An offical report has found the 26 County state was heavily involved in
the religious-run workhouses known as the Magdalene laundries.
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State involved in Magdalene laundry workhouses - report
An offical report has found the 26 County state was heavily involved in
the religious-run workhouses known as the Magdalene laundries.
Published February 5, 2013
The funeral of Dolours Price on Monday was a seminal event for Irish
republicans as they paid their last respects to an IRA heroine.
Published February 1, 2013
Apology puts Adams on defensive
An ill-advised apology by Gerry Adams for the death of Garda Jerry
McCabe in County Limerick 17 years ago has created a storm of
controversy and left the Sinn Féin leader battling with condemnation
from political rivals and demands to apologise for other actions during
the conflict.
Published February 1, 2013
Union has ‘never been stronger’ as flags protests abate
The British Direct Ruler Theresa Villiers has said loyalist flags
protestors are wrong to believe that Britishness in the north of
Ireland is being “eroded” and condemned them for “dishonouring our
flag”.
Published February 1, 2013
CIRA claims attack on undercover troops
The Continuity IRA has said that its members fired on British soldiers
engaged in an undercover operation in County Armagh.
Published February 1, 2013
Injustice as journalists’s killers go free
The family, friends and former colleagues of respected journalist
Martin O’Hagan have been “shocked and devastated” at the decision of
Crown prosecutors not to pursue a prosecution against a loyalist gang
for the 2001 murder.
Published February 1, 2013
There have been a number of positive developments in regard to
historical cases this week. We detail seven cases in which families
are coming closer to securing justice.
Published February 1, 2013
Political prisoner Gerry McGeough has been released from Maghaberry
Prison after serving two years of his sentence for his part in an IRA
action more than 30 years ago.
Published January 29, 2013
Marian Price refused parole to attend sister’s funeral
The family of Marian Price have been told this evening that her
application for compassionate parole following the tragic death of her
sister Dolours has been refused.
Published January 25, 2013
The passing of Dolours Price, a republican legend, has come as a deep
shock to the entire community, regardless of politics or allegiance.
Published January 25, 2013
Police deal with UVF, UDA brings change in protest dynamics
Loyalists engaged in illegal flag protests are facing the threat of
arrest this week for the first time since the disturbances began.
Published January 25, 2013
Britain rules out border poll ‘diversion’
The British Direct Ruler Theresa Villiers has dismissed nationalist
calls for a border poll on Irish unity, saying political attention was
“better focused elsewhere”.
Published January 25, 2013
Suicides spike as mental health budgets are cut
The rate of suicide among young people in Ireland is one of the highest
in Europe, new figures show, with the rate even higher in the Six
Counties area.
Published January 25, 2013
Spooks at work in Ireland, England, France
A Derry man has revealed how he was approached at a French airport by
two men who identified themselves as members of MI5. Another man has
said he was recently approached to become an informer by the PSNI in
Derry, while another reported recruitment bid took place recently in
Manchester.
Published January 25, 2013
Tributes have been paid to Inez McCormack, a key supporter of the
MacBride principles on fair employment, who died this week aged 69
following a battle with cancer.
Published January 25, 2013
Veteran republican Dolours Price, sister of Irish political prisoner
Marian Price, has died.
Published January 24, 2013
The Short Strand, a small working class nationalist and republican enclave
of less than 3,000 men, women and children, has come under a renewed
siege in the past week by violent loyalists.
Published January 18, 2013
Talks seek to end flag ‘protests’
New efforts to end the flag riots in the North of Ireland have seen
church leaders and even loyalist paramilitary figures take the lead in
seeking an end to the violence.
Published January 18, 2013
Freedom refused even as guilty verdict overturned
A terminally ill Derry man has experienced elation and heartbreak this
week after an appeal court in Belfast quashed his controversial
conviction for the 2009 Real IRA attack on the Massereene British Army
base -- only to order a retrial, while refusing him bail.
Published January 18, 2013
UVF men signed up by media as threats ignored
The media coverage of the flag protests and riots is being increasingly
called into question after members of the UVF were seen to act as guides
for some members of the international media covering the flags protests.
Published January 18, 2013
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