Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams remains as a member of the Westminster
parliament for West Belfast even though he has lodged a letter of
resignation, the Speaker of the House of Commons insisted last night.
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Bizarre law puts Adams’s Westminster seat in limbo
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams remains as a member of the Westminster
parliament for West Belfast even though he has lodged a letter of
resignation, the Speaker of the House of Commons insisted last night.
Published January 25, 2011
The Green Party are to pull out of the coalition government in Dublin,
party leader John Gormley has announced. The party’s two Ministers have
submitted their resignations from Brian Cowen’s rapidly diminishing
Cabinet.
Published January 23, 2011
Cowen quits as leader of Fianna Fail
Brian Cowen has stepped down as leader of Fianna Fail just five days
after he won a vote of confidence from his parliamentary party. He will
remain on as Taoiseach.
Published January 22, 2011
The wheels finally started coming off Brian Cowen’s premiership this
week when he was forced to announce a date for the general election
following a devastating bust-up with his coalition partners.
Published January 21, 2011
Sinn Fein gears up for historic election
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has formally resigned from his
Westminster seat in West Belfast following news that an election date
has been set for a 26 County general election.
Published January 21, 2011
Leading 32CSM man targeted by MI5
The 32 County Sovereignty Movement have urged republicans to be vigilant
following the arrest and subsequent approach by British forces to one of
its members from South Armagh.
Published January 21, 2011
Most of PSNI served in RUC, statistic shows
More than half the current PSNI force at work across the North once wore
the uniform of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, it has emerged.
Published January 21, 2011
Shell wins permission for new Corrib Gas plan
Environmental campaigners have said that their opposition will escalate
following a planning ruling that approved revised plans by Shell E&P for
a hugely contentious inland refinery and high-pressure onshore pipeline
in County Mayo
Published January 21, 2011
Bloody Sunday committee members quit
Three members of the ‘Bloody Sunday Weekend Committee’ are to step down
from their roles after twenty years, citing “political differences” in
how forthcoming commemorations are to be held.
Published January 21, 2011
Election called amid political chaos
Following a morning of chaos and farce in the Dublin parliament,
26-County Taoiseach Brian Cowen has finally announced the General
Election for Friday, March 11.
Published January 20, 2011
Mary Harney resigns from government
Mary Harney has quit as Minister for Health in the latest departure from
the ailing Fianna Fail/Green Party coalition government.
Published January 19, 2011
Cowen retains control of Fianna Fail
Taoiseach Brian Cowen tonight retained control in Dublin of the ruling
Fianna Fail party after winning a motion of confidence in his
leadership.
Published January 18, 2011
The 26-County Taoiseach Brian Cowen may narrowly win a confidence vote
among his Fianna Fail party TDs tonight [Tuesday], but his leadership of
a withering political organisation is likely to be short-lived.
Published January 18, 2011
British spy operated in 26 Counties
Calls are growing in Britain for a wide-ranging inquiry to establish the
full extent of undercover British operations within Irish protest
movements, following the unmasking of a undercover spy who had spent
time with several campaigns in Ireland, including the Corrib Gas
protest.
Published January 18, 2011
‘UK City of Culture’ office attacked
A small bomb exploded at the office in Derry of the ‘UK City of Culture’
program early on Monday.
Published January 18, 2011
Bloody Sunday families issue statement on commemoration
The majority of Bloody Sunday families have signed up to an agreement
that this month’s commemoration march should be the last.
Published January 18, 2011
Don’t come back, emigrants told
The Dublin government has been accused of telling the unemployed to ‘get
out and stay out’ amid further evidence of a crackdown on claims for
social welfare by returning emigrants.
Published January 18, 2011
National grief at bride’s murder
Huge crowds have attended the funeral in Tyrone of Michaela McAreavey,
the daughter of GAA sports star Mickey Harte and the honeymoon bride of
John McAreavey.
Published January 18, 2011
Cowen calls for confidence vote
26-County Taoiseach Brian Cowen is to precipitate a vote of confidence
in his leadership at Tuesday’s meeting of the Fianna Fail parliamentary
party.
Published January 16, 2011
‘Golden circle’ meetings exposed
Political condemnation of the coalition government in Dublin has
increased after it emerged the 26-County Taoiseach Brian Cowen held
previously undisclosed meetings with the former principal of the
fraudulent Anglo Irish Bank in 2008 prior to the public emergence of
the banking crisis.
Published January 13, 2011
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