A well-known County Derry pub-owner has had a gun held to his head by a
member ofthe British Crown forces who threatened to have him killed if
he did not become an informer.
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‘Inform or we’ll have you executed’
A well-known County Derry pub-owner has had a gun held to his head by a
member ofthe British Crown forces who threatened to have him killed if
he did not become an informer.
Published February 10, 2012
SF’s appeal for Paisley infuriates nationalists
A call by Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness for people to “give prayerful
support” for an unwell Ian Paisley has led to a backlash against the
party by some of its own supporters.
Published February 10, 2012
Militants claim intelligence success
Breakaway IRA group Oglaigh na hEireann (ONH) has said it has recovered
intelligence on the PSNI and British Army in the North from a mobile
phone dropped by a member of the PSNI during an arrest operation.
Published February 10, 2012
Loyalist murders ‘could have been stopped’
The family of a victim of the Shankill Butchers is taking a case
against the PSNI chief constable, arguing that the murder could have
been prevented.
Published February 10, 2012
Groups work together to oppose fracking
Hundreds of environmental activists took part in the first national
meeting in Ireland against efforts by multinational energy companies to
extract gas by using high-powered jets of water to fracture the earth’s
crust, a process known as ‘fracking’.
Published February 10, 2012
A war of words has erupted between the British government and Argentina
over the icy and remote British colony known in English as the Falkland
Islands, which lie 290 miles off the coast of Argentina.
Published February 10, 2012
Amid outrage over the government’s intensive efforts to avoid a
referendum, the leader of the main opposition groups in the 26 Counties
have issued separate calls for the people to have a say on Europe’s
draconian new finance plan.
Published February 3, 2012
Thousands marched through heavy rain showers in Derry on Sunday to mark
the 40th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday massacre and to appeal for
justice for the victims.
Published February 3, 2012
Deception around the Ormeau Road massacre
The families of five men killed in a unionist paramilitary gun attack
20 years ago have uncovered new evidence which shows that the killers
had been pre-armed by the RUC police -- and there was no genuine
attempt to bring those responsible to justice afterwards.
Published February 3, 2012
Criminalisation policy hasn’t changed - Duffy
State harassment victim Colin Duffy says current conditions on
Maghaberry prisons Roe House wing “could be equated to the harshness of
what took place in the late 70s and early 80s” in the notorious
H-Blocks.
Published February 3, 2012
PSNI ‘picking man’s life apart’
A Derry man has said the PSNI attempted to recruit him as an informer
against dissident republicans or “ruin his life” if he refused.
Published February 3, 2012
Indo stirs race-hate controversy
A Polish woman who was the subject of a ‘mistranslated’ article
suggesting she was a ‘welfare tourist’ has said she was shocked to
learn of it and that the allegation was “completely not true”.
Published February 3, 2012
Taoiseach Enda Kenny is the focus of mounting anger in the 26 Counties
after criticising the Irish people for their “greed” and “mad” borrowing-- just days after he paid one and a quarter billion euros of public
funds to international bond speculators.
Published January 27, 2012
Duffy ‘will not change’ despite ordeal
Colin Duffy has spoken out after he was dramatically cleared last week
of involvement in the 2009 Real IRA attack on the Massareene British
Army base.
Published January 27, 2012
North’s politicians at odds over Scotland vote
The Scottish government has this week unveiled the question that could
lead to the end of the union between Scotland and England.
Published January 27, 2012
March showdown over Boston College subpoenas
Researchers employed by Boston College to conduct interviews with
former IRA members -- the subject of a British government subpoena --
have said they are not surprised at the latest court ruling against
their efforts to prevent the interview transcripts falling into the
hands of the PSNI.
Published January 27, 2012
Sinn Fein hold talks on Maghaberry
A Sinn Fein delegation of Stormont Assembly members -- Raymond
McCartney, Sean Lynch and Jennifer McCann -- met with the Six-County
Justice Minister David Ford on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing crisis
at Maghaberry prison.
Published January 27, 2012
Compensation award over ‘appalling’ harassment
An award-winning social worker has won “significant” damages following
a campaign of sectarian harassment by her ‘colleagues’ at a care
centre.
Published January 27, 2012
Duffy freed but Shivers jailed over Massereene attack
Prominent republican Colin Duffy has today been found not guilty of the
Real IRA attack on Massereene British Army base in 2009, although there
was disbelief at the court when his co-accused, Brian Shivers from
Magherafelt, was found guilty.
Published January 20, 2012
Former RUC Special Branch police who were forced to retire as part of
the policing reform process have been rehired as civilian contractors
for the PSNI, it has emerged.
Published January 20, 2012
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