Relatives of two IRA Volunteers shot dead by the British Army’s SAS
regiment in County Tyrone 30 years ago are to sue the British government
after a new report found that they were shot in the back.
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Ambush inquest described as ‘charade’
Relatives of two IRA Volunteers shot dead by the British Army’s SAS
regiment in County Tyrone 30 years ago are to sue the British government
after a new report found that they were shot in the back.
Published January 4, 2014
Trial begins for loyalists accused of mob killing
A court has heard how a group of men shouting “We’re the UDA” descended
on a Coleraine street and set upon two Catholic men, leaving one dead,
after Glasgow Rangers FC won the Scottish Premiership title in May 2009.
Published January 4, 2014
Repartition plan considered by Thatcher
Extraordinary plans to redraw the partition of Ireland, including the
possibility of west Belfast being governed by the 26-County state, were
considered by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, according to previously
classified state papers released today.
Published January 4, 2014
Prisoners key to international peace moves
Basque political prisoners have agreed to endorse a political strategy
as part of a number of key statements by the prisoners aimed at finding
a solution to the ongoing independence struggle in the Basque Country.
Published January 4, 2014
Talks fail to deter parade tensions
The parades issue is continuing to provoke confrontation and incident,
particularly at the Ardyone interface with the loyalist Twaddell Road in
Belfast, where loyalists engaged in a protest camp are again planning a
major sectarian parade through the city.
Published January 4, 2014
The Dublin government was deeply concerned at the British government’s
failure to counter growing support for Sinn Fein in 1983, historical
papers have revealed. Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald even believed a
British policy was in place to support the party and protect its
leaders from arrest.
Published December 28, 2013
Talks on flags, sectarian parades and the past in the North will
continue this weekend but are facing increased scepticism after the
process was announced to have ended in failure on Christmas Eve.
Published December 28, 2013
Shocking levels of deprivation in Catholic communities
Fifteen years after the Good Friday Agreement, there has been no sign of
a decrease in the level of poverty among the Catholic population in the
North. A new study has shown that those schools with the largest number
of children from deprived backgrounds are almost entirely Catholic.
Published December 28, 2013
Loyalists forced out over a thousand families in 2013 - McCord
The number of people driven out of their homes by loyalist or sectarian
intimidation in the north of Ireland is at a five-year high, according
to figures published today.
Published December 28, 2013
Gun attack on Fermanagh barracks
Shots were fired at Lisnaskea PSNI station in County Fermanagh on
Monday, December 23rd is the latest gun attack by the breakaway IRA
groups.
Published December 28, 2013
Unemployed presented with impossible choice
Unemployed workers may be required to take up new positions in 26-County
local authorities from early next year, working on projects such as
drainage schemes and outdoor maintenance for just one euro an hour, or
face cuts to their dole payments.
Published December 28, 2013
Haass talks falter after unionist ‘histrionics’
US mediator Richard Haass has been forced to remove a reference to the
Irish tricolour flag as unionists ratcheted up their demands in ongoing
talks on flags, parades and the past in the north of Ireland.
Published December 20, 2013
Vicious assault in black ops incident
The discovery of a military tracking device on a workman’s van led to an
attack on a Craigavon republican at his home as Crown force personnel
brutally attempted to retrieve the device.
Published December 20, 2013
Persecution of prisoners extends beyond Maghaberry
The IRPWA (Irish Republican Prisoners’ Welfare Association) has
condemned the harassment of republican prisoners following their release
from jail in the north of Ireland.
Published December 20, 2013
Troika auditors depart amid spin, recriminations, allegations
The day-to-day oversight of the finances of the 26-County state by
international ‘bailout’ loan managers ended this week in a verbal tussle
over who should have shouldered the cost of the collapse of the state’s
banks.
Published December 20, 2013
British courts struggle with anti-Irish racism
An Irishman who was wrongly imprisoned for 17 years by a British court
was finally released this week -- but was forced to spend his first
night of freedom on the streets.
Published December 20, 2013
Adams comments on Mandela funeral
Gerry Adams was applauded at the Nelson Mandela funeral in South Africa
last Sunday, December 15th, 24 hours after joining an ANC guard of
honour for ‘Madiba’.
Published December 20, 2013
Clashes as Colin Duffy is returned to jail
Lurgan republican Colin Duffy is back behind bars today and is facing a
potentially lengthy period of internment without trial.
Published December 17, 2013
A small bomb exploded Friday night in the centre of Belfast, causing no
injuries but raising fresh fears of a return to a more serious level of
conflict in the north of Ireland.
Published December 14, 2013
State’s vengeance over republican’s brave stand
A ‘vindictive’ campaign by prison authorities in the north of Ireland
has denied republican prisoner Christine Connor medical treatment as a
result of her opposition to strip-searches.
Published December 14, 2013
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