A decision by former 26-County Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, former European
Commission Padraig Flynn and other party colleagues to resign from
Fianna Fáil this week over the report of the Mahon tribunal is being
seen as a potentially defining moment in the battle against corruption
in Ireland.
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Fianna Fáil ‘purged’ as attention turns to Kenny
A decision by former 26-County Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, former European
Commission Padraig Flynn and other party colleagues to resign from
Fianna Fáil this week over the report of the Mahon tribunal is being
seen as a potentially defining moment in the battle against corruption
in Ireland.
Published March 30, 2012
More delays for Marshall and shoot-to-kill inquests
The family of a man shot dead by loyalist paramilitaries while eight
undercover British soldiers were hiding nearby yesterday criticised a
decision not to hold an inquest into the murder.
Published March 30, 2012
MI5 turns holiday into nightmare
A newlywed Derry couple have recounted how a planned five day break in
Spain turned into a nightmare after they were approached by
British military intelligence.
Published March 30, 2012
Date set for treaty referendum
The date for the referendum on the European Union’s permanent austerity
treaty has been set as Thursday, May 31st, opening the way for a debate
on a treaty which, if passed, could restrict Ireland’s economic freedom
forever.
Published March 30, 2012
Corruption affected every level of government from cabinet ministers to
local councillors during two decades of political dominance by Fianna
Fáil, according to the final report of the Mahon planning tribunal.
Published March 23, 2012
Dessie Grew shot as he lay dying, inquest hears
An SAS soldier celebrated with drinks after shooting dead an IRA man, a
Belfast inquest heard this week.
Published March 23, 2012
Evacuations and arrests as loyalists march on St Patrick’s
Sinn Fein MP Conor Murphy has described a loyalist march which was
allowed to take place as local residents were celebrating St Patrick’s
Day in the centre of Armagh, as having “killed the spirit of St.
Patrick”.
Published March 23, 2012
The main contender for the leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party has
said unionists should have nothing to fear from a border poll in the
North on reuniting Ireland.
Published March 23, 2012
Protest blocks British Army recruitment campaign
Amid signs of increased patrols by British soldiers, a group of activists at Queens’ University in Belfast has succeeded in
preventing a British military recruitment exercise on the campus.
Published March 23, 2012
Adams seeks votes for emigrants, northerners
A number of Irish political leaders gathered in Washington this week
for the St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams
thanked US supporters for their past commitment to the peace process
and discussed a number of ongoing issues.
Published March 23, 2012
St Patrick’s Day message from President Michael D. Higgins
I wish to send warm greetings on this St Patrick’s Day to Irish people
at home and abroad and to our wider Irish family around the world.
Published March 17, 2012
Adams rejects British statements
A referendum within the Six Counties on the future of the border in
Ireland is “inevitable”, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has said.
Published March 16, 2012
One of the oldest outstanding inquests in the North of Ireland has
finally begun in Belfast.
Published March 16, 2012
‘Stand up for Ireland’, Kenny told
The Dublin government’s futile attempts to secure relief from its
budget and banking crises continued this week in the face of
increasingly arrogant debt repayment demands by European Union
authority figures.
Published March 16, 2012
Pressure is growing to disband a ‘vigilante group’ in Derry after two
men from republican families were injured in gun attacks.
Published March 16, 2012
‘Spooky’ encounter for west Belfast man
An eírígí activist has said he was offered a cash inducement in return
for information about the organisation’s future direction during a
disturbing roadside encounter on the outskirts of Belfast.
Published March 16, 2012
Irish overcome St Patrick’s Day provocations
Mayor of London Boris Johnson and US sports wear manufacturer Nike have
both been forced to apologise to the Irish community after making
insults related to St Patrick’s Day.
Published March 16, 2012
The family of Sam Marshall are to seek a full inquest into his death
after it was revealed this week that he was under observation by at
least nine British soldiers when he was killed in 1990.
Published March 9, 2012
Sinn Féin chairman urges party members to ‘say sorry’
One of the most senior figures in the Sinn Féin leadership has
challenged members of the organisation to “say sorry for the human
effects of all actions during the armed struggle”.
Published March 9, 2012
Fine Gael parties as it evicts opponents
The early-morning destruction by the Gardai police of the ‘Occupy Dame
Street’ protest camp took place as the divide between Ireland’s 99% and
a ruling elite appeared wider than ever.
Published March 9, 2012
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