The 30th Amendment to the Irish constitution, to give more powers of
investigation to the Dublin parliament [Oireachtas], has been defeated in
a shock reverse for the coalition government.
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The 30th Amendment to the Irish constitution, to give more powers of
investigation to the Dublin parliament [Oireachtas], has been defeated in
a shock reverse for the coalition government.
Published October 29, 2011
Final election results declared
Michael D Higgins has finally been declared elected as President of
Ireland following the fourth and final count in Dublin Castle this
afternoon.
Published October 29, 2011
Higgins is President-elect as rivals concede
Labour Party candidate Michael D Higgins is now certain to be
inaugurated the ninth 26-County President and will be declared elected
later tonight, when the results of the final election count are revealed
in Dublin Castle.
Published October 28, 2011
Michael D Higgins set to claim Presidency
Labour veteran Michael D Higgins is likely to win the 26-County
Presidential election over independent Sean Gallagher with the help of
transfers from a strongly placed Martin McGuinness of Sinn Fein,
according to early tallies of votes coming in from constituencies across
the State.
Published October 28, 2011
The 26-County presidential election campaign erupted in a major
controversy in its final days as so-called independent candidate Sean
Gallagher admitted he secured substantial Fianna Fail ‘donations’ in
exchange for dinner in the company of then Taoiseach Brian Cowen.
Published October 26, 2011
Report confirms rampant sectarianism within North’s prisons
Catholics prisoners in the Six Counties are far more likely to be
subjected to violence (or prison ‘discipline’) than their Protestant
counterparts, a new report has revealed.
Published October 26, 2011
Concerns over broad new powers for politicians
Two referendums to be put to the voters of the 26 Counties on Thursday,
the same date as the Presidential election, are facing increasing
criticism over the lack of public debate as well as the content of the
constitutional changes proposed.
Published October 26, 2011
MI5 targeting young people in Fermanagh
The 32 County Sovereignty Movement has said it has been made aware of
more approaches by MI5/Special branch who have been actively targeting
“vulnerable” members of society in an attempt to recruit them as
informers.
Published October 26, 2011
Campbell ‘has strong grounds’ to appeal conviction
An appeal is to be launched after Louth man Michael Campbell was
sentenced to 12 years in a Lithuanian prison following an MI5 sting
operation.
Published October 26, 2011
Voting for change in Dublin West
As well as voting in two referendums and the presidential election on
Thursday, the constituents of Dublin West will be voting in a
by-election to fill the seat vacated by the death of Brian Lenihan
earlier this year.
Published October 26, 2011
British Intelligence agencies sent the wife of a former IRA prisoner an
envelope stuffed with cash in an extraordinary attempt to recruit her as
an informer.
Published October 20, 2011
Finucanes expose Cameron’s deception
The family of Pat Finucane have released documents which confirm the
British Prime Minister deliberately reneged on a promise to hold a
public inquiry into the murder of their loved one.
Published October 20, 2011
Hutchinson cover-up revelations continue
The highly controversial Police Ombudsman in the North, Al Hutchinson,
refused a request by former police chief Hugh Orde to investigate
allegations that IRA informer Freddie Scappaticci was ordered by his
handlers to kill other IRA Volunteers.
Published October 20, 2011
Tragic incident was ‘major success’ for British Army
A confidential British government document has been unearthed that
describes one of the most painful incidents of the conflict, resulting
in the deaths of three children, as a “carefully planned operation” and
“a major success”.
Published October 20, 2011
IRA families reject McGuinness comments
Families of some IRA men executed by the British Army have accused
Martin McGuinness of betrayal as he attempts to woo voters in the
South’s Presidential campaign.
Published October 20, 2011
Father wins rights to abandoned NAMA property
He was on the housing list for five years and, out of desperation to
find somewhere to call home, eventually resorted to squatting in one of
the thousands of empty houses in ghost estates littering Ireland.
Published October 20, 2011
Basque peace development welcomed
The Basque armed group ETA has issued a statement tonight saying it is
ending its 43-year armed campaign for independence, and calling on
Spain and France to open talks.
Published October 20, 2011
The peace process was rocked this week by the sudden British declaration
that a public inquiry will not now be held into the assassination of Pat
Finucane.
Published October 14, 2011
Bomb strikes Derry’s ‘UK culture’ headquarters
The ‘UK City of Culture’ offices in the centre of Derry was badly
damaged on Wednesday night by a small but powerful ‘Real IRA’ bomb.
Published October 14, 2011
RTE launches anti-McGuinness campaign
Presidential candidate Martin McGuinness has said that an election
debate on state-run RTE television on Wednesday night amounted to a
“trial by television”.
Published October 14, 2011
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