Brian Shivers has been cleared in a retrial of all charges relating to a
Real IRA attack in 2009 at Massereene British army base in which two
British soldiers died.
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Brian Shivers cleared of all charges
Brian Shivers has been cleared in a retrial of all charges relating to a
Real IRA attack in 2009 at Massereene British army base in which two
British soldiers died.
Published May 3, 2013
Loyalists have returned to intimidate the Holy Cross Catholic girls’
school in north Belfast, almost 12 years after a previous campaign of
violence and terror made international headlines.
Published April 26, 2013
Sinn Fein urged to engage in debate
Suggestions by Sinn Fein for talks with ‘dissidents’ has been met with a
proposal for a series of public debates.
Published April 26, 2013
A new, openly sectarian political party called ‘Protestant Coalition’
has been formed in the North by those involved in the recent loyalist
flag protests and disturbances.
Published April 26, 2013
The site of the Long Kesh prison will be used to create “a shrine to
peace”, Sinn Fein’s deputy First Minister has said, following a decision
to go ahead with the project.
Published April 26, 2013
Judge to decide on Finucane files disclosure
British government documents are being examined by a High Court judge
who will decide if they should be disclosed to the family of Pat
Finucane.
Published April 26, 2013
Parades Commission infuriates north Belfast residents
Nationalists in north Belfast have walked out of a meeting with the
Parades Commission after being told to stay clear of their own parish
church this Sunday as yet another incendiary loyalist parade marches by.
Published April 26, 2013
Masked loyalist paramilitaries erected more than 600 UVF flags in east
Belfast last weekend along key arterial routes, without consultation or
notification in an operation that involved cherry pickers operating in
broad daylight.
Published April 19, 2013
Thatcher considered ethnic cleansing of Catholics
Margaret Thatcher once encouraged her advisers to consider a ‘clearance’
of Catholics from the Six Counties as a solution to the conflict, it has
been revealed.
Published April 19, 2013
Savita probe confirms legal, medical failures
An inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar in Galway has uncovered
grave shortcomings in the care she received prior to her death, chiefly
the failure to terminate her pregnancy when her life was threatened by a
miscarriage.
Published April 19, 2013
Unions find their voice as pay deal rejected
Proposals to extend the current ‘Croke Park’ public service pay
agreement have been comprehensively rejected by Ireland’s trade unions.
Published April 19, 2013
‘Real UFF’ bomber is former DUP candidate
A prominent DUP figure has been jailed for three years for his part in a
sectarian pipe-bomb attack on Polish neighbours.
Published April 19, 2013
US political push follows Supreme Court decision on tapes
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to keep secret interviews
with former IRA members from being turned over to the British
authorities in the North of Ireland.
Published April 19, 2013
Presidential address to the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis 2013
The address delivered last night in Castlebar to the
Sinn Fein Ard Fheis by party leader Gerry Adams.
Published April 14, 2013
Celebrations follow Thatcher’s death
There were street parties in Derry and Belfast following news of the
death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher this week.
Published April 12, 2013
Fifteen years since Good Friday Agreement
The 15th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement has prompted a wave of
political commentary and a fresh debate on whether the promises made at
the time of the agreement have been honoured.
Published April 12, 2013
CIRA says it shot man linked to sword attack
The Continuity IRA has been criticised this week after it admitted it
shot dead a man in west Belfast who it accused of “terrorising the
community”.
Published April 12, 2013
Documents reveal US fear of ‘emotional’ Irish Americans
Secret US embassy cables have revealed that officials in Dublin warned
of the “emotional involvement” of Irish Americans in Irish politics, but
expressed satisfaction that senior politicians in the main Irish parties
were supportive of US government interests.
Published April 12, 2013
Demands for action to save 1916 buildings
Descendants of Easter Rising leaders have expressed anger at the
dilapidated condition of the historical Moore Street buildings in
Dublin, where the last headquarters of the rebel leaders was based
during the 1916 Easter Rising.
Published April 12, 2013
Sinn Féin is hoping it can build its support in the West of Ireland by
holding its annual ard fheis [party conference] in Connacht for the
first time.
Published April 12, 2013
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