A Sinn Féin councillor in County Tyrone is believed to have been the
target of a pipe-bomb attack by the unionist paramilitary ‘Orange
Volunteers’.
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SF councillor targeted as attacks mount
A Sinn Féin councillor in County Tyrone is believed to have been the
target of a pipe-bomb attack by the unionist paramilitary ‘Orange
Volunteers’.
Published November 21, 2008
Tories enter pact with unionists
The British Conservative Party, under David Cameron, has agreed to form
an electoral pact with the Ulster Unionist Party.
Published November 21, 2008
Harassment of former Basque prisoner
The PSNI police arrested a former political prisoner from the Basque
Country this week on foot of a Spanish extradition order which charged
him with a kind of sedition.
Published November 21, 2008
Poll shows drop for govt, support for Lisbon
Public support for the 26-County government, the Taoiseach Brian Cowen
and his Fianna Fail party has collapsed to the lowest level recorded
since polling began more than a quarter of a century ago.
Published November 21, 2008
Talks deal announced at Stormont
Published November 18, 2008
Stone found guilty of attemped murder
Published November 14, 2008
The SDLP is to cease designating itself as a nationalist party in the
Stormont Assembly in a move that could herald a realignment in politics
in the North.
Published November 13, 2008
Britain’s highest court has denied that former RUC police chief Ronnie
Flanagan failed to protect Catholic schoolgirls from degrading and
inhumane treatment during the Holy Cross dispute.
Published November 13, 2008
Progress in search for ‘Disappeared’
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has welcomed the discovery of what
appear to be the remains of Danny McIlhone, a victim of the conflict
who was killed by the IRA in 1981.
Published November 13, 2008
A decision taken by the Progressive Democrats party at the weekend to
disband after 23 years in existence has been widely welcomed.
Published November 13, 2008
Call for British Army base to be Tan War museum
While debate drags on over the future of the prison at Long Kesh there
have been calls for an army base in County Down to be transformed into
a War of Independence tourism centre.
Published November 13, 2008
Last weekend saw a major setback for the peace process as British
forces staged a provocative sectarian parade through Belfast city
centre.
Published November 7, 2008
Tensions spill over in east Belfast
Two nights of violence at an east Belfast interface erupted after St
Matthew’s Church and nationalist homes in the Short Strand came under
attack from fireworks, stones and petrol bombs this week.
Published November 7, 2008
PSNI funds go to UVF, not investigations
PSNI police chief Hugh Orde was forced to publicly apologise this week
after it emerged that his force had lied about millions of pounds it
paid to a construction firm connected to the UVF.
Published November 7, 2008
Paisley calls for Taser attack as war of words goes on
Ian Paisley jnr told a DUP audience at the weekend that he would like
to see his fellow Policing Board member, Sinn Féin’s Martina Anderson,
‘Tasered’.
Published November 7, 2008
Disappointment at Bloody Sunday Inquiry delay
The final report into the Bloody Sunday killings will not now be ready
until, at the earliest, the autumn of next year.
Published November 7, 2008
Published November 2, 2008
Up to 15,000 teachers, parents and students gathered outside the
Leinster House parliament in Dublin this week to express their
opposition to spending cuts by the 26 County government.
Published October 31, 2008
Call for govts to intervene at Stormont
The political crisis at Stormont has deepened with DUP leader Peter
suggesting that the British government should respond to the continuing
stalemate.
Published October 31, 2008
Inquest reopens after coroner views secret files
The North’s most senior coroner John Leckey has revealed that new
evidence had been uncovered in top secret Crown force files regarding
an IRA attack in 1982.
Published October 31, 2008
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