The last letter written by Kevin Barry the night before his execution is
to be auctioned to the highest bidder in the latest sell off of Irish
heritage.
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The last letter written by Kevin Barry the night before his execution is
to be auctioned to the highest bidder in the latest sell off of Irish
heritage.
Published April 15, 2010
At one minute past midnight on Monday, policing and justice powers
became the responsibility of a Six County Assembly for the first time in
almost forty years. Just twenty minutes later, a huge blast echoed
across Belfast and into neighbouring counties from across Belfast Lough.
Published April 12, 2010
Unionists pursue sectarian agenda in election
The Ulster Unionist Party, the DUP and the British Conservative Party
have agreed to back a “unionist unity” candidate in next month’s
Westminster election in an effort to unseat Sinn Fein’s Michelle
Gildernew from the seat famously won by Bobby Sands in 1981.
Published April 12, 2010
Large protest outside Maghaberry
Hundreds of family members and supporters of republican prisoners staged
a protest outside the gates of Maghaberry jail yesterday [Sunday] amid
calls for an international human rights observer to see conditions in
the prison first hand.
Published April 12, 2010
Baggott plays waiting game on collusion, shoot-to-kill
Victims of state killings and collusion have expressed suspicion at
plans to shut down a specialist police unit set up to investigate
unsolved killings from the conflict.
Published April 12, 2010
Strike a deal or it’s wage war - Cowen
The 26-County Taoiseach Brian Cowen has threatened public sector workers
with another eight percent pay cut if they reject the agreement
negotiated with union leaders at the end of last month.
Published April 12, 2010
Justice for the Forgotten, the organisation that represents victims of
the conflict in the 26 Counties, says it will close its doors in June
unless the Dublin government commits renewed funding to complete its
work.
Published April 12, 2010
Stormont appoints justice minister
Published April 12, 2010
Published April 12, 2010
Tensions continue to escalate inside Maghaberry Prison today after
republicans were ‘disciplined’ last night for taking part in a 48-hour
protest at prison conditions.
Published April 8, 2010
Quinn Insurance to get state bailout
The Dublin governmment, through State-owned Anglo Irish Bank, is to give
700 million euro to Quinn Insurance following the latest major collapse
in Ireland’s humbled financial industry.
Published April 8, 2010
Thousands of republicans attended scores of rallies across the island of
Ireland last weekend to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising.
Published April 8, 2010
Bloody Sunday report postponement confirmed
After weeks of spin and damage control, British Direct Ruler Shaun
Woodward has confirmed a further delay in the 38 year campaign for truth
and justice by the relatives of those killed and injured on Bloody
Sunday.
Published April 8, 2010
Robinson rages in TV interview
An extraordinary BBC interview with DUP leader Peter Robinson has stoked
the growing controversy surrounding the Robinson family and its
financial dealings.
Published April 8, 2010
New group to oppose contentious marches
A new residents’ group in north Belfast has said it will resist any
future sectarian parades through the nationalist community in the area.
Published April 8, 2010
Published April 6, 2010
Prisoners confront regime at Maghaberry
Published April 5, 2010
Republicans are being urged to turn out in large numbers at Easter
commemorations across the country this weekend to reassert “the right
of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland” following
shocking revelations of corruption and fraud in the Dublin parliament
this week.
Published April 2, 2010
North Belfast republican Terry McCafferty has been released from
Maghaberry Prison fifteen months after he was summarily jailed.
Published April 2, 2010
A brother of former IRA leader Brendan Hughes has said his family are
angry at suggestions by Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams that he was
mentally ill when he gave interviews about his past.
Published April 2, 2010
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