A group of Irish-American politicians has blocked the
US Congress from awarding a congressional medal to former British prime
minister Margaret Thatcher.
![[Irish Republican News]](https://republican-news.org/graphics/title_gifs/rn.gif) | ![[Irish Republican News]](https://republican-news.org/graphics/title_gifs/harp.gif) |
Thatcher’s Congressional medal blocked
Published December 29, 2006
British Army recruitment opposed
It has emerged that in some of west Belfast’s schools the British Army
is openly recruiting through distributing glossy magazines, pamphlets
and leaflets in classes aimed at enhancing young people’s career
prospects.
Published December 29, 2006
Adams moves to change party policy on PSNI
A meeting of the Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle [leadership] to discuss
policing arrangements in the North of Ireland has been called by party
leader Gerry Adams in a move which could lead to Sinn Féin
controversially agreeing to support the PSNI police.
Published December 28, 2006
The non-jury trial of Armagh man Sean Hoey for the 1998 Real IRA Omagh
bomb and other attacks is set to continue despite a defence attempt to
have the case thrown out because of “shortcomings, lies and mysteries”.
Published December 23, 2006
Murdered journalist praised for stand against LVF
Journalist Martin O’Hagan was gunned down in the street for exposing
the drug-dealing activities of a unionist paramilitary gang, an inquest
has heard.
Published December 23, 2006
Portadown talks claim dismissed as spin
The Orange Order in Portadown has denied reports that it is willing to
engage in direct talks with representatives of the nationalist Garvaghy
Road over the issue of parade routes for the first time.
Published December 23, 2006
Haughey era disgraced by tribunal report
The regime of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey has been exposed as
corrupt and criminal in a scathing report by the Moriarty tribunal.
Published December 23, 2006
Stormont attack was ‘art’ - Stone
Loyalist killer Michael Stone has written to British Direct Ruler Peter
Hain stating that his recent attack at the Belfast Assembly was an
exercise in performance art influenced by Pablo Picasso and Eamonn
McCann.
Published December 23, 2006
Republican grassroots discuss policing
A long-delayed meeting to discuss the direction of the peace process
and republican strategy was finally held in south Derry last week.
Published December 18, 2006
More than 1,300 members of the British Army have received a criminal
conviction while stationed in Ireland in the last six years.
Published December 18, 2006
Murders continue in 26 Counties
A spate of gangster-style killings in the 26 Counties within a week has
brought fresh criticism of the Dublin government’s approach to the
growing problem of gun crime.
Published December 18, 2006
Hopes for Irish language in the North
The British government has begun a 12-week consultation process on an
Irish language Act for the Six Counties.
Published December 18, 2006
Calls for investigation into 1984 attack on Adams
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP has instructed his lawyer to write
to the Police Ombudsman Nuala O’Loan following the publication of a
news report in Belfast which links the RUC police Special Branch to the
gun attack on him in March 1984.
Published December 18, 2006
Adams discusses PSNI support with Orde
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is holding potentially significant
talks with PSNI police chief constable Hugh Orde in Belfast today
[Wednesday].
Published December 13, 2006
High-tech British spy operation uncovered
Thousands of pounds worth of hi-tech surveillance equipment has been
uncovered spying on the home of a County Down republican.
Published December 13, 2006
Teenager survives sectarian attack
A Catholic teenager attacked by a sectarian mob in Ballymena has said
that he is “lucky to be alive”.
Published December 13, 2006
Bik McFarlane subjected to ‘judicial farce’
A Dublin court has insisted on going ahead with a non-jury trial of
H-Block escapee and IRA prison leader Brendan “Bik” McFarlane on
charges dating from 1983.
Published December 13, 2006
‘Ireland’s Alamo’ designated a national monument
The last headquarters of the leaders of the 1916 Rising is to be
designated a national monument following a sustained campaign for its
preservation.
Published December 13, 2006
The PSNI station in Craigavon County Armagh came under mortar attack on Tuesday
in one of three incidents linked to traditionalist ‘dissident’
republicans inside 24 hours.
Published December 7, 2006
Crumbs for poor in Budget giveaway
The 26-County Budget 2007 presented yesterday by Minister for Finance
Brian Cowen has been attacked for failing to tackle the “real issues
facing Irish society”.
Published December 7, 2006
Instructions
By default, this search engine looks for all words in any order. To search for an exact phrase, enclose the phrase in quotes:
"gerry adams"
The search engine also supports AND, OR, and NOT keywords to specify boolean expressions:
sinn OR fein
sinn NOT fein
Note that only twenty search results are displayed, in chronological order.