With less than a week to go, Sinn Féin has sharply escalated its
26-County general election campaign by outlining key policies in a
number of high-profile media events.
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Sinn Fein in campaign overdrive
With less than a week to go, Sinn Féin has sharply escalated its
26-County general election campaign by outlining key policies in a
number of high-profile media events.
Published February 21, 2011
Breakaway groups struggle to assert role
A Republican Sinn Fein breakaway group elected a leadership for itself
at a gathering of the organisation at the weekend.
Published February 21, 2011
Monument to Brendan Hughes destroyed
A granite monument in honour of former IRA hunger striker Brendan ‘The
Dark’ Hughes has been vandalised within days of being unveiled.
Published February 21, 2011
Coins marked as ‘RIRA’ currency
Dissident republicans in Belfast are engraving pound coins with the
initials of the breakaway ‘Real IRA’.
Published February 21, 2011
Gerry McGeough convicted by Diplock court
Promiment Tyrone republican and former Sinn Fein Ard Chomhairle member
Gerry McGeough has been found guilty of taking part in an IRA attack on
a British soldier in August 1981
Published February 18, 2011
Political campaigning ahead of the general election has heated up
significantly following Monday night’s televised leaders’ debate, which
saw sharp clashes between Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams and Fianna Fail leader
Micheal Martin.
Published February 15, 2011
Fine Gael attacks Irish language education
A shock Fine Gael proposal to abolish the compulsory teaching of Irish
if put into power in this month’s 26-County general election has
provoked spontaneous protests in Dublin.
Published February 15, 2011
EU to insist on punitive interest rate
The European Union has demanded “continuity” in government economic and
fiscal policy following the 26-County general election on February
25th.
Published February 15, 2011
One of the British government’s high-profile beneficiaries remains an
overwhelmingly Protestant-staffed company, it has emerged.
Published February 15, 2011
McGuinness escapes air disaster
Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness escaped death in a plane crash on
Thursday, thanks to a last minute change of plan.
Published February 11, 2011
‘Censorship’ over television debate plan
The first major television debate of the 26-County election campaign -
between Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin and Labour leader Eamon
Gilmore - saw sharp and energetic exchanges on budgetary policy, the
EU/IMF bailout and the introduction of the bank guarantee.
Published February 11, 2011
Lenihan leaves a ten billion euro question
A decision by the Dublin government to defer the recapitalisation of the
banks until after the 26-County general election has been condemned as
‘a stroke’ by the opposition parties.
Published February 11, 2011
Royal visit points up political divide
Enda Kenny, leader of the largest opposition party in the 26 Counties,
has said a visit to Ireland by an English monarch is “overdue”.
Published February 11, 2011
European Court rejects prisoner’s challenge
A republican prisoner has lost his European Court challenge over the
right to wear an Easter lily in memory of the 1916 Irish Rising.
Published February 11, 2011
Appeal for chronically ill prisoner
The partner of a chronically ill prisoner being held in Maghaberry has
said he could die in jail unless an urgent decision is made on his
release date.
Published February 11, 2011
Six people were killed today when a Manx2 regularly scheduled airline
flight from Belfast to Cork overturned and caught fire while making a
second attempt to land in dense fog.
Published February 10, 2011
Sinn Fein opened its election campaign on Sunday with a strong attack by
party president Gerry Adams on corruption in the political system in the
26 Counties.
Published February 7, 2011
Charles paves way for Queen’s visit
The first visit to the 26-County state by a reigning British monarch
will take place over three days in May, according to reports.
Published February 7, 2011
Kenny refuses to join TV debate
The first televised leaders’ debate of the 26-County election will take
place on Tuesday night with only two taking part, Fianna Fail’s new
leader Micheal Martin and Labour’s Eamon Gilmore.
Published February 7, 2011
McGuinness as First Minister would be ‘endorsement’
Unionist politicians have called on the British Secretary Owen Paterson
to resign after comments he made on BBC’s ‘Hearts and Minds’ programme.
Published February 7, 2011
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