The North’s new Attorney General John Larkin has ordered that a new
inquest be held into a controversial British army ‘shoot-to-kill’ case.
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Inquest ordered by new Attorney General
The North’s new Attorney General John Larkin has ordered that a new
inquest be held into a controversial British army ‘shoot-to-kill’ case.
Published May 31, 2010
Thousands of lone parents whose youngest child reaches 13 will no longer
be able to claim one-parent family payments under a new Social Welfare
bill that has been slammed as “harsh” and “heartless” by unions and
opposition parties.
Published May 31, 2010
Loyalist paramilitary shot dead in Belfast
A senior loyalist paramilitary was shot dead at point blank range by
masked gunmen this afternoon on the Shankill Road in Belfast.
Published May 28, 2010
Welcome for Sunday report publication date
Twelve years after the inquiry began, the Saville report into the Bloody
Sunday massacre in Derry will finally be published on June 15.
Published May 27, 2010
End of hunger protest welcomed
Republican Liam Hannaway has ended his hunger strike at Maghaberry
prison following intensive efforts to resolve his dispute with prison
authorities.
Published May 27, 2010
Ruling paves way for shoot-to-kill inquest
Official reports into British Crown force “shoot-to-kill” murders in the
Six Counties should be released to the victims’ families, the High Court
ruled today.
Published May 27, 2010
Demand for access to Maghaberry prisoners
The family of prominent County Armagh republican Colin Duffy have
challenged a decision banning them from visiting him in jail.
Published May 27, 2010
‘Dysfunctional’ government behind child deaths fiasco
The failure of government health officials in the 26 Counties to
ascertain the number of children who died in state care since 2000 is
“genuinely frightening”, Amnesty International warned today.
Published May 27, 2010
McCausland abandons the pretence
The so-called ‘culture minister’ for the Six Counties, the DUP’s Nelson
McCausland, has sent an extraordinary letter to museum chiefs in the
North asking them to give more prominence to alternative views on the
origin of the universe, Ulster-Scots and the Orange Order.
Published May 27, 2010
There have been calls for urgent efforts to be made to save the life of
a republican prisoner on hunger strike at Maghaberry prison.
Published May 25, 2010
‘Historic’ appointment of Attorney General
A Six-County Attorney General, John Larkin, was appointed today
[Monday], the first to hold the post since 1973.
Published May 25, 2010
Tensions at sectarian interfaces, Ballymena march
There have been outbreaks of trouble at so-called ‘peace lines’ tonight
[Monday night] in both Derry and Belfast.
Published May 25, 2010
The ‘Grand Master’ of the Orange Order has said a single unionist party
is needed to prevent a united Ireland, while a leading member of the
SDLP has withdrawn a surprise statement calling for a single nationalist
party in the North.
Published May 25, 2010
Tory cuts inspire ‘Celtic’ alliance
The threat of cuts imposed by the new Tory Prime Minister, David
Cameron, has brought together the leaders of the devolved Assemblies in
Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff.
Published May 25, 2010
No Rising centenary for North - DUP
The DUP ‘Minister for Culture’ in the Six Counties, Nelson McCausland
has rejected a call by Taoiseach Brian Cowen for the centenary of the
1916 Easter Rising to be commemorated both north and south of the
border.
Published May 25, 2010
A Historical Enquiries Team report into the British/loyalist multiple
killing of three south Armagh brothers in 1976 has finally confirmed
that the murders were purely sectarian.
Published May 20, 2010
The Six-County Minister for Justice David Ford has made an official
visit to Maghaberry as tensions continue to rise inside the
high-security jail.
Published May 20, 2010
Process will survive Tories - McGuinness
The Stormont Deputy First Minister, Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness, says
he doesn’t believe the change of government in London will have a
negative impact on the peace process.
Published May 20, 2010
Pfizer deals crippling jobs blow
Up to 785 people are set to lose their jobs in Ireland after the
pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced a major restructuring of its
manufacturing business.
Published May 20, 2010
Cardinal rejects resignation call
The head of the Catholic church in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady has
indicated he has decided to stay at the head of the Irish Catholic
church despite an unprecedented scandal over clerical child abuse and a
subsequent cover-up by the church hierarchy.
Published May 20, 2010
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