The most senior of the Protestant marching organisations has taken the
unprecedented step of apologising to the clergy and parishioners of the
Catholic St Patrick’s Church after three nights of march-related
violence in north Belfast.
Published September 7, 2012
The 32 County Sovereignty Movement has paid tribute to former political
prisoner Alan Ryan who was brutally shot down by a hired hitman in
Dublin earlier this week.
Published September 7, 2012
Four remand prisoners at Maghaberry jail have commenced a hunger strike
for their right to be recognised as republican political prisoners.
Published September 7, 2012
The conviction of former Sinn Féin publicity director Danny Morrison and
others entrapped by IRA informer Sandy Lynch and Freddie Scappaticci
have been deemed a miscarriage of justice.
Published September 7, 2012
Sinn Féin’s Gerry Kelly has warned that loyalists have become the
“spokespersons for the Protestant marching Orders when it comes to
parading issues in North Belfast”.
Published September 7, 2012
Controversial 26-County Health Minister James Reilly was shamed into a
U-turn on cuts to personal assistant services for the disabled after
disabled people and their carers gathered in protest -- but he quickly
seized funds which had been earmarked for the mentally ill.
Published September 7, 2012
Theresa Villiers MP is to replace Owen Paterson as Britain’s Secretary
of State for Northern Ireland.
Published September 4, 2012
A commemoration for the Protestant republican Henry Joy McCracken, the
founder of the United Irishmen, was attacked by a loyalist mob this
evening, triggering a wave of rioting in north Belfast.
Published September 2, 2012
A row has developed between Protestant church leaders and the
anti-Catholic loyal orders following Saturday’s Royal Black Institution
march in Belfast.
Published August 31, 2012
With unionist politicians and loyalist figures expressing defiance
despite last weekend’s trouble at the intersection of Carrick Hill and
Donegall Road, fears are growing that a giant loyalist parade planned
for the end of September could lead to further conflict.
Published August 31, 2012
Loyalist paramilitaries sprayed bullets at the home of a man who is due
to give evidence about the UDA murder of his cousin, Kevin McDaid, on
Wednesday night.
Published August 31, 2012
As nationalist residents battled with loyalist marchers and their
supporters on Saturday, both the main nationalist parties have been
embarrassed by news of compromising stances on the loyal orders and the
marching organisations.
Published August 31, 2012
A new round of health cuts to home help and services for high-dependency
patients in the 26 Counties has provoked a furious reaction from groups
working with older people and the disabled. It has also seen fresh
signs of disagreement between the government coalition parties.
Published August 31, 2012
Former Ulster Unionist MP Ken Maginnis has announced his resignation
from the Ulster Unionist Party amid a row over his attitude to gay men.
Published August 31, 2012
Trouble broke out in Belfast city centre this afternoon after a
loyalist band was permitted to march past a Catholic church to the same
spot where it had conducted a provocative sectarian ritual last month.
Published August 25, 2012
The family of interned political dissident Marian Price have hit out at
the North’s prison authorities after warders refused to leave the room
while the veteran republican underwent an invasive medical procedure.
Published August 24, 2012
The unionist paramilitary UDA is believed to be behind a death threat
against a Belfast journalist, despite a belated denial issued on behalf
of the group.
Published August 24, 2012
A member of a County Antrim nationalist residents’ group has said the
PSNI took him “off the streets” ahead of a contentious loyalist -- by
arresting him over an attack on his wife’s car.
Published August 24, 2012
An attempt to rehabilitate members of pro-British police militias who
brutally opposed the Irish struggle for freedom during the War of
Independence has provoked outrage in the 26 Counties.
Published August 24, 2012
A notorious loyalist band has called on other unionists to join it in
defying a Parades Commission ruling over a contentious sectarian parade
tomorrow [Saturday August 25].
Published August 24, 2012
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