On Friday last week, following a lengthy legal battle, three men were
told that Crown prosecutors were no longer willing to stand over their
convictions for offences as teenagers.
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Diplock convictions to be overturned
On Friday last week, following a lengthy legal battle, three men were
told that Crown prosecutors were no longer willing to stand over their
convictions for offences as teenagers.
Published November 19, 2009
Basque peace process urged as extradition bid rejected
A Belfast judge has thrown out attempts to have a Basque man extradited
to face political charges in Spain.
Published November 19, 2009
International furore after Irish team ‘robbed’ of World Cup spot
An extraordinary wave of public outrage has gripped Ireland after the
national soccer team was robbed of a World Cup place on Wednesday night
following a blatant foul by France’s Thierry Henry.
Published November 19, 2009
Maghaberry tense after ‘lock down’
A number of republican prisoners were denied food for more than 48 hours
as a ‘lock down’ and search took place at Maghaberry Prison late last
week and over the weekend.
Published November 16, 2009
Cowen invites Haughey comparison
Taoiseach Brian Cowen has repeated exactly the infamous comment of
former Fianna Fail Taoiseach Charles Haughey that “We are living way
beyond our means”.
Published November 16, 2009
The PSNI have been accused of harassing the leadership of the Republican
Network for Unity group and provocatively arresting senior dissident
republican Tony Catney.
Published November 16, 2009
The PSNI’s apparently increasing reliance on the tactics of repression
was highlighted on Sunday a massive operation was deployed to deal with
a sponsored walk on Belfast’s Black Mountain.
Published November 16, 2009
Republican alleges extradition ‘cherry-picking’
A republican facing extradition for questioning about the death of a
British Army sergeant in England 17 years ago has accused the
authorities of “cherry-picking” who they try to extradite.
Published November 16, 2009
PSNI stage bogus alert at Derry pub
The manager of a pub in Derry popular with republicans has questioned
the motivation behind a so-called ‘security alert’ at the premises on
Tuesday, saying it was “pure PSNI/RUC intimidation”.
Published November 16, 2009
A one-time leading member of the Irish Republican Socialist Party has
denied he was a top-level informer.
Published November 12, 2009
McGuinness warning over DUP stalling
Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness has warned of “deep trouble” if there is no deal on policing and justice by Christmas.
Published November 12, 2009
Political motive seen behind raids, seizures
Sinn Fein has criticised police raids in south Armagh in which the
family assets of a friend of the MP for Newry and Armagh, Conor Murphy,
were seized.
Published November 12, 2009
PSNI backtracks on shoot-to-kill disclosures
The PSNI police have said they need ‘more time’ to hand over reports
into shoot-to-kill murders by the force (then RUC) in the Six Counties
in the 1980s.
Published November 12, 2009
Fears have been raised about the health and environmental risks to
Ireland after the British government gave the green light for the
construction of 10 new nuclear power plants -- seven of them along the
Irish Sea.
Published November 12, 2009
‘Christmas not cancelled’ - Tanaiste
The Dublin government has been forced to deny suggestions that it is
‘cancelling Christmas’.
Published November 12, 2009
Tens of thousands of workers took to the streets across Ireland on
Friday in a mass display of discontent with the policies of the Six and
Twenty-Six County administrations.
Published November 9, 2009
DUP raises new stumbling block
Sinn Fein has said the British government must not allow unionists to
block the deal on devolving policing and justice powers to the Belfast assembly.
Published November 9, 2009
IRSP delegation assaulted by crown forces
On Tuesday of last week, senior representatives of the IRSP, including
party spokesperson Willie Gallagher, were the subject of an SAS-style
operation by the British crown forces.
Published November 9, 2009
The passage of a bill through the lower house of the Dublin parliament
establishing the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) has been
greeted with anger and dismay.
Published November 9, 2009
PSNI claims compliance with shoot-to-kill inquest
The PSNI police is to finally comply with a court order to hand over
top-secret reports on the shoot-to-kill policy widely believed to have
operated by the force in the North during the eighties and nineties, it
has been revealed.
Published November 9, 2009
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