The Irish Prime Minister, Bertie Ahern, has warned there are
only 20 days left to break the current impasse in the North’s
peace process or else it is in danger of “drifting out”.
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Published November 2, 2004
PSNI harassment follows mother’s death
The PSNI police has been criticised for raiding the home of a
north Belfast family as it was grieving the loss of their mother
to cancer.
Published November 2, 2004
SF leaders to visit US, Auschwitz
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams MP will travel to the US for six
days later this week where he will meet with senior Congress
members, Senators and Governors and with Irish American
organisations to update them on the ongoing efforts to end the
impasse in the peace process.
Published November 2, 2004
Ahern signs Euro constitution, launches referendum
The signing of the European Constitution in Rome today has
brought a mixed reaction in Ireland, where it will be put before
the people in a referendum within the next two years.
Published October 29, 2004
Unionists falling into the minority
By Brian Feeney (for the Irish News)
The leaks about the reform of local administration here are coming thick and fast. Let's hope most of them are correct. Why do we need more than one Education and Library Board? Come to think of it, why do we need any Education and Library Boards when there are two departments of education up at Stormont, the Department of Education, DENI, and the Department of Employment & Learning, DELNI, with thousands of civil servants staffing them?
Published October 29, 2004
Dissidents blamed for gun attack
Republican hardliners have been blamed for a gun attack on a
County Antrim PSNI police base.
Published October 29, 2004
Irish immigrants threatened by US bill
A group of leading Irish Americans has issued a joint letter of
protest concerning the plight of Irish immigrants living in the
United States.
The letter -- a response to the ill-treatment of Irish immigrants following a change of security laws -- has been sent to representatives in both legislative houses, the Senate and Congress. It is published below.
Published October 29, 2004
The British and Irish governments may decide soon to present a
document to end the stalemate in talks about restoring
power-sharing political institutions in Belfast.
Published October 29, 2004
Ludlow inquiry to get go-ahead
The Dublin government will recommend for a public inquiry into
the 1976 killing of a County Louth man murdered by British
soldiers in collusion with loyalist paramilitaries.
Published October 29, 2004
Omagh relative's anger at British silence
The father of one of the Omagh bomb victims has accused the
British government of misleading the victims' families about the
whereabouts of an informant who warned police in advance about
the 1998 attack.
Published October 29, 2004
British Direct Ruler Paul Murphy is to meet representatives of
the UDA and other unionist paramilitary organisations next week.
Published October 29, 2004
By Danny Morrison (for the Andersonstown News)
Of all the memories I have of arrests, and there are quite a few, probably the most abiding is of Pierre Salinger, the former press secretary of President John F. Kennedy, nonchalantly puffing a huge Cuban cigar as he was hoisted into a jeep in Springfield Road barracks before being sent to Castlereagh for interrogation!
Published October 26, 2004
Second incident at border checkpoints
A British soldier manning a border checkpoint was the target of
a second alleged ‘hit-and-run’ attack in South Armagh within a
week.
Published October 26, 2004
A report published by a California-based human rights group has
criticised the Bush administrations’ record on Ireland and
called for the election of Senator John Kerry as United States
President.
Published October 26, 2004
DUP demanding ‘humiliation’ of IRA
Ian Paisley’s DUP has been accused of seeking to humiliate the
Provisional IRA with a demand for the IRA to disarm publicly.
Published October 26, 2004
A hearing into the case of Ciaran Ferry, whose case has been
compared with that of Joe Doherty, is taking place in Denver on
Thursday, October 28th at 10 a.m. Supporters and members of the
media are urged to attend.
Published October 26, 2004
In a stunning reversal, Denis Bradley, the vice-chairman of the
Policing Board has warned that nationalists could reconsider
their involvement in policing if the long-standing political
deadlock is not broken.
Published October 26, 2004
Protest at Spanish treatment of Belfast man
An alleged IRA Volunteer has criticised Spanish authorities for
denying his legal rights for ten days before handing him to
members of the PSNI police.
Published October 26, 2004
Sinn Féin in Derry has called for the withdrawal of tear gas
devices following the suspension of a PSNI man who sprayed a
handcuffed man with the gas.
Published October 26, 2004
By Gerry Adams MP (for the Irish Voice)
This week saw a little flurry of media speculation around the talks process. This attention was sparked by remarks from both the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern, and the British Secretary of State Paul Murphy. They separately indicated some optimism that the process could see a breakthrough in the short term.
Published October 22, 2004
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