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Villiers silent on British cabinet support for torture

The British Direct Ruler in the north of Ireland, Theresa Villiers, has been accused of withholding information in the case of a group of Irish torture victims known as the ‘Hooded Men’.

Published April 9, 2016

Political move to prevent US deportation

US Congressmen will introduce and support a Bill in the House of Congress next week aimed at postponing the deportation of a former Irish republican prisoner from the US.

Published April 9, 2016

Spirit of 1916 reclaimed?

In a remarkable weekend of events to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising, Irish president Michael D Higgins called for Irish people to take responsibility for building ‘a true Republic’. However, republican commemorations heard condemnations of the 26 County state for continuing to ‘turn its back’ on the people of the Six Counties.

Published April 2, 2016

Historic Easter weekend in the Six Counties

Republicans marched in Lurgan, Belfast, Coalisland and Derry over the Easter in defiance of threatened PSNI arrest operations and in stark contrast to the comfortable celebrations of independence in the 26 Counties.

Published April 2, 2016

Clashes as marching season begins

The Protestant marching season has started badly, with disturbances at two separate events this week.

Published April 2, 2016

Dail in limbo for a second month

The Dublin parliament has descended further into farce as Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have made no progress towards the formation of a government, more than five weeks after the 26 County general election.

Published April 2, 2016

Collusion fears as republicans told their lives are in danger

A number of republicans in County Antrim have been warned about their safety after it was reported that a “PSNI document” had been lost.

Published April 2, 2016

Michael McKevitt released from prison

A high-profile critic of the peace process in the north of Ireland has continued to maintain his innocence after completing a 20-year jail sentence for ‘directing terrorism’.

Published April 2, 2016

Irish President calls for an end to revisionism

In a speech to mark the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, President Michael D Higgins has called for an end to the pro-British bias in the interpretation of events at the turn of the last century.

Published March 28, 2016

Symbolic shift in west Belfast

There has been an outcry over the destruction of a republican mural of IRA Volunteer Kieran Nugent who started the blanket protest in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh. It was replaced with a mural depicting unionist leader Edward Carson.

Published March 26, 2016

Identity crises in Dublin, Belfast

An Irish language group has attacked a Dublin City Council banner featuring moderate nationalist John Redmond on the Bank of Ireland building at College Green.

Published March 26, 2016

Revisionism, not reconciliation at Glasnevin

Relatives of those who fought and died in the Easter Rising are set to take legal action to stop a wall being unveiled at Glasnevin cemetery which commemorates the British army dead alongside those who were killed while attempting to liberate Ireland from that army.