Irish President Mary McAleese provoked controversy yesterday by
publicly hugging a unionist paramilitary leader, despite being
forced to cancel a visit to the Shankill in Belfast under the
threat of violence.
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Published September 8, 2005
Hain lets UVF ‘away with murder’
A report of the British government’s IMC sanctions body has
blamed the unionist paramilitary UVF for recent killings,
putting pressure on the British Direct Ruler Peter Hain to admit
that the group is in breach of its ceasefire.
Published September 8, 2005
Catholics attacked as PSNI look on
Tension is mounting in west Belfast ahead of tomorrow’s
anti-Catholic march by the Orange Order in the Whiterock area.
Published September 8, 2005
Ballymena butchers still at large
A Catholic man has described how loyalists discussed cutting up
his body with a saw after they mistakenly thought they had
stabbed him to death.
Published September 8, 2005
Colombia Three - A Damning Case
Those who call for the Colombia Three to be forcibly returned to jail are full of hate and blind to reason when it
comes to discussing justice for Irish republicans.
Published September 5, 2005
Unionists and Gardai head to Colombia
The Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said the plight of the
Colombia Three now rests with the legal process -- even as
unionist hardliners and Ahern’s Minister for Justice campaign
for their prosecution.
Published September 5, 2005
Ian Paisley’s demands on decommissioning will fall on deaf ears
unless his party engages in direct talks with Sinn Féin, Martin
McGuinness has said.
Published September 5, 2005
Published September 5, 2005
An inquest into the death of a County Louth man shot dead by a
unionist paramilitary/British Army murder gang has been told
that the 26-County Gardai police knew the identity of his
killers within 18 months, but never sought their extradition.
Published September 5, 2005
The 26-County government will donate O1 million in aid towards
Hurricane Katrina relief efforts and is considering sending
troops to the region.
Published September 5, 2005
There are fears that a miscarriage of justice could take place
in the case of a man accused of making the Omagh bomb.
Published September 5, 2005
The handling of a loyalist riot by the PSNI police in north
Belfast on Monday stands has sharply contrast with violent
clashes with nationalists over the weekend.
Published September 5, 2005
Keep your eye on the case of Sean Hoey
By Fr Des Wilson
The case of Sean Hoey will have to be watched with great care.
Published September 1, 2005
Ever get the feeling no-one’s in charge?
By Brian Feeney (for the Irish News)
Tomorrow Sir Hugh Orde meets the Policing Board for the first time since July.
Published September 1, 2005
John Devoy was a persevering, courageous man -- involved in
every aspect of Irish revolutionary politics for over 60
years.
Published September 1, 2005
Two primary schools in Ballymena have been struck by unionist
arsonists in a start-of-term message of hate.
Published September 1, 2005
Decision on Omagh bomb trial due
A magistrate will rule tomorrow on whether South Armagh man Sean
Hoey should stand trial for the murders of the 29 people killed
in the Omagh bomb of 1998.
Published September 1, 2005
The main entry point for Shell Oil into Ireland is to be
blockaded as part of escalating protests against a controversial
new gas pipeline and onshore gas refinery.
Published September 1, 2005
UVF considering peace move - reports
Reports have claimed that the unionist paramilitary UVF may be
preparing to make a significant move in the peace process,
including ordering its members to ‘stand down’.
Published September 1, 2005
By Des Wilson (for the Andersonstown news)
What a good idea it was to have a ceili on the worn out site of the old British military/police barracks on the Andersonstown Road junction.
Published August 29, 2005
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