Fianna Fail is ready to contest elections in the Six Counties on a
‘united Ireland’ agenda and its candidates will include republicans who
have become disaffected with Sinn Fein over their political direction,
according to to the chairman of Fianna Fail in Fermanagh.
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Dissidents ‘welcome to join Fianna Fail’
Fianna Fail is ready to contest elections in the Six Counties on a
‘united Ireland’ agenda and its candidates will include republicans who
have become disaffected with Sinn Fein over their political direction,
according to to the chairman of Fianna Fail in Fermanagh.
Published December 17, 2009
Dispute continues on truth and legacy issues
The North of Ireland is “not yet ready” for a truth commission to hear
from the victims and families of victims of the conflict, according to
the unionist-dominated ‘Northern Ireland Committee’ of the Westminster
parliament in London.
Published December 17, 2009
British Army killers were ‘psychotic’
A former British soldier who deserted after his regiment shot up a
Belfast dancehall has met with the sister of the man gunned down and
killed that night.
Published December 17, 2009
Christmas toy voucher used in MI5 recruitment bid
A Derry man has said MI5 tried to recruit him as an informer by sending
a Christmas card to his house containing a phone number and a voucher
for a local toy shop.
Published December 17, 2009
The North’s leaders Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness clashed in
public today as the problems at the heart of the power-sharing
government were air
Published December 14, 2009
Countdown to unions’ ‘battle’ with govt
The leader of Ireland’s largest public sector union has said the Dublin
government is facing “a potentially explosive situation” following the
introduction of pay cuts for staff on the state payroll.
Published December 14, 2009
‘No evidence of rule of law’ in RUC killing
An RUC police cover-up surrounding the plastic bullet killing of an
innocent woman led to a breakdown in the rule of law, the High Court has
heard.
Published December 14, 2009
Shell to Sea campaigner to be jailed for nine months
Environmental activist Maura Harrington is facing nine months behind
bars after she refused to sign a bond restricting her right to protest.
Published December 14, 2009
British Army bomb squad wrecks home
A west Belfast man and his disabled brother were forced to wait in
freezing temperatures while a British army unit destroyed the front of
their home in a so-called “controlled explosion”.
Published December 14, 2009
‘Border the concern, not shoppers’
Figures from the first-ever survey on cross-Border shopping revealed one
in six households in the 26 Counties had been on such expeditions in the
first six months of the year.
Published December 14, 2009
There has been a furious response to the Dublin government’s decision
to reduce social welfare payments and cut the pay of the lowest-paid
public service workers in its annual statement of economic policy.
Published December 10, 2009
Flanagan lied, Hamill inquiry hears
Former RUC police chief Ronnie Flanagan lied on oath about the murder of
Robert Hamill, the inquiry into his murder was told on Tuesday.
Published December 10, 2009
Britain washes hands of Stormont stalemate
The British government has said it will not put pressure on the DUP to
end the political stalemate in the North of Ireland.
Published December 10, 2009
Brady family protest at policing meeting
The family of a republican who died in unexplained circumstances in PSNI
custody mounted protest at a District Policing Partnership (DPP) meeting
in Derry on Wednesday.
Published December 10, 2009
Activists confront IMC ‘smear’
An anti-drugs community group in north Belfast have met with the
so-called ‘Independent Monitoring Commission’, widely considered to be a
mouthpiece for British propoganda.
Published December 10, 2009
Sinn Fein’s Gerry Kelly has been the victim of a hoax bomb threat.
Published December 10, 2009
Lenihan slashes public pay, social welfare, sets new taxes
The Dublin government’s Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has this
afternoon announced the harshest budget in the history of the 26 County
state. He said the cuts and taxes announced today would “send a signal
to the rest of the world that we are able and willing to put our house
in order.”
Published December 9, 2009
The Garda police in the 26 Counties are to hold an illegal ballot to
join state-wide strike actions following the collapse in pay talks
between the Dublin government and Ireland’s main public sector trade
unions.
Published December 7, 2009
Maghaberry prison governor quits
The governor of the North’s main prison for political prisoners has
resigned less than five months after taking up the post.
Published December 7, 2009
Lundy’s Day passes off peacefully
The UVF attacked the nationalist Ardoyne shops in north Belfast ahead of
a highly controversial loyalist march at the weekend
Published December 7, 2009
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