A campaign by Ireland’s state-run broadcaster to demonise republicans
backfired spectacularly this week after events it tried to smear drew
record-breaking attendances.
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Huge crowds send a message to RTÉ
A campaign by Ireland’s state-run broadcaster to demonise republicans
backfired spectacularly this week after events it tried to smear drew
record-breaking attendances.
Published August 22, 2024
UUP in meltdown as Beattie quits
The Ulster Unionist Party is at war with itself following the shock
resignation of party leader Doug Beattie, citing a lack of support from
senior party officials.
Published August 22, 2024
PSNI target GAA celebrations, ignore loyalist attacks
An openly political bid by PSNI chief Jon Boutcher to criminalise three
members of his police force for taking part in local sporting
celebrations in south Armagh has been greeted with widespread disbelief.
Published August 22, 2024
Tributes paid on death of Nell McCafferty
The widely respected Derry-born journalist, author and equality
activist, Nell McCafferty, who helped break down censorship of
republicans in the 1980s, has died.
Published August 22, 2024
A loyalist arson attack has devastated an Indian/Nepalese restaurant
which had just opened in Newtownabbey, County Antrim.
Published August 22, 2024
Families of British victims refuse to engage with ‘legacy’ body
The families of several victims of the British Army in Derry have said
they will not engage with the new Independent Commission for
Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR).
Published August 22, 2024
Public rallies against loyalist violence
Thousands have been demonstrating against efforts to stir up race hate
against immigrants in Belfast.
Published August 15, 2024
Double standards over Derry clashes
The imposition of a huge sectarian parade through Derry by the loyalist
Apprentice Boys organisation resulted in an outbreak of rioting on
Saturday, with fireworks, petrol bombs and other missiles being thrown
at PSNI vehicles.
Published August 15, 2024
‘Strong words’ belie coalition’s failure on genocide
The Dublin government has finally acknowledged that Israel is pursuing a
strategy of killing of children and other civilians in Gaza, but has
fallen short of backing action to end it.
Published August 15, 2024
MI5’s ‘drip feed’ of deception
The brother of a man shot dead on the orders of a British double agent
says he has lost faith in the British state after it was reported that
MI5 failed to disclose hundreds of pages of information on the agent.
Published August 15, 2024
PSNI harassment ‘will not break Republicans’
In a new low for the PSNI, two republican activists were subjected to a
stop-and-search detention inside the grounds of a Derry church after
meeting with their parish priest to discuss community issues.
Published August 15, 2024
A decision by data protection officers to uphold the PSNI’s refusal to
release basic information on fingerprint evidence from the McGurk’s Bar
Massacre in 1971 has been condemned by the families of the victims who
believe the force has either destroyed the evidence or is still
attempting to conceal it.
Published August 15, 2024
The shadowy links between far-right instigators of racist violence in
Dublin and loyalist paramilitaries in the north of Ireland was on
display in Belfast city centre last Saturday when a fascist mob marched
through the city and carried out a wave of attacks on Muslim-owned
businesses.
Published August 8, 2024
Some members of the PSNI riot squad wore racist symbols on their
uniforms as they failed to prevent anti-Muslim violence on the streets
of Belfast last weekend.
Published August 8, 2024
O’Hagan family ‘deserves the truth’
The son of a woman who was murdered 30 years ago by unionist
paramilitaries has renewed his call for truth and justice.
Published August 8, 2024
Support for prisoner subjected to years of MI5 abuse
Republican Prisoners at Maghaberry prison have drawn attention to
“unrelenting and spineless” attempts by elements within British Crown
Forces to torment their comrade Gavin Coyle, who has been repeatedly
told he is under threat inside Maghaberry prison.
Published August 8, 2024
Ireland has racked up a series of stunning victories to deliver a
record-breaking ‘Chariots of Fire’-like success in the Paris Olympics.
Published August 8, 2024
An opinion piece by a member of the Newry branch of Saoradh, calling for
unity against the fascist right.
Published August 8, 2024
Begrudging response to sporting triumph
Unionists and loyalists reacted with bitterness to the celebrations
which followed Armagh’s triumph in the Gaelic games All-Ireland football
final last weekend.
Published August 1, 2024
Prison campaigners set upon by masked Crown Force unit
The Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association has hit out at the
failure of “former comrades” to offer support over a continuing campaign
of state harassment.
Published August 1, 2024
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