The following are the main points of the annual budget for
the 26-Counties, announced yesterday by Minister for Finance
Brian Cowen.
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Published December 8, 2005
British government draft guidelines for community restorative
justice schemes in the North have been given a mixed welcome by
northern nationalists.
Published December 8, 2005
McDowell smears Frank Connolly
26-County Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has hidden behind
parliamentary protections to accuse journalist Frank Connolly, of
being involved in an alleged IRA plot to train rebels in
Colombia’s civil war.
Published December 8, 2005
Rising building to be protected
Councillors in Dublin have voted unanimously to protect 16 Moore
Street, the last headquarters of the 1916 Rising leaders, and
three adjoining houses on the street.
Published December 8, 2005
Concern mounts over US use of Shannon
The US ambassador to Ireland, James Kenny, is being asked to
answer questions on the illegal transport of abductees through
Shannon airport amid increasing controversy over the Dublin
government’s dealings with the Bush administration.
Published December 8, 2005
End stalling on institutions - SF
The British and Irish governments must produce an action plan for
reviving power-sharing in the North and the all-Ireland
cross-border institutions, British MPs were told today.
Published December 8, 2005
Nationalist residents’ groups opposed to unionist parades have
described the new Parades Commission as a “sop” to unionists.
Published December 4, 2005
Sinn Féin challenges legality of sanctions body
Sinn Féin lodged legal papers in the High Court in London
yesterday, seeking to have the so-called ‘Independent Monitoring
Commission’ declared unlawful.
Published December 4, 2005
Victims see legislation as British cover-up
The British government has been urged by victims’ groups to ‘go
back to the drawing board’ and introduce a proper truth recovery
process.
Published December 4, 2005
Movement needed on powersharing - Adams
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has said the British and Irish
governments should prepare a plan to restore the North’s powersharing
institutions early next year.
Published December 4, 2005
Much more likely to be of use to oppressors
There are also potential ramifications for the media in
publishing announcements or claims from proscribed organisations
since such statements could be interpreted as promoting the
objectives of terrorism or inciting fear.
Published December 4, 2005
Bogus arrest damages peace process
A Sinn Féin assembly member arrested by police investigating the
Claudy bomb attack has accused the PSNI of trying to wreck his
reputation.
Published December 4, 2005
The British government is being urged to create a permanent rolling
electoral register after it emerged that 100,000 voters in the
Six Counties remain disenfranchised despite the compilation of a
new list.
Published December 4, 2005
By Jim Dee (for Daily Ireland)
Wandering away from the glittering lights of downtown Montreal towards the expansive St Lawrence River, a visitor approaching Victoria Bridge will find a grim memorial to history’s often cruel hand.
Published December 4, 2005
Northern state is being eroded
By Tommy McKearney (for Daily Ireland)
Last week’s proposals for reforming public administration in the North may eventually prove to be as significant as the abolition of Stormont in 1973. For the first time since the struggle for Civil Rights challenged an undemocratic unionist regime in 1968, Britain’s government is giving practical recognition to the fact that the political entity known as Northern Ireland is unworkable.
Published November 30, 2005
The 100th anniversary of the day on which Sinn Féin was founded
was marked by a number of republican events this week.
Published November 30, 2005
New campaign to legalise emigrants
The United States is being urged to give working visas to tens of
thousands of undocumented Irish immigrants.
Published November 30, 2005
The founding date of Sinn Féin is 28 November 1905. On that date
the first Annual Convention of the National Council was held in
the Rotunda, Dublin. The meeting began at 11am and among the over
100 delegates were Arthur Griffith, Edward Martyn, Thomas Martin,
John Sweetman, Jenny Wyse-Power, Padraig Mac Piarais, Maire de
Buitleir, Patrick McCartan, Oliver St John Gogarty, Peadar O
Cearnaigh, Sean T O Ceallaigh and William Cosgrave. Two of those
delegates, Mac Piarias and Michael O’Hanrahan of Wexford, were
among the executed leaders in 1916.
Published November 30, 2005
A national day of solidarity is being organised next week as a
dramatic protest by Irish Ferries workers continues.
Published November 30, 2005
The arrest of Sinn Féin assembly member Francie Brolly in
connection with the 1972 Claudy bomb investigation has provoked immense anger.
Published November 30, 2005
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