Britain is to return its last African colony to Mauritius, ending
decades of abuses of the Chagos island and its residents, whom it
forcibly expelled from the islands in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Sun sets on the British empire
Britain is to return its last African colony to Mauritius, ending
decades of abuses of the Chagos island and its residents, whom it
forcibly expelled from the islands in the 1960s and 1970s.
Published October 10, 2024
US govt advisor urges Israel to ‘carpet bomb the Irish’
A top US government advisor has urged Israel to ‘carpet bomb’ and ‘napalm’ Irish peace-keeper troops who failed to comply with Israel’s demand to withdraw from positions in south Lebanon.
Published October 10, 2024
Sinn Féin to undergo ‘complete overhaul’
Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she has ordered “a complete overhaul of governance procedures” for the party after it provided references for former party press officer Michael McMonagle, who has
admitted a number of child sex offences.
Published October 10, 2024
Report spurs effort to oust foreign agents from parliament
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has called on all political parties and
independents to audit TDs and Senators to ensure they are under “no
undue influence” after reports that a member of the Dublin parliament is
secretly working on behalf of the Russian government.
Published October 10, 2024
Miscarriage of justice overturned after 50 years
A woman jailed over the IRA attack on the British Army in Derry 50 years
ago is to have her convictions quashed following a judgement of the
Court of Appeal.
Published October 10, 2024
Claire Hanna confirmed as new SDLP leader
In her first speech as the new leader of the SDLP, Claire Hanna has
pledged her commitment to a united Ireland “with reconciliation at its
heart”.
Published October 10, 2024
New loyalist threat to Irish language class
Days after a group of loyalist paramilitary figures met the North’s
Minister for Education to make sectarian demands for curbs on the Irish
language, the threat of paramilitary violence has forced the
cancellation of an Irish language event.
Published October 3, 2024
PSNI use seized phone in shocking entrapment plot
A mobile phone, confiscated when the PSNI stopped and searched the
partner of a republican activist last month, was subsequently used by
the PSNI to try to get her fiancé to breach his bail conditions, Saoradh
has said.
Published October 3, 2024
Sectarian police views exposed at tribunal
A tribunal in London has heard that a senior PSNI figure adhered to a
sectarian conspiracy theory that judicial decisions against the force
were due to Catholics in the court system.
Published October 3, 2024
Inept budget seen as starting gun for election
Most Irish politicians accept that the 26 County general election
will be held next month following a cash ‘giveaway’ by the government in
its annual announcement of its plans for the economy.
Published October 3, 2024
Varadkar surprises with Irish unity ideas
Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has spoken out strongly to urge greater
focus and energy among Irish political representatives on the journey to
Irish unity.
Published October 3, 2024
Republican prisoner takes action over language rights
Sean McVeigh, a republican prisoner at Maghaberry prison, is set to
launch legal action over the failure of the prison system in the North
to recognise the Irish language.
Published October 3, 2024
Investigation into state funding of UDA/UVF violence
The so-called ‘International Fund for Ireland’ is to be called to
account over allegations it has been supporting loyalist violence in the
Six Counties.
Published September 26, 2024
Sectarian tensions rise after parades deal gets binned
The anti-Catholic Orange Order has been rewarded with a coat-trailing
parade through an overwhelmingly nationalist area in Belfast after a
long-standing peace deal got trashed by a government agency.
Published September 26, 2024
Israel’s efforts to manipulate Irish politics in its favour has been
dramatically highlighted in a battle of leaks this week.
Published September 26, 2024
Legal victory for families as ICRIR ruled ‘unlawful’
A Court of Appeal has effectively shut down Britain’s ‘truth’ body after
it ruled that parts of Independent Commission for Reconciliation and
Information Recovery (ICRIR) are not compatible with human rights law.
Published September 26, 2024
Justice in limbo after Britain refuses inquiries
Despite allowing a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane, the
British Direct Ruler Hilary Benn has overruled inquest coroners and
refused inquiries into other collusion killings.
Published September 26, 2024
Coalition’s memory fades as scandals mount
Taoiseach Simon Harris and other members of the Dublin government have
repeatedly condemned their own actions in a week of hypocritical
political posturing by his Fine Gael party.
Published September 26, 2024
Fury as new British government reneges on deals
Relationships between the nationalist community and the British
government are at their lowest in years after a ‘blitzkrieg’ of
backsliding by London on promises to tackle inequality in the north of
Ireland.
Published September 19, 2024
Britain refuses inquiry for family of Sean Brown
The family of Sean Brown say they are devastated by the news that the
British government will not establish a public inquiry into the brutal
killing of murdered GAA official Sean Brown, despite a call by his
inquest to do so.
Published September 19, 2024
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