The British government has been accused of ‘playing for time’ after
backing away from a legal requirement to hold an Assembly election in
the north of Ireland.
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Britain ‘undecided’ about Stormont election
The British government has been accused of ‘playing for time’ after
backing away from a legal requirement to hold an Assembly election in
the north of Ireland.
Published November 3, 2022
Professor threatened after research on Irish unity
Belfast academic Colin Harvey continues to receive widespread support as
he endures an escalating unionist hate campaign.
Published November 3, 2022
Secrecy over PSNI database breach raises collusion fear
Concerns have been raised regarding possible collusion involving a
former PSNI member who is facing charges over the use of a police
database “to obtain information on a series of individuals”.
Published November 3, 2022
Sailortown attack remembered, 50 years on
The sectarian killing of two young Catholic girls in a loyalist bomb in
Belfast on Halloween has been remembered as one of the darkest days of
the conflict.
Published November 3, 2022
Noah inquest to take place before a jury
The family of Noah Donohoe have welcomed a Coroner’s decision that the
inquest into his disappearance and death should be held before a jury.
Published November 3, 2022
Paramilitary influence pushing DUP towards election
A Six County election appears set to be called on Friday as the DUP, the
main unionist party, continues to boycott the power-sharing institutions
of the Good Friday Agreement.
Published October 27, 2022
Support for joint rule to end political deadlock
Demands are growing in the North for joint rule from Dublin and London
as unionist politicians continue to refuse to operate the power-sharing
institutions in Belfast.
Published October 27, 2022
Language legislation passes final stages at Westminster
Irish language activists have hailed another major step towards
comprehensive language rights as new legislation passed through its
final stages at Westminster.
Published October 27, 2022
Republican released after three years on remand
Fermanagh Republican Peter Granaghan has been set free after enduring
three years of internment by remand.
Published October 27, 2022
Football authorities condemned over vile anti-Irish abuse
Derry-born soccer player James McClean has accused English football
authorities of turning a blind eye to what he says is “eight years of
sickening abuse” over his nationality.
Published October 27, 2022
Bono makes headlines with false IRA claim
Claims by U2 frontman Bono that he was once targeted by the IRA have
been rejected.
Published October 27, 2022
New British PM Sunak faces uphill task
Despite signs he knows little about Ireland, the selection of former
Chancellor Rishi Sunak as the next British Prime Minister has been
greeted as preferable to the return of Boris Johnson, who ended a bid
for a shock return to power last night.
Published October 24, 2022
British PM quits as Tory chaos reaches new level
British prime minister Liz Truss has announced her resignation after 44
disastrous days in office, becoming the shortest-serving British prime
minister in history.
Published October 20, 2022
Dundalk republican Liam Campbell, extradited to Lithuania earlier this
year, is back in Ireland after a court there terminated the criminal
case against him. It is likely the final chapter in a 12-year saga of
politically motivated state harassment directed against the prominent
republican.
Published October 20, 2022
RUC man was ordered not to investigate shoot-to-kill
A former senior member of the RUC has revealed he was instructed not to
question British soldiers about the planning of an infamous
shoot-to-kill ambush which resulted in the killing of three IRA
Volunteers in County Tyrone.
Published October 20, 2022
Court to hear Mountbatten’s links to Kincora
Testimony that English royal Louis Mountbatten sexually abused former
residents of a Belfast boys home with links to the Orange Order is due
to be aired in court, thanks to the bravery of a former
resident.
Published October 20, 2022
Concern at use of vehicle-ramming ‘hard stops’
Derry continues to endure the brunt of attacks on political activists by
members of the British forces, including a rise in the tactic of
motorists being rammed by Crown Force vehicles.
Published October 20, 2022
Legal actions by internees and Blanketmen
Almost 100 former prisoners have issued proceedings against the current
British Direct Ruler in connection with their detention.
Published October 20, 2022
Loyalist graffiti appearing in County Antrim targeting actor James
Nesbitt has been condemned. The graffiti appeared on a wall in Portrush
on Wednesday, showing a crosshair image beside the star’s name.
Published October 20, 2022
Demonisation of Irish resistance fails again
Strong public acceptance of the legitimacy of Ireland’s fight against
British rule continues to frustrate those seeking to marginalise our cause.
Published October 13, 2022
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