The handling by the authorities of a republican prisoner who tragically
lost his twin baby grandchildren last week ranks among the worst of any
stage of the conflict.
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Inhuman treatment of bereaved prisoner
The handling by the authorities of a republican prisoner who tragically
lost his twin baby grandchildren last week ranks among the worst of any
stage of the conflict.
Published January 12, 2023
Focus on amnesty plan ahead of Bloody Sunday anniversary
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has threatened to name all the British
soldiers who murdered civilians on Bloody Sunday if a controversial
legacy bill is passed in Britain.
Published January 12, 2023
Court hears horrific murder due to RUC’s protection of killer
A police double agent involved in the loyalist murder of an innocent
Catholic grandfather used his protected status to participate in
multiple killings and “criminal mayhem”, the High Court has heard.
Published January 12, 2023
UDA violence in Ballymoney could worsen
The unionist paramilitary UDA has been blamed for a brutal attack which
left two men and a woman in hospital in a County Antrim town.
Published January 12, 2023
Orange parade opposed in Derriaghy
Plans by the Orange Order to hold a parade to “honour” a UDA member who
carried out deadly sectarian attacks 25 years ago are creating tensions
in southwest Belfast.
Published January 12, 2023
‘Coalition of reactionaries’ opposed to peace
Newly released State papers from the 1990s have cast a new light on
efforts by unionists in Belfast and London to frustrate the peace process – and how much the
peace depended on the Sinn Féin leadership, particularly Gerry Adams
and Martin McGuinness.
Published January 5, 2023
MI5’s sick Christmas card recruitment bid
British military intelligence has been using the holiday season to send
cards to nationalists in an effort to convince them to inform on their
own community.
Published January 5, 2023
Repression bid ends in failure
A major Crown effort to imprison more than 40 republicans was
dismissed after all charges were thrown out at Newry Courthouse last
week.
Published January 5, 2023
Unionist violence on parade in the 1990s
Declassified state papers recorded the chaotic handling of the Drumcree
parade dispute, as nationalists in Portadown began
protesting against sectarian marches by the Orange Order and its
loyalist supporters.
Published January 5, 2023
Ballymurphy families meet police for first time
The families of the Ballymurphy massacre victims have held their first
meeting with the police (RUC or PSNI) in an attempt to have a murder
investigation opened.
Published January 5, 2023
A ceremony has taken place over the Christmas period to mark the 50th
anniversary of a deadly loyalist bombing in Belturbet, County Cavan.
Published January 5, 2023
Top Dublin official is British spy
There have been calls for an internal investigation by the Dublin
government after a former British agent revealed that a senior Irish
official has been working for British military intelligence for more
than three decades.
Published December 22, 2022
Annie’s Bar, the ‘forgotten’ massacre, is remembered
A frequently overlooked massacre in Derry 50 years ago has been
marked with a vigil and wreath-laying ceremony at the scene
following a remembrance Mass.
Published December 22, 2022
Call for action to remove loyalist posters
The PSNI police have been urged to take action against the erection of
intimidatory posters of Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar against the
background of an image of the Dublin/Monaghan bombs.
Published December 22, 2022
Britain shamed by new court ruling
The Finucane family have achieved another legal victory against the
British government in their campaign for justice.
Published December 22, 2022
The family of John Pat Cunningham, who was shot dead at a British Army
checkpoint nearly 50 years ago, have returned a letter of apology to the
British Ministry of Defence.
Published December 22, 2022
Martin has ‘no strategy’ for a united Ireland
Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has told a committee of the Dublin
parliament that the failure to plan for a united Ireland “beggars
belief”.
Published December 22, 2022
Joe Kennedy appointed as US Special Envoy
Joseph (Joe) Kennedy, a grandson of the late US presidential candidate
Robert Kennedy and grand-nephew of the late US President John F Kennedy,
has been confirmed in the role of new US Special Envoy to the north of
Ireland.
Published December 19, 2022
Spooks fear Stakeknife report as publication looms
A report into one of the most controversial episodes of the conflict is
facing censorship by British state agencies even before it is published
in the new year.
Published December 15, 2022
New pressure to tackle loyalist crime gangs
Loyalist paramilitary organisations are targeting desperate food bank
users, according to a new investigation into UDA and UVF loan sharks
operating in Belfast.
Published December 15, 2022
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