A ‘blasphemous’ comedy about the Bible which was banned by unionist
religious extremists in County Antrim went ahead this week after
international publicity shamed the council into a u-turn.
Published January 31, 2014
PSNI Chief Matt Baggott has announced he is to resign as head of the
British police in Ireland after almost five years in the post, and will
not seek a renewal of his contract when it ends in September.
Published January 25, 2014
Former unionist firebrand Ian Paisley has publicly accused the current
leadership of the party he founded of betraying him and of suddenly, and
brutally, ousting him.
Published January 25, 2014
The possibility of whistle-blowers coming forward to expose wrongdoing
is under renewed threat in the 26 Counties after the Garda police chief
announced to a Dail parliamentary committee that he would take legal
action to prevent any current or former Garda member speaking to them.
Published January 25, 2014
The British government has backed away from a pro-active role in dealing
with the issues of flags, parades and the past in the north of Ireland
despite the collapse of talks in Belfast.
Published January 25, 2014
Seventeen nationalists are to sue the PSNI police and Crown prosecutors
after a judge dismissed allegations that they staged an unlawful protest
during a sectarian parade in north Belfast.
Published January 25, 2014
A new inquest has been ordered into the death of a 21-year-old Derry
youth who was killed by a British Army rubber bullet in 1973.
Published January 25, 2014
After almost four years in jail without charge, Irish prisoner of
conscience Martin Corey was released from custody on Wednesday -- but
only on condition that he stay away from the media and his home town
or face being returned to jail.
Published January 17, 2014
Sharp exchanges between Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness and DUP leader
Peter Robinson have confirmed the failure of the Haass talks and the
continuing difficulties within the Six-County power-sharing regime.
Published January 17, 2014
The 26-County public is turning against the state’s corrupt elite as
never before following revelations of secret payments at a state-funded
clinic and runaway spending by the new water board, Irish Water.
Published January 17, 2014
There have been nationwide demonstrations over the imprisonment of
79-year old feminist and peace activist Margaretta D’Arcy for her
repeated protests against the use of Shannon Airport in international
wars.
Published January 17, 2014
A young student activist who was returning from a morning exam was this
week the target of the latest MI5 approach in the north of Ireland. It
involved a feeble £50 and a quote from Karl Marx.
Published January 17, 2014
The Council of Europe has accused the Stormont administration of
blocking the growth and promotion of the Irish language in the north of
Ireland.
Published January 17, 2014
The release of long-term republican prisoner of conscience Martin Corey
took place earlier today. While the circumstances of the process remain
unclear at this time, the Martin Corey Campaign has confirmed and
welcomed his release.
Published January 15, 2014
Unionists have sought to play down comments by US talks chair Richard
Haass in which he blamed them for the failure to reach an agreement on
his draft proposals dealing with the issues of flags and emblems,
parades, and the past.
Published January 11, 2014
An attempt to revamp the hardline image of former DUP leader Ian Paisley
has backfired after he told a BBC interviewer the 26 County state got
what it deserved in the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 1974.
Published January 11, 2014
Former prisoner of conscience Marian Price will not return to jail
after an outstanding court case ended with a suspended sentence.
Published January 11, 2014
A County Armagh lorry driver has said he fears for his life after being
stopped on a Scottish roadside by PSNI Special Branch police who offered
him thousands of pounds to gather information on republicans.
Published January 11, 2014
A loyalist mob is planning to confront a nationalist parade seeking
housing equality in north Belfast.
Published January 11, 2014
Key documents have disappeared ahead of an upcoming inquiry into the
collapse of the Irish banking system, it has emerged.
Published January 11, 2014
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