Events of the last few weeks have brought into sharp focus two
of the key issues that need to be addressed if there is to be
political progress.
Published July 20, 2004
Unionist paramilitaries are believed to have been handed a
British Army dossier on leading republicans following an
incident at the top security Castlereagh base in east Belfast.
Published July 20, 2004
The 26-County government has appointed a senior police chief to
investigate new evidence into the murder of a Sinn Féin
councillor in Donegal over 10 years ago.
Published July 20, 2004
The so-called Independent Monitoring Commission has drafted a
propogandistic report on British demilitarisation in the North
of Ireland.
Published July 20, 2004
A PSNI police chief has admitted he has not even questioned the
individual he blames for his decision to force an anti-Catholic
march through Lurgan last week.
Published July 20, 2004
Ian Paisley’s church will take to the streets to oppose a
planned visit by the Pope to the North next year.
Published July 20, 2004
By Geraldine Kelly (for the Blanket)
Once he fought them tooth-and-nail, now he saves their skin.
There have been many transformations in politics down through
the years, but few have been as dramatic as that of Gerry Kelly.
Published July 16, 2004
Gerry Kelly of Sinn Féin has accusing the British government’s
Northern Ireland Office of deliberately preventing the
implementation of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
Published July 16, 2004
I put it to Mr Blair that the best way to secure all of our
futures is for the British to make a new strategic alliance with
Irish nationalism and republicanism.
Published July 16, 2004
British paratroopers came within seconds of firing live rounds
at nationalist protestors during a Protestant march in Ardoyne,
it has emerged.
Published July 16, 2004
The Pope is to return to Ireland next year to mark the 25th
anniversary of his first visit to the country, it was confirmed
today.
Published July 16, 2004
Republican Sinn Féin has denied a US determination that the
party is simply a front for the breakaway Continuity IRA.
Published July 16, 2004
The 26-County government has finally yielded to demands that it
seek recognition of Irish as an official working language of the
European Union.
Published July 16, 2004
The 26 Counties is second in the world in terms of the gap
between rich and poor, according to a damning UN Human
Development Report.
Published July 16, 2004
The demolition of Ballymun’s notorious tower blocks began
yesterday, to mixed feelings among local residents.
Published July 12, 2004
Sinn Féin has criticised the coverage of the Twelfth marches by
the Orange Order by the BBC.
Published July 12, 2004
The bonfires which mark the eve of the July 12th marches by the
Protestant Orange Order is traditionally a focus for violence
and this year was no exception.
Published July 12, 2004
A family including three children aged under five escaped injury
in a petrol bomb attack on their County Derry home.
Published July 12, 2004
The following account of the Orange Order and its early years is
taken from ‘For God and Ulster -- An Alternative Guide to the
Loyal Orders’ by the Pat Finucane Centre
Published July 12, 2004
A legally binding determination by the Parades Commission was
ignored this evening and and over a thousand loyalists were
allowed to march provocatively through the Ardoyne in north
Belfast, infuriating the area’s nationalist residents.
Published July 12, 2004
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