A candlelight vigil will be held on Friday to mark the anniversary of
the death of Fergal McCusker, shot dead as he made his way home from a
night out 25 years ago this week.
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A candlelight vigil will be held on Friday to mark the anniversary of
the death of Fergal McCusker, shot dead as he made his way home from a
night out 25 years ago this week.
Published January 26, 2023
Reports that close-up images of the bodies of eight IRA Volunteers
postered the wall of a British Army training camp, and the tooth of one
of the victims extracted as a ghoulish souvenir, have been described as
“disgusting”.
Published January 19, 2023
Human rights group ‘sabotaged’ justice campaign
New details have emerged about a human rights organisation allegedly set up
by an MI5 agent to penetrate and undermine Irish justice campaigns.
Published January 19, 2023
Donation row hints at deeper cronyism scandal
Ireland’s Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe is under
pressure to resign after it emerged he violated election law over
donations and concealed it for years.
Published January 19, 2023
If passed, legacy bill could be repealed
A pledge by the leader of the British opposition, Labour Party leader
Keir Starmer, to repeal the Tory government’s controversial legacy
legislation has been widely welcomed.
Published January 19, 2023
US focus grows as Protocol talks drag on
A group of influential congressmen have introduced a resolution calling
for the full implementation of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement and
expressing hope for the “continued success” of the peace process amid
growing doubts over the commitment of hardline unionists to the North’s
powersharing institutions.
Published January 19, 2023
Action to remove loyalist intimidation
Republican Sinn Féin has said its activists have removed loyalist
posters which it said had been used “to stoke up sectarian fear”.
Published January 19, 2023
The British government has created a huge obstacle in efforts to restore
powersharing in the north of Ireland after it dramatically excluded Sinn
Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald from multi-party talks on Wednesday.
Published January 12, 2023
Inhuman treatment of bereaved prisoner
The handling by the authorities of a republican prisoner who tragically
lost his twin baby grandchildren last week ranks among the worst of any
stage of the conflict.
Published January 12, 2023
Focus on amnesty plan ahead of Bloody Sunday anniversary
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has threatened to name all the British
soldiers who murdered civilians on Bloody Sunday if a controversial
legacy bill is passed in Britain.
Published January 12, 2023
Court hears horrific murder due to RUC’s protection of killer
A police double agent involved in the loyalist murder of an innocent
Catholic grandfather used his protected status to participate in
multiple killings and “criminal mayhem”, the High Court has heard.
Published January 12, 2023
UDA violence in Ballymoney could worsen
The unionist paramilitary UDA has been blamed for a brutal attack which
left two men and a woman in hospital in a County Antrim town.
Published January 12, 2023
Orange parade opposed in Derriaghy
Plans by the Orange Order to hold a parade to “honour” a UDA member who
carried out deadly sectarian attacks 25 years ago are creating tensions
in southwest Belfast.
Published January 12, 2023
‘Coalition of reactionaries’ opposed to peace
Newly released State papers from the 1990s have cast a new light on
efforts by unionists in Belfast and London to frustrate the peace process – and how much the
peace depended on the Sinn Féin leadership, particularly Gerry Adams
and Martin McGuinness.
Published January 5, 2023
MI5’s sick Christmas card recruitment bid
British military intelligence has been using the holiday season to send
cards to nationalists in an effort to convince them to inform on their
own community.
Published January 5, 2023
Repression bid ends in failure
A major Crown effort to imprison more than 40 republicans was
dismissed after all charges were thrown out at Newry Courthouse last
week.
Published January 5, 2023
Unionist violence on parade in the 1990s
Declassified state papers recorded the chaotic handling of the Drumcree
parade dispute, as nationalists in Portadown began
protesting against sectarian marches by the Orange Order and its
loyalist supporters.
Published January 5, 2023
Ballymurphy families meet police for first time
The families of the Ballymurphy massacre victims have held their first
meeting with the police (RUC or PSNI) in an attempt to have a murder
investigation opened.
Published January 5, 2023
A ceremony has taken place over the Christmas period to mark the 50th
anniversary of a deadly loyalist bombing in Belturbet, County Cavan.
Published January 5, 2023
Top Dublin official is British spy
There have been calls for an internal investigation by the Dublin
government after a former British agent revealed that a senior Irish
official has been working for British military intelligence for more
than three decades.
Published December 22, 2022
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