independence, ‘celebrating’ partition
The Dublin government stands accused of planning to celebrate the
partition of Ireland, following comments made by Fine Gael’s
controversial Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan at his party’s annual
conference last weekend.
Published February 28, 2015
Jailed activists on hunger strike
Anti-austerity activists have embarked on a hunger strike in protest at
their incarceration at Wheatfield prison in Dublin, and are now also
threatening to refuse fluids.
Published February 21, 2015
An abuse victim is hopeful after winning the first stage in a battle to have a
Westminster parliamentary inquiry look into allegations that senior
unionist politicians, businessmen and high-level British state agents
connived in a paedophile ring at the notorious Kincora care home in
Belfast.
Published February 21, 2015
More protests as activists are jailed
The jailing of five anti-austerity protestors has marked a further
escalation in the 26 County government’s crackdown on political
demonstrations against the water tax.
Published February 21, 2015
Bomb alerts in Derry and Belfast
An area around Currynieirin in Derry was closed off for two days this
week while an object reported as a “mortar-like device” was recovered. A
telephone caller to a local newspaper said an explosive device had been
left on a laneway by “the republican movement”.
Published February 21, 2015
Irish society polarised as never before
New research has shown the 26 County state is now the most unequal
country in the European Union for the distribution of income, and one of
the worst in the western world for health inequality.
Published February 21, 2015
‘Psychological torture’ of MI5 approach
A former republican prisoner has said he fears he is being set up by
British security forces after he was detained by MI5 at an Italian
airport.
Published February 21, 2015
Irish language a priority for nationalist councillors
Four of the 11 new ‘super’ councils could be set to have Irish as the
first language on their logos and literature, according to the two
nationalist parties.
Published February 21, 2015
A number of children have been arrested in Dublin after being caught up
in a shocking crackdown by the 26 County state against anti-austerity
protests in the capital.
Published February 14, 2015
Trouble continues at Maghaberry
Maghaberry’s ‘riot squad’ have continued to use violence against
republican prisoners following last week’s disturbances at the jail,
which left one prisoner to seek hospital treatment.
Published February 14, 2015
Vindication for Ballymurphy man
A man tortured during the Ballymurphy Massacre and who was subsequently
convicted of rioting has had his conviction quashed, some 44 years
later.
Published February 14, 2015
Orchestrated effort to cover up war crimes
The failure to convict a single member of the British Crown forces since
1998 is being linked to the systematic frustration of investigations and
inquests by elements within the policing system in the north of Ireland.
Published February 14, 2015
More legal drama as PSNI collect Boston tapes
The latest development in a notorious ‘oral history’ project operated by
a Boston university has seen British forces granted the right to seize,
but not open, sealed tapes of interviews given by a former unionist
paramilitary prisoner.
Published February 14, 2015
‘Love Ulster’ parade gets go ahead
A sectarian loyalist parade organised by Willie Frazer has been given
approval to march through Dublin city centre and past the GPO on
O’Connell Street, the site of the 1916 Easter Rising, according to
reports.
Published February 14, 2015
Protests spread following arrest of anti-austerity TD
The arrest of anti-austerity TD Paul Murphy and three other left-wing activists in
early morning raids has led to angry protests at Garda police stations
across Dublin.
Published February 9, 2015
A republican political prisoner was badly beaten by warders at
Maghaberry jail last week following confrontations over new changes to
the prison regime.
Published February 7, 2015
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