There have been sharp exchanges between the political parties in the 26
Counties following the end of the Dublin parliament’s summer recess and
ahead of next month’s delivery of the national financial budget for the
forthcoming year.
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Water charges anger as Dáil resumes
There have been sharp exchanges between the political parties in the 26
Counties following the end of the Dublin parliament’s summer recess and
ahead of next month’s delivery of the national financial budget for the
forthcoming year.
Published September 20, 2014
William Wallace - ‘The Wallace’ - is world famous; a national hero who
fought and died to free Scotland from English rule.
Published September 20, 2014
Cameron and Salmond clash as Scotland count concludes
Scotland is to remain under London rule after voters rejected
Thursday’s independence referendum by 55 per cent to 45 per cent.
Published September 19, 2014
Scotland independence vote likely to fall short
A fear campaign by the London establishment appears to have succeeded
in preventing a vote in favour of Scottish independence, according to
early results this morning.
Published September 19, 2014
Scotland decides in historic referendum
Scottish voters have gone to the polls to decide whether they’ll become
an independent state. A record 97 percent of residents, or 4.2 million
people, are registered to vote in a referendum which could have major
repercussions for Ireland.
Published September 18, 2014
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
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.
Published September 6, 2014
Justice hopes fade for Hamill family
A judge has said evidence of collusion in the sectarian mob murder of Robert Hamill is insufficient to put the accused on trial.
Published September 6, 2014
UDA groups target Catholics, seize arms
A 22-year-old Catholic man is recovering in hospital after being beaten
by a gang armed with iron bars and a hatchet in front of his partner and
new baby.
Published August 30, 2014
Former US Senator Gary Hart this week met with politicians in the North
and representatives from the Dublin and London governments as part of a
new US peace effort in Ireland.
Published August 30, 2014
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