A guilty verdict against a prominent Lurgan republican has been thrown
out after admissions that RUC police lied to prosecutors and tried to
manipulate the case.
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Miscarriage of justice declared in McAuley case
A guilty verdict against a prominent Lurgan republican has been thrown
out after admissions that RUC police lied to prosecutors and tried to
manipulate the case.
Published May 22, 2014
Stormont, PSNI to pay compensation for inquest delays
The families of six men killed by either Crown forces or loyalist
paramilitaries are to be awarded damages for unlawful delays in holding
inquests, a High Court judge ruled on Tuesday.
Published May 22, 2014
Baggott sued over failure to investigate
The family of a murdered Catholic politician have begun a civil legal
action against the PSNI Chief Matt Baggott, accusing the police of
repeated failures to investigate the killing.
Published May 22, 2014
Dail delegation warns over Maghaberry prison dispute
Former government minister Eamon O Cuiv has warned that the atmosphere
in Maghaberry Prison between republican prisoners and prison authorities
is on a “knife edge”.
Published May 22, 2014
The trial of a loyalist gang involved in the death of Catholic community
worker Kevin McDaid has ended with all of the charges against them being
dropped or reduced to minor ones.
Published May 17, 2014
Shock as British Army gunmen’s admissions are dismissed
A decision by the PSNI police not to investigate the admitted sectarian
murders by an undercover British army unit is being described as a
devastating injustice against the families of the victims.
Published May 17, 2014
Sinn Fein eyes election gains despite new Adams smear
With his party on the brink of local and European election successes,
party leader Gerry Adams has taken legal action against 26-County media
group Independent News and Media (IN&M) over a recent news report.
Published May 17, 2014
Graphic election fight for smaller republican parties
Posters for eirigi candidate Maire Drumm are being vandalised in the
Colin area of West Belfast, the party has said, as Sinn Fein and rival
republicans continue to contest the visual spaces open to their
communities.
Published May 17, 2014
Dublin/Monaghan families to sue for justice
Victims of the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings, which took place 40
years ago this week, are to sue the British government for failing to
bring the perpetrators to justice.
Published May 17, 2014
Limavady bandsmen mark territory for July Twelfth
There have been calls for action to be taken in the county Derry town of
Limavady after two loyalist bandsmen urinated at the gates of a parish
priest’s home during a parade in the town.
Published May 17, 2014
Jubilation and recrimination as Adams is freed
A high stakes game in the North’s unfinished peace process played out
before the world’s media last week. But almost twenty years after the
Provisional IRA’s ceasefire, the shock detention of Gerry Adams on
allegations of past IRA activity ended in a dramatic triumph for the
Sinn Fein leader.
Published May 10, 2014
Enmities inflamed after Adams arrest
Despite a display of unity for the start of the Giro d’Italia
international bicycle race in Belfast this week, political relations are
at their lowest for years following the arrest and interrogation of Sinn
Fein leader Gerry Adams.
Published May 10, 2014
Report identifies serious Garda misconduct, cover-ups
A new Minister for Justice was hurriedly appointed on Thursday less than
24 hours before the release of an official investigation which concluded
that the former Minister for Justice Alan Shatter had failed to
investigate a disturbing litany of corruption and malpractice.
Published May 10, 2014
Protestors determined to stop water meters
Two people have been injured in clashes between residents and Irish
Water workers as protests against the new water tax have spread.
Published May 10, 2014
Sudden end to PIRA membership trial
Two men and two women due to stand trial charged with Provisional IRA
offences were dramatically cleared this week, after the prosecution said
it offered no evidence against them.
Published May 10, 2014
The Dublin and Monaghan bombings
The worst day in the history of the recent conflict took place 40 years
ago this week. A report from Justice for the Forgotten, which was formed
in 1996 and continues to campaign for truth and justice for the victims
of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.
Published May 10, 2014
Minister for Justice Alan Shatter resigns
A long saga of scandal, corruption and the abuse of power came to a
sudden end today with the announcement that the 26 County Minister for
Justice Alan Shatter has resigned.
Published May 7, 2014
Adams’s address to the media following his release
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams’s remarks to a press conference in west
Belfast tonight following his release from Antrim PSNI station.
Published May 5, 2014
Loyalists fail to block Adams release
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has emerged from a PSNI base this evening
some two hours after his discharge from custody was confirmed by the
force.
Published May 4, 2014
Unionists demand Adams face charges
The DUP has accused Sinn Fein of attempting to “bully” the PSNI into
not charging party leader Gerry Adams over IRA activities. Mr Adams is
undergoing a fourth day of interrogation following his arrest on
Wednesday.
Published May 4, 2014
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