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Robinson demands new peace deal

Sinn Fein has accepted that the North’s political process is in serious trouble following a call by the DUP for the St Andrew’s Agreement to be renegotiated.

Published September 13, 2014

Paisley: A demagogue in a dog collar

Ian Paisley's uncompromising self-belief made him the most divisive figure in Ireland in the second half of the twentieth century.

Published September 13, 2014

Eyes of the world on Scotland

Scotland is on the “cusp of making history” by voting for independence next week, its First Minister Alex Salmond has said.

Published September 13, 2014

Judge finds litany of lies in shoot-to-kill case

A prominent republican is to sue for compensation after a senior judge admitted that he had been the victim of a perversion of the course of justice.

Published September 13, 2014

‘Failed by the law’ - family action over collusion

The family of a north Belfast man shot dead by loyalists using a gun taken from a British Army base 40 years ago is to sue the British Ministry of Defence.

Published September 13, 2014

Loyalist murder weapon ‘imported by MI5’

A gun used in the murder of a Catholic doorman almost 20 years ago has been linked to a series of other loyalist killings, the PSNI has admitted.

Published September 13, 2014

Politicians have been expressing their sympathy to the family of Ian Paisley, the former loyalist and unionist leader whose intransigence and hatred of Catholics were world famous, but who also succeeded in making peace on his own terms. He died this Friday morning.

Published September 12, 2014

Envy and anticipation ahead of Scottish vote

On September 18, between the hours of 7am and 10pm, full sovereign power will lie in the hands of the Scottish people, who must decide whether to keep it or give it away.

Published September 6, 2014

Ceasefire appeal as political stalemate grinds on

Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness has used a keynote speech marking the 20th anniversary of the 1994 IRA ceasefire to call for republican armed groups to lay down their arms.

Published September 6, 2014

MI5 blamed for bomb alert ‘spookery’

The Republican Network for Unity has said it is combating hoax bomb alerts in west Belfast, which they have blamed on British military intelligence ‘spooks’.

Published September 6, 2014

Belfast march tensions continue

A firework was thrown along with sectarian insults during a republican commemorative event at a Belfast interface last weekend, while there were further sectarian displays in north Belfast as the Protestant marching season wound down.

Published September 6, 2014

Prisoners unite to oppose controlled movement

The three groups of republican prisoners inside Maghaberry jail, the main British prison in Ireland, have agreed that facilities and space should be shared among them and they have collectively issued a statement calling for the prison administration to recognise the new situation.