Two Belfast families whose lives changed forever after their loved ones
were gunned down by weapons obtained by a British agent in South Africa
have called on the government to tell the truth about their role in the
murders.
Published September 14, 2009
Civilians in Forkhill, south Armagh have expressed their anger after an
abandoned bomb was left in a culvert on the border for over a week.
Published September 10, 2009
Amendments have been made to the proposed legislation establishing the
National Asset Management Agency (Nama) to help the Green Party
leadership get support for the plan at their special conference of
members this weekend.
Published September 10, 2009
The IICD arms body under General John de Chastelain has said in a
statement that it believes that the arms decommissioned in June by the
unionist paramilitary UVF is all that remained under the control of that
organisation’s leadership, and that UVF decommissioning has ended.
Published September 10, 2009
Nationalists have warned that unionists are seeking a new political
agreement for the North of Ireland in return for the transfer of
policing and justice powers from London to Belfast.
Published September 10, 2009
Angle grinders and saws were used to cut down so-called “peace gates” in
Derry’s Bogside on Tuesday.
Published September 10, 2009
Crown prosecutors have said that Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness
was not charged with membership of the IRA in 1994 because there was not
enough evidence.
Published September 10, 2009
The issue of compensation for victims of the conflict in Ireland has
become enmeshed in a political row over Anglo-Libyan relations and oil
deals believed to be worth billions.
Published September 7, 2009
A Commission on Taxation has recommended the taxation of child benefit
and water charges as part of a reform package of the 26-County taxation
system.
Published September 7, 2009
A Coleraine man was set upon by loyalists on Wednesday night just yards
from the spot where he was left for dead in a previous UDA attack which
killed his friend, Kevin McDaid, in May.
Published September 7, 2009
A Dungannon man has told how he returned home on Thursday to find two
armed individuals dressed in fatigues with their faces blacked out
running up a field behind his house.
Published September 7, 2009
Sinn Fein has vowed to systematically disrupt the business of the Dublin
parliament to prevent passage of the bill setting up the National Assets
Management Agency.
Published September 7, 2009
A conference held at Shannon airport on Saturday heard repeated calls to
prevent major corporations from spending over a million Euro on
promoting a ‘Yes’ vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum.
Published September 7, 2009
The Scottish government outlined plans today [Thursday] to hold a
referendum on independence for Scotland next year.
Published September 3, 2009
The PSNI has been strongly criticised for its actions during a major
riot in east Belfast following a Sinn Fein rally.
Published September 3, 2009
The Green Party has admitted that a snap election may have to be held
within the next six months following a sharp decline in support for the
26 County government and the Lisbon II Treaty referendum.
Published September 3, 2009
The UDA has stepped up a campaign of intimidation in the north Antrim,
sending threatening letters to Rasharkin residents and expanding a list
of targets in nearby Coleraine.
Published September 3, 2009
The PSNI chief who led the investigation into the sectarian murder of
Robert Hamill claimed the reason he did not record significant evidence
in police files was because he was so concerned about the risk of
collusion.
Published September 3, 2009
There has been in increase in the number of helicopter patrols in the
skies over south Armagh amid a debate over the possibility of a return
of British Army foot patrols in the area.
Published September 3, 2009
Heavy rioting has erupted tonight in east Belfast after a Sinn Fein
event was attacked by a large loyalist mob.
Published August 31, 2009
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