A Stormont committee has refused to adjourn the Six County Assembly
despite a DUP threat that it would otherwise pull down the North’s
political institutions.
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Stormont collapse likely after DUP ultimatum is rejected
A Stormont committee has refused to adjourn the Six County Assembly
despite a DUP threat that it would otherwise pull down the North’s
political institutions.
Published September 10, 2015
Arrests of top republicans adds to talks chaos
The PSNI police this morning arrested three very senior Provisional
republican figures in connection with the murder last month of Belfast
man Kevin McGuigan -- one of whom, Bobby Storey, is the chairperson of
Sinn Fein in the Six Counties.
Published September 9, 2015
Talks hit by Tory threats, DUP go-slow
Crisis talks due to begin tomorrow in Belfast face an uphill battle
amid serious attacks on the Six-County political process by both the
British government and unionists over the past 48 hours.
Published September 7, 2015
The DUP leader Peter Robinson has offered to take part in a fresh round
of multi-party talks as a deep crisis over allegations that the
Provisional IRA still exists appears set to extend over a period of
weeks or months.
Published September 5, 2015
Arrested republicans ‘pawns in a political game’
A prominent former IRA Volunteer has spoken out for the first time to
defend himself after unionists called for him to be returned to prison
by the British authorities.
Published September 5, 2015
Policing report exposes dysfunctional coalition
The interim report of the Fennelly Inquiry on policing matters in the
26 Counties has revealed a catalogue of delinquency and deception at
the highest levels of the State’s justice system.
Published September 5, 2015
Refugees welcomed by Irish republicans
Thousands of Irish families have pledged to provide shelter to refugees
following a dramatic recognition of the plight of those fleeing conflict
Published September 5, 2015
Committee hears of culture of white-collar criminality
A witness at an investigation into political corruption by a committee
of the Stormont Assembly has claimed to have hundreds of hours of tapes
revealing “an ingrained culture of inappropriate and possibly illegal
conduct” across the political, banking, legal and accountancy sectors.
Published September 5, 2015
Welcome for state funeral for 1916 rebel Thomas Kent
A State funeral is to be held for 1916 Rising hero Thomas Kent -- one of
only two rebels executed by the British outside of Dublin -- after DNA
testing confirmed that remains found in Cork Prison belong to him.
Published September 5, 2015
Report finds Taoiseach’s message forced top Garda to quit
The 26 County Taoiseach Enda Kenny is facing calls for his resignation
after an inquiry found today that the former Garda police chief
commissioner Martin Callinan felt obliged to retire as a result of a
message conveyed from the Taoiseach.
Published September 1, 2015
The devolved administration in the north of Ireland is moving towards
collapse as both of the main unionist parties have said they are ready
to withdraw from the power-sharing coalition with nationalists.
Published August 29, 2015
Fianna Fail jumps on a unionist bandwagon
There has been a hysterical response in the 26 Counties to allegations
in the North that the Provisional IRA continues to exist.
Published August 29, 2015
Figures confirm scale of PSNI harassment
The PSNI has used stop and search powers against the people of two small
north Belfast communities more than 4,500 times in six years, according
to official police statistics.
Published August 29, 2015
Water charge protestors ‘not going away’
Tens of thousands have gathered at an anti-water charge rally today in
Dublin. The march began at 2pm under the banner “We’re not going away, you
know!”
Published August 29, 2015
Red Cross to help broker bid to end prison tensions
The Red Cross has said it is willing to help resolve the deepening
crisis at Maghaberry prison after more than 20 republican prisoners
began refusing meals for more than a week.
Published August 29, 2015
Robinson’s mercy appeal for UDA death-squad suspect
DUP leader Peter Robinson has been accused of hypocrisy after seeking
leniency for a loyalist believed by victims to have been involved in the
mass murder of innocent Catholics in the 1970s.
Published August 29, 2015
UUP to quit Executive as election looms
The Ulster Unionist Party is set to withdraw its only Minister from the
Stormont Executive on Saturday after party leader Mike Nesbitt
described the current power-sharing agreement as “threadbare”.
Published August 26, 2015
‘IRA has left the stage’ - Adams
In response to a growing media furore, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has insisted that the Provisional IRA were not involved in the killing of Kevin McGuigan in east Belfast earlier this month.
Published August 22, 2015
Letter reveals farcical Ballymurphy investigation
The failure of the British Ministry of Defence to trace any of the British soldiers present at the time of the 1971 Ballymurphy Massacre has infuriated the families of the victims.
Published August 22, 2015
1985: Thatcher’s ego and the need to stop Sinn Fein
Over 500 files have been made available to historians in Belfast this
week as part of the declassification of government files dating from the
mid-1980s.
Published August 22, 2015
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