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British government drops ‘stop and search’ appeal

The British government has abandoned a planned Supreme court challenge to a ruling that stop and search operations involving a former IRA hunger striker and a brother-in-law of Martin McGuinness were unlawful.

Published September 13, 2013

US states backing call for a United Ireland

A resolution has been passed by the Louisiana state legislature to urge the US government “to immediately take all appropriate steps to assist in the unification of Ireland”.

Published September 13, 2013

Alan Ryan remembered

A memorial march to mark the anniversary of the murder of Dublin ‘Real IRA’ commander Alan Ryan passed off with dignity this week despite provocative actions by the Garda police and by the criminal gang which killed him.

Published September 13, 2013

British government rules out Omagh inquiry

The British government has refused calls for a public cross-Border inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing.

Published September 12, 2013

Strip-search ‘had impact of sexual assault’

Details have emerged this week about the brutal strip-searching of a female republican prisoner at Hydebank Wood Prison.

Published September 6, 2013

Threats against pubs as UVF gathers strength

Loyalist paramilitaries in Larne, County Antrim have warned pub-owners not to serve Catholics.

Published September 6, 2013

Marchers ‘sought reaction’ in flagrant provocation

A parade which passed St Patrick’s Catholic church on Belfast’s Donegall Street last weekend “flouted every legal restriction placed on it,” according to Sinn Fein.

Published September 6, 2013

Battle for spirit of 1913 Lockout

The official centenary of Ireland’s biggest and most significant industrial dispute took place last Sunday, September 1, with dignitaries, onlookers and tourists gathering in Dublin’s O’Connell Street.

Published September 6, 2013

Sinn Fein denies economic policy shift

Changes to its budgetary policies do not indicate a radical change in political direction for Sinn Fein, the party has insisted.

Published September 6, 2013

Transition for Sinn Fein, upheaval for SDLP

A political transition is underway at Belfast city council, with four long-serving councillors standing down and the Lavery and Maskey political dynasties no longer represented at City Hall.

Published September 6, 2013

UVF arms threat

There are fears that loyalist paramilitaries may be rearming after one of the largest weapons caches found in the North in two decades was uncovered entirely by accident this week.

Published August 30, 2013

North Belfast mayhem averted with disperse order

A republican commemoration in north Belfast was dispersed by organisers on Sunday after hundreds of loyalists threatened to riot on the parade route.

Published August 30, 2013

Cowen refuses to apologise for crisis failures

The former 26-County Taoiseach Brian Cowen has admitted his government had no plan to deal with the economic collapse in 2008. He claimed that ‘nobody is more sorry’ than him about what happened to the country, but refused to apologise for the debacle.

Published August 30, 2013