There is increasing evidence that there is no legal basis nor
political will to return three victims of a miscarriage of
justice to Colombia or to imprison them in Ireland.
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Published August 11, 2005
Marchers call for release of republican
A number of Catholic homes were attacked by unionist
paramilitaries in Ballymena following a republican march in the
town.
Published August 11, 2005
Campaigners for justice in the case of murdered Belfast teenager
Peter McBride have met US consul-general Howard Dean Pittman to
discuss a U.S. link to the killing
Published August 11, 2005
Councillor targeted in murder bid
A Sinn Féin councillor has escaped injury in a petrol bomb
attack on his County Down home.
Published August 11, 2005
Speculation grows over new policing moves
New British legislation, providing for the eventual transfer of
policing and justice powers to the Belfast assembly, is expected
to be passed in October, according to reports.
Published August 11, 2005
North political momentum must be maintained
By Gerry Adams (for the Irish Times)
On Tuesday, I stood with the residents of Divis Tower in west Belfast, as the British army began dismantling the infamous spy post that has blighted their lives for more than three decades.
Published August 7, 2005
A summary of the case, trial, acquittal and conviction on appeal
of the Colombia 3.
Published August 7, 2005
Feuding continues as police move in
A shooting in north Belfast which left a man seriously injured
has been blamed on the unionist paramilitary feud as police
efforts to mount a crackdown have led to serious rioting.
Published August 7, 2005
Joy for Colombia 3 families
Caitriona Ruane, who led the ‘Bring Them Home’ campaign for the Colombia 3, described the moment when the families were reunited as “one of the memories that will remain with me for the rest of my life”.
Published August 7, 2005
Unprecedented lottery win for Limerick woman
Limerick housewife Dolores McNamara has collected the biggest
jackpot in European Lottery history, sustaining frenzied tabloid
coverage of the extraordinary windfall.
Published August 7, 2005
Shell accused of ‘red herring’
Shell Ireland has announced that it will not lay the offshore
section of pipeline for the Corrib gas field until next year
after heavy protests by local residents and environmentalists.
Published August 7, 2005
RIRA ruling puts pressure on non-jury system
Calls were made last night for an overhaul of the 26-County
justice following a ruliong by the Court of Criminal Appeal in
Dublin ruled that the conviction of five men charged with Real
IRA membership may be unsafe.
Published August 7, 2005
Sinn Féin seeks to build momentum
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has called on both governments
and all political parties to build momentum in the peace process
following a meeting with Tony Blair.
Published August 7, 2005
Onus is now on both governments
The onus is now on the two governments to implement the
outstanding tenets of the Good Friday Agreement and it means
they no longer have to kow-tow to the demands of the unionist
intransigents.
Published August 3, 2005
Human rights group backs McCord collusion claim
A dossier on a unionist paramilitary murder at the centre of
allegations of police collusion in murder has been sent to the
United Nations and US Congress.
Published August 3, 2005
Northern MPs to gain Dail speaking rights
Reports indicate that the 26-County Prime Minister, Taoiseach Bertie
Ahern will soon grant the North’s 18 elected MPs and three European
MEPs the right to address debates in the Dublin parliament and possibly
participate in parliamentary committees.
Published August 3, 2005
The question of collusion has continued to dominate the silence
since the night the music died in July 1975.
Published August 3, 2005
The British Army has begun dismantling some of its most infamous
spyposts in the North of Ireland as part of a major programme of
demilitarisation and troop withdrawal.
Published August 3, 2005
Loyalists kill, maim, burn, bomb
A third man has been murdered in Belfast in the latest upsurge
in the feud between unionist paramilitary groups as a wave of
sectarian attacks continues.
Published August 3, 2005
The organisers of a republican parade planned for Ballymena next
week have dismissed an appeal by Sinn Féin to call it off.
Published August 3, 2005
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