A volley of shots was fired over the coffin of a lifelong republican
ahead of his funeral in north Belfast in a rare display by the
organisation styling itself the ‘new IRA’.
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A volley of shots was fired over the coffin of a lifelong republican
ahead of his funeral in north Belfast in a rare display by the
organisation styling itself the ‘new IRA’.
Published June 14, 2014
Coroner hears demand for broad collusion inquiry
A public inquiry must be held into the notorious Glenanne death squad
whose members included UVF paramilitaries, British Army soldiers and RUC
police, a coroner’s court has heard.
Published June 14, 2014
Action campaign on the past holds Dublin event
Relatives of those killed or injured during the conflict will call on
the Dublin government to begin a process of tackling the past during an
event in the capital this Saturday, 14th June.
Published June 14, 2014
Demands for inquiry into mass graves
The international media descended this week on a town in the west of
Ireland following shocking claims that an order of nuns may have buried
hundreds of infant children in an unmarked mass grave between the 1920s
and the 1960s.
Published June 7, 2014
Baggott blocking inquiries, says Police Ombudsman
The North’s Police Ombudsman Michael Maguire has launched a legal action
against PSNI Chief Matt Baggott over the failure to provide information
on major investigations into killings throughout the conflict.
Published June 7, 2014
Torture of prisoners was approved at Cabinet level
British ministers sanctioned the use of torture against internees in the
north of Ireland in the early 1970s, the then British Home Secretary
Merlyn Rees admitted in 1977, it has emerged.
Published June 7, 2014
Dublin politics transformed by Mayor vote
Despite the combined opposition of the two main conservative parties,
independent councillor Christy Burke has been elected Mayor of Dublin
for 2014/2015, with Sinn Fein to hold the mayoralty the following year.
Published June 7, 2014
Catholic man slashed as loyalist attacks increase
A 21-year-old chef has had to receive 17 stitches in his neck following
a sectarian attack by loyalists.
Published June 7, 2014
PSNI lies exposed by video evidence
A BBC documentary has shown evidence of the PSNI violently attacking
innocent pubgoers in the predominately nationalist town of Omagh. The
victims were accused of public order offences, but the cases were thrown
out when contradictory video evidence was presented to the court.
Published June 7, 2014
Loyalists rerouted from Ardoyne
The PSNI are undertaking a major policing operation in north Belfast
this weekend after a sectarian parade was rerouted away from nationalist
areas of north Belfast.
Published June 7, 2014
Public outrage at racist remarks
The DUP leader and First Minister Peter Robinson sparked widespread
public outrage this week when he made derogatory comments about Muslims.
He was speaking in defence of a north Belfast Pastor, who described
Islam as “heathen” and “satanic”.
Published May 31, 2014
Renewed effort as Craigavon Two appeal is rejected
A group set up to oppose a miscarriage of justice in the conviction of
the Craigavon Two has vowed to continue its campaign despite losing an
appeal this week.
Published May 31, 2014
Orangemen seek ‘last push’ for Ardoyne; Haass rules out role
With the summer marching season approaching and the Stormont parties
further apart than ever, the US peace envoy Richard Haass has ruled out
returning to Ireland to broker a deal on parades, flags and the legacy
of the conflict.
Published May 31, 2014
RUC figure wins SF endorsement as new PSNI Chief
The new PSNI Chief Constable in the north of Ireland has been named as
George Hamilton, a veteran of the RUC who is currently serving as the
Assistant Chief Constable (ACC) in the PSNI.
Published May 31, 2014
Selfish interests hiding the truth - bereaved
The brother of three south Armagh men shot dead by the Glenanne gang has
accused the British government and political parties of “protecting
their own deep secrets”.
Published May 31, 2014
Sinn Fein singing as it elects fourth MEP
Sinn Fein’s Matt Carthy has just become the party’s fourth MEP after
being elected after seven counts in a marathon count in Castlebar,
County Mayo.
Published May 27, 2014
Martina Anderson returned as MEP for Six Counties
Sinn Fein’s Martina Anderson has been deemed elected to the European
Parliament after topping the poll in the North on the first count.
Published May 26, 2014
Tanaiste Gilmore quits amid election drubbing
Eamon Gilmore has resigned as Labour party leader and as the Tanaiste
(Deputy Prime Minister) of the 26 County state.
Published May 26, 2014
Lynn Boylan is elected as Dublin MEP; SF adds to gains
Sinn Fein’s Lynn Boylan became the first Irish MEP to be elected to the
European Parliament in this election, topping the poll in the Dublin
constituency by a very wide margin over her mainstream party rivals.
Published May 26, 2014
‘Shindependents Day’ as political landscape is transformed
“Something profound has happened in the people’s attitudes to
politics,” said Sinn Fein deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald, as results
came in across the 26 Counties on Saturday.
Published May 25, 2014
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