Prison authorities failed to inform republican prisoners at Maghaberry
jail about the dangers faced from the overuse of body scanners, it has
emerged.
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Prisoners face potentially harmful doses of radiation
Prison authorities failed to inform republican prisoners at Maghaberry
jail about the dangers faced from the overuse of body scanners, it has
emerged.
Published May 18, 2023
Sudden death of former Blanketman Rab Kerr
Robert ‘Rab’ Kerr, who spent three years ‘on the blanket’ in the
H-Blocks and took part in the republican prisoners’ escape in 1983,
passed away suddenly in hospital on Sunday, May 14.
Published May 18, 2023
Mass marks the 50th anniversary of Michael Leonard
A special anniversary Mass was held at the weekend to remember a County
Donegal man shot dead by the RUC police 50 years ago next week.
Published May 18, 2023
Sectarian abuse aimed at Armagh GAA fans
A group of Armagh Gaelic football supporters were subjected to sectarian
hate incident outside a takeaway in the village of Markethill on Saturday.
Published May 18, 2023
Calls for change at Coronation protests
A hostile reaction to Sinn Féin’s attendance at the coronation of King
Charles last weekend could change the political landscape ahead of local
council elections in the North.
Published May 11, 2023
The Dublin government has been urged to come clean about a secret air
defence arrangement operated with the British government for decades.
Published May 11, 2023
Minister faces criminality investigation over land deal
Weeks of stonewalling by the Dublin government and the mainstream media
are at an end after Gardaí said they are investigating allegations that
26 Minister of State Niall Collins corruptly assisted the purchase of
public land by his wife.
Published May 11, 2023
RUC man escapes charges over killing
The mother of an unarmed IRA Volunteer shot dead more than 30 years ago
has said she is disappointed by a decision not to prosecute the RUC man
who killed him.
Published May 11, 2023
‘Bill of Shame’ Commissioner must be British
The British government is pressing ahead with plans for an overarching
cover up of its war crimes in the north of Ireland after it emerged that
it is recruiting a British citizen to head a new ‘investigation unit’.
Published May 11, 2023
Actions of killer agents should see major inquiry
A leading lawyer has warned that an inquiry “looms large” over the role
of two suspected British agents operating in the County Down area in the
1990s.
Published May 11, 2023
PSNI facilitate sectarian expulsion
A shocking attempt by loyalist thugs to force out a Catholic family in
Lurgan, County Armagh has raised tensions ahead of local elections in
the north of Ireland.
Published May 4, 2023
O’Neill will not pledge allegiance at Coronation
A request by the new King of England to his claimed subjects to
collectively pledge their allegiance has raised the temperature of a
debate over Sinn Féin’s vice-president Michelle O’Neill attendance at
King Charles’s Coronation in London.
Published May 4, 2023
Irish activist dies fighting Russian invasion
A Mayo man described as a committed socialist and republican has died
while fighting as part of international resistance to the Russian
occupation of Ukraine.
Published May 4, 2023
Widow won’t rest until truth is revealed
The widow of independent councillor Patsy Kelly has described a report
into the murder of her husband as the ‘start of closure’ for the family
after it moved closer to uncovering the details of Crown force
involvement in the killing.
Published May 4, 2023
Family faces unending delay for justice
The niece of a County Fermanagh republican whose murder in 1974 was
claimed by loyalists has said it is “disgraceful” that a Police
Ombudsman’s investigation into the killing will not begin before 2027.
Published May 4, 2023
Palestinian hunger striker dies
Linah Alsaafin of Al Jazeera on the death of popular
Palestinian leader Khader Adnan following a hunger strike protest against
Israeli internment.
Published May 4, 2023
Sinn Féin to attend Coronation
Sinn Féin is struggling to convince republicans that it has not broken
away from its roots after it agreed to send First Minister-elect,
Michelle O’Neill, to attend the Coronation of Charles as King.
Published April 27, 2023
Family vindicated by report, but justice campaign goes on
The report of the Police Ombudsman into the assassination of independent
nationalist councillor Patsy Kelly has found that the actions of the
Crown Forces was indicative of “collusive behaviour” and that his family
were “failed”.
Published April 27, 2023
Victory in information battle against stonewalling PSNI
The Information Commissioner’s Office has upheld a complaint that the
PSNI failed to provide information regarding a secret British agreement
to blame the victims of the McGurk’s Bar massacre for the loyalist bomb
attack in which 15 people were killed.
Published April 27, 2023
Two inquests open into British ambushes
An inquest has heard how a County Derry man shot dead by British
soldiers was told by the RUC police he would not see his 21st birthday.
Published April 27, 2023
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