The 15th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement has prompted a wave of
political commentary and a fresh debate on whether the promises made at
the time of the agreement have been honoured.
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Fifteen years since Good Friday Agreement
The 15th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement has prompted a wave of
political commentary and a fresh debate on whether the promises made at
the time of the agreement have been honoured.
Published April 12, 2013
CIRA says it shot man linked to sword attack
The Continuity IRA has been criticised this week after it admitted it
shot dead a man in west Belfast who it accused of “terrorising the
community”.
Published April 12, 2013
Documents reveal US fear of ‘emotional’ Irish Americans
Secret US embassy cables have revealed that officials in Dublin warned
of the “emotional involvement” of Irish Americans in Irish politics, but
expressed satisfaction that senior politicians in the main Irish parties
were supportive of US government interests.
Published April 12, 2013
Demands for action to save 1916 buildings
Descendants of Easter Rising leaders have expressed anger at the
dilapidated condition of the historical Moore Street buildings in
Dublin, where the last headquarters of the rebel leaders was based
during the 1916 Easter Rising.
Published April 12, 2013
Sinn Féin is hoping it can build its support in the West of Ireland by
holding its annual ard fheis [party conference] in Connacht for the
first time.
Published April 12, 2013
Ireland reacts to Thatcher’s death
There has been a mixed reaction in Ireland at news of the death of
former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
Published April 8, 2013
Thousands of republicans gathered at scores of events across Ireland
last weekend to mark the 97th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising.
Published April 5, 2013
PSNI targeted as Continuity IRA holds commemoration
A device detonated inside a litter bin in the Kilwilkie estate in
Lurgan, County Armagh, last Saturday close to where the PSNI were
attempting to film those attending an Easter commemoration in St
Colman’s cemetery.
Published April 5, 2013
The PSNI police have been accused of mounting a “vicious unprovoked
attack” on a young family in the Creggan in Derry last week.
Published April 5, 2013
MI5 faces legal action over information ‘shake-down’
A young County Tyrone man is to sue MI5 after attempts were made to
recruit him as an informer while working in England.
Published April 5, 2013
Loyalists march through republican areas without music
An early morning sectarian parade by loyalists through the republican
Ardoyne passed off without incident as two nationalist groups held
protests on Saturday.
Published April 5, 2013
Headstones of IRA heroes vandalised
Headstones and monuments at a plot maintained by Sinn Fein activists in
Cork’s St Finbarr’s Cemetery on Glasheen Road were targeted by a vandal
just 24 hours ahead of the party’s Easter Rising commemorations events
last weekend.
Published April 5, 2013
Ireland’s two largest conservative parties battled it out yesterday in a
by-election count which saw the left-wing vote decimated and Fine Gael
ultimately hold onto a seat thanks to a wave of sympathy for a grieving
daughter.
Published March 29, 2013
Parties struggle to mark Easter sacrifice
The removal by British officials of a banner on the Falls Road in west
Belfast advertising a planned 1916 commemoration on Easter Monday has
recalled events surrounding the removal of an Irish tricolour flag almost
fifty years ago, eirigi has said.
Published March 29, 2013
ONH raises stakes for security agenda
Breakaway IRA group Oglaigh na hEireann has claimed that a bomb
abandoned in County Fermanagh last weekend was intended to target the
hotel hosting British Prime Minister David Cameron and other world
leaders attending June’s G8 summit.
Published March 29, 2013
Parishioners told ‘stay away’ as loyalists parade past church
North Belfast nationalists are expected to defy a ban on holding a
protest outside a Catholic church during one of the biggest sectarian
parades of the year.
Published March 29, 2013
Cost of ‘touts’ hits record level
A record amount of money has been paid out to informers in the past
year, according to new figures.
Published March 29, 2013
Liam Campbell bailed as ‘Real IRA’ cases proceed
A former member of the Real IRA’s ruling army council has just been
released from the jail where he was held for four years during a lengthy
extradition battle.
Published March 29, 2013
The family of a man with special needs shot dead by British soldiers in
County Armagh almost 40 years ago have said an apology from the British
government is not enough.
Published March 22, 2013
Loyalists target St Patrick’s Day events
Loyalist ‘flag protestors’ set upon St Patrick’s Day celebrations in
Belfast city on Sunday evening before engaging in a full-blown riot.
Published March 22, 2013
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