Sinn Fein has still not ruled out the participation of Martin McGuinness
in events surrounding the visit by the British queen and
commander-in-chief, Elizabeth Windsor, amid speculation that a deal may
already have been done on the matter.
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Royal handshake could follow major nationalist protest
Sinn Fein has still not ruled out the participation of Martin McGuinness
in events surrounding the visit by the British queen and
commander-in-chief, Elizabeth Windsor, amid speculation that a deal may
already have been done on the matter.
Published June 22, 2012
Referendum too late for neglected children
A referendum on children’s rights is to go ahead in the 26 Counties
following a devastating report that found that the deaths of almost two
hundred children who were in state care could have been prevented.
Published June 22, 2012
Tracking device found on car of political activist
Published June 22, 2012
Paramilitary flags raised as Orangemen march
A controversial loyalist parade takes place tonight, and there are fears
of potential trouble as the parade passes nationalist communities in
north Belfast, particularly around North Queen Street.
Published June 22, 2012
Royal rally hits handshake plan
Sinn Fein has said it was caught off guard by the announcement last
Friday that the visit of British royal Elizabeth Windsor to Stormont
later this month will involve a giant celebration by tens of thousands
of unionists.
Published June 15, 2012
Half of young working parents are living in poverty - report
Under pressure from the Dublin government, the Economic and Social
Research Institute (ESRI) has censored its own economic report which
said a huge proportion of Irish workers fall into the category of
working poor.
Published June 15, 2012
Loyalists attack GAA pitch; UDA issues Loughinisland warning
Loyalists who hacked down Gaelic football goalposts at a County Down
pitch and branded them ‘British’ are intent on driving Catholics from
the area, a local Sinn Fein councillor has said.
Published June 15, 2012
PSNI assault Newry man; trouble in Craigavon, Belfast
There was a “vicious” assault by the PSNI against a local republican
during a stop and search operation in Newry last week, according to
eirigi.
Published June 15, 2012
Democracy still on hold in some local councils
Amid protests over continuing sectarianism in unionist-controlled
councils, an Ulster Unionist councillor has said “pigs will fly” before
there is a Sinn Fein mayor of Antrim.
Published June 15, 2012
Fine Gael Minister denies ‘Londonderry’ gaffe
The 26-County Justice minister Alan Shatter appeared to confirm his
government’s unionist credentials this week he referred to the city of
Derry as “Londonderry”.
Published June 15, 2012
Martin McGuinness to step down as Mid-Ulster MP
Sinn Fein MP for Mid Ulster Martin McGuinness is to resign his seat,
forcing a Westminster by-election, as part of an overhaul by Sinn Fein’s
of its elected representatives.
Published June 11, 2012
Vigilante group RAAD have claimed responsibility for a grenade-style attack on a
PSNI patrol in Derry during aggressive Crown
force raids in the nationalist Creggan area last weekend.
Published June 8, 2012
New royal visit set to divide nationalists
While Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness appears set to personally welcome a
British monarch to the north of Ireland later this month, others have
said they plan to protest the visit.
Published June 8, 2012
Referendum result hits bank debt negotiations
European officials have already taken advantage of last week’s 26-County
referendum result by curtly dismissing calls by Taoiseach Enda Kenny for
a new deal on the state’s banking crisis.
Published June 8, 2012
McConville family appeals for justice
The family of former Sinn Fein councillor Brendan McConville has called
for the Stormont administration to recognise a miscarriage of justice
following his recent conviction for a Continuity IRA attack three years ago.
Published June 8, 2012
McGurk’s cover-up linked to internment
A former British army information officer has said that a loyalist
massacre was blamed on the IRA in 1971 in order to justify the
internment of Catholics without trial.
Published June 8, 2012
Unionist anger over republican victim appointment
Unionists have reacted with anger at the involvement of a senior
republican in the North’s Victims and Survivors Forum.
Published June 8, 2012
Austerity Treaty passes by three-to-two margin
The Austerity Treaty referendum has been passed in the official result
at Dublin Castle this afternoon.
Published June 1, 2012
Counting of ballots in the referendum on the European fiscal treaty
has begun, and early indications are that the treaty will be approved.
Published June 1, 2012
Half of voters stay away from Austerity referendum
Voting closed in the 26-County Euro Treaty Referendum at 10pm this
evening, and an unusually low turnout has been reported, ranging from
35% to 55% of registered voters at polling stations across Ireland.
Published May 31, 2012
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