A leading member of the traditionally pro-union Alliance Party has
astonished everyone by declaring her support for a United Ireland.
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Alliance candidate backs a united Ireland
A leading member of the traditionally pro-union Alliance Party has
astonished everyone by declaring her support for a United Ireland.
Published March 22, 2014
NY parade organisers may reverse decision on PSNI - claims
Organisers of the New York City St Patrick’s Day parade have come under
heavy political pressure to reinstate a contingent of PSNI police in
Monday’s world-famous parade.
Published March 15, 2014
In a sudden turnaround, an ad-hoc campaign by Irish Americans has
succeeded in preventing the inclusion of a delegation of PSNI police
(formerly RUC) in this year’s St Patrick’s Day parade in New York.
Published March 15, 2014
Obama ‘disappointed’ by talks as British eye prosecutions
Just five months before the 20th anniversary of the Provisional IRA’s
original ceasefire declaration, US President Barack Obama has expressed
disappointment at the failure of Irish politicians to deal with the
collapse of the latest mediation talks.
Published March 15, 2014
Hurling in public illegal - PSNI
The PSNI have been accused of taking Catholics in the north of Ireland
“back to the dark days” after several young people were stopped in the
street by members of the force for playing Gaelic games.
Published March 15, 2014
MI5 agent recorded making recruitment bid
British intelligence agents have been recorded making an overt approach
to a former prisoner in Belfast City Centre, just days after he lost his
job in a call center due to ‘security reasons’, according to the
Republican Network for Unity.
Published March 15, 2014
IRA warning over prison crisis
In a strongly-worded statement warning of further attacks,
responsibility for two letter bombs addressed to prison staff at
Maghaberry jail has been claimed in the name of ‘the IRA’.
Published March 15, 2014
Garda whistleblowers vindicated
An investigation into the quashing of penalty points by the Garda police
in the 26 Counties has found consistent and widespread wrongdoing within
the force, humiliating Dublin’s Justice Minister Alan Shatter and the
Garda police commissioner, Martin Callinan.
Published March 15, 2014
Devices intercepted amid prison tensions
Two letter bombs addressed to Maghaberry Prison were intercepted this
week following a violent confrontation inside the jail.
Published March 8, 2014
Bloody Sunday families fear immunity deal
The revelation that an administrative scheme to deal with IRA ‘On the
Run’s’ (OTRs) has been operating quietly for at least 13 years has
angered some of those bereaved by the Bloody Sunday massacre and other
state killings.
Published March 8, 2014
Terror on show at council hall
The unionist paramilitary UDA put on a
so-called ‘show of strength’ in a community centre owned and operated
by Belfast City Council last weekend.
Published March 8, 2014
No charges for sectarian march breaches
There has been an outcry after charges were dismissed
against 17 members of a hardline loyalist band who paraded past a
Catholic church in defiance of a legally-binding ban on sectarian
displays.
Published March 8, 2014
RSF man arrested and charged for using Irish
The National Treasurer of Republican Sinn Fein was arrested and charged
by the PSNI for speaking Irish, the party has said.
Published March 8, 2014
The Ballymurphy massacre families have welcomed the opening in Belfast
of the preliminary stage of the inquest into the August 1971 killings
in which eleven people died at the hands of the British Army over the
space of three days.
Published March 8, 2014
Stormont off the rails over OTRs
The past has once again come back to haunt the north of Ireland when it
emerged in an Old Bailey trial this week that some republicans ‘on the
run’ (OTR) from conflict-related prosecutions have privately received
assurances that no prosecutions are due.
Published March 1, 2014
Some republicans vexed by secretive process
The disclosures made in John Downey’s case could have altered the
course of Gerry McGeough’s trial or appeal, according to his legal
team, as the evidence presented at the Old Bailey could have confirmed
that 216 “pardons” had been issued to republicans.
Published March 1, 2014
Charity insiders earn millions as homeless numbers multiply
An ongoing row over salaries at Irish state-funded charities and
voluntary organisations took a fresh twist this wee, when it emerged
that senior executives at Rehab, who have long refused to reveal their
base salary payments, have awarded themselves lucrative bonuses.
Published March 1, 2014
Britain maintains silence at Marshall ambush inquest
British forces have said they will not disclose information to those
injured in the ambush and murder of Lurgan man Sam Marshall in March
1990.
Published March 1, 2014
Jobs and heritage face destruction on Moore Street
The great-grandson of Irish patriot James Connolly has criticised plans
to demolish a Moore Street bakery at the historic site of the 1916
Rising and erect a shopping mall.
Published March 1, 2014
Demonstrations continue for language rights
More than ten thousand have taken to the streets in recent weeks in
protest at the Dublin government’s failure to protect the linguistic
rights of Irish speakers, and further protests are planned.
Published March 1, 2014
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