26-County Taoiseach Brian Cowen is facing a potential rebellion among
his own backbenchers after a reshuffle of his cabinet of Ministers was
widely criticised as inadequate in the face of Ireland’s economic
crisis.
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26-County Taoiseach Brian Cowen is facing a potential rebellion among
his own backbenchers after a reshuffle of his cabinet of Ministers was
widely criticised as inadequate in the face of Ireland’s economic
crisis.
Published March 25, 2010
Anger at British tactics on Bloody Sunday
Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness has told British Prime Minister Gordon
Brown that further delays in publishing the Bloody Sunday report are
unacceptable.
Published March 25, 2010
Court to hear amnesty question
A senior loyalist is to be called to give evidence at the trial of a
former IRA prisoner following claims that the British government agreed
a secret ‘amnesty’ for the IRA and loyalist pamilitaties.
Published March 25, 2010
Church struggles with abuse inquiry calls
The resignation of Bishop John Magee as Bishop of Cloyne has been
described as “too little, too late” by victims of clerical child abuse
in Ireland amid calls for a root-and-branch investigation into the
Catholic church.
Published March 25, 2010
‘No more cover-ups’, Policing Board told
Eight families of collusion victims have met with the Policing Board to
express concern at a decision to transfer investigation of the north
Belfast murders away from the Historic Enquiries Team (HET) to the
PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch.
Published March 25, 2010
British practise war on Derry coast
A Sinn Fein councillor is calling on the British Ministry of Defence
(MoD) to pack up and leave Magilligan base in the northwest of county
Derry to let residents live in peace.
Published March 25, 2010
MI5 blocks Bloody Sunday report
The long-awaited report into the British Army Bloody Sunday massacre
will not be released by the current British government, it has emerge
Published March 22, 2010
British MPs criticise Omagh secrecy
A committee of the Westminster parliament in London has criticised
British prime minister Gordon Brown over his refusal to reveal what
British military intelligence knew about the August 1998 Omagh bombing.
Published March 22, 2010
Gun attack follows wave of alerts
There was a burst of activity by republican armed groups across the North at the
weekend. The most serious incident saw a number of shots fired at the
PSNI on Saturday during a bomb alert near the rail line outside Newry.
Published March 22, 2010
Donnelly ends Maghaberry hunger strike
Jailed Derry republican Gary Donnelly was ended his hunger strike
protest after his demand to be housed with other republican prisoners at
Maghaberry jail was granted.
Published March 22, 2010
Miscarriage of justice overturned
A West Belfast man has told how his life was ruined as he struggled to
overturn a miscarriage of justice imposed by a non-jury Diplock court in
a trial 20 years ago.
Published March 22, 2010
Warning over worsening strike situation
A backlog of more than 40,000 passport applications has arisen as a
result of industrial action by public sector workers in the 26 Counties,
which this week is set to be joined by the Garda police.
Published March 22, 2010
Irish leaders meet US President Obama
The North’s political leaders have invited Barack Obama to the Six
Counties after meeting the US president in the White House to discuss
the political situation in the region.
Published March 17, 2010
The head of the Catholic church in Ireland, Sean Brady, is resisting
intense calls for his resignation following revelations about his
involvement in an 1975 church inquiry into child sex abuser Fr Brendan
Smyth, in which two children were forced to take a vow of secrecy.
Published March 15, 2010
Donnelly mounts hunger protest
A prominent member of the 32 County Sovereignty Committee, Gary
Donnelly, is refusing food at Maghaberry jail in protest at what he
said is attempt to criminalise him by prison authorities.
Published March 15, 2010
‘Acceptable level of violence’ - Orde
Former PSNI Hugh Orde has come under widespread criticism after he said
republican armed actions were at an “acceptable level”.
Published March 15, 2010
The north’s most senior prosecutor is under pressure to quit after being
forced to review a controversial decision by the Robert Hamill inquiry.
Published March 15, 2010
Adams and McGuinness in St Patrick’s Day trip
Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness are currently visiting the
United States as part of their annual St Patrick’s Day trip, the
highlight of which will be a meeting with US President Brack Obama at
the White House.
Published March 15, 2010
Wheelock family may take case to Europe
The family of Terence Wheelock have released photos of injuries he is
believed to have suffered in garda custody as they called for a public
inquiry into his death.
Published March 15, 2010
Hamill inquiry calls for prosecution
An inquiry into the murder of Robert Hamill has urged the North’s
Prosecution Service to “urgently reconsider” a decision not to prosecute
a retired member of the PSNI (formerly RUC) police
Published March 12, 2010
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