A Dublin man has called for an end to the Special Criminal Court after
describing his ordeal of being falsely jailed for IRA membership as
“horrific”.
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Non-jury court exposed by wrongful convictions
A Dublin man has called for an end to the Special Criminal Court after
describing his ordeal of being falsely jailed for IRA membership as
“horrific”.
Published February 24, 2022
Too early to talk of Stormont alternative - O’Neill
Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill has said the days of democracy in the north
of Ireland “on the terms of unionism alone” are over as speculation
persists that the DUP will block a return of power-sharing if Sinn Féin
becomes the largest party in May’s election to the Stormont Assembly.
Published February 24, 2022
Unionist politicians bicker as election looms
Loyalist preparations for the Stormont election have been hampered by
public infighting and a lack of interest in their protests against
Brexit-related port checks.
Published February 24, 2022
GAA caught up in ‘good and bad’ memorials row
Unionists stand accused of hypocrisy after they criticised a memorial at
a Gaelic sports club to former members of the club who died as IRA
Volunteers in the line of duty.
Published February 24, 2022
Miscarriage of justice journalist targeted by police
English journalist Chris Mullin, who exposed the Birmingham Six
miscarriage of justice, has accused police there of going “for the guy
who blew the whistle” after they sought a court order requiring him to
reveal his sources.
Published February 24, 2022
US call for end to amnesty plan
With evidence piling up of systematic collusion by the British Crown
Forces in the murders of more than a thousand innocent Irish civilians,
US political leaders have vowed to help stop London passing a blanket
amnesty.
Published February 17, 2022
Unionists see new hope for a hard border
Tory extremists and unionists are exploiting the weakness of British
Prime Minister Boris Johnson as “a renewed opportunity” to push for a
hard Brexit and a remilitarisation of the border through Ireland,
according to reports.
Published February 17, 2022
Sinn Féin’s royal outreach divides nationalists
A statement by Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald congratulating Queen
Elizabeth on a “lifetime of service” has renewed a controversy over the
party’s relationship with the English royal family.
Published February 17, 2022
‘Vindictive’ convictions overturned
Two former republican prisoners have had false convictions against them
quashed by the Spanish Supreme Court.
Published February 17, 2022
Family calls for British army apology over killing
The family of a Catholic man killed by the British Army in north Belfast
almost 50 years ago has renewed its call for an apology.
Published February 17, 2022
Petition calls on PSNI to release files on Noah Donohoe
Fiona Donohoe, whose young son was found dead in a loyalist area of
north Belfast two years ago, has launched a petition to the PSNI Chief
Simon Byrne to release four secret files on the case.
Published February 17, 2022
Systematic collusion now undeniable
The publication of a detailed report on the extensive collusion between
RUC police and loyalist death squads in south Belfast in the 1990s could
mark a turning point in the campaign for truth and justice in the north
of Ireland.
Published February 10, 2022
Anger grows at impunity and cover-up
Pressure is mounting to stop British plans for an amnesty and to ensure
full accountability for its forces’ actions.
Published February 10, 2022
DUP met with murder gangs before collapsing Stormont
DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson met with a loyalist paramilitary umbrella
group just days before he moved to end power-sharing at Stormont,
raising fears that crime gangs continue to wield significant influence
with his party.
Published February 10, 2022
PSNI handcuff 13-year-old in latest harassment outrage
The father of a 13-year-old schoolboy handcuffed during a
stop-and-search by the PSNI says his son has been left shaken and
distressed.
Published February 10, 2022
Welcome as Glasnevin’s ‘wall of shame’ is taken down
An infamous memorial in Dublin which commemorated members of the British
forces who died trying to defeat Irish independence is to be taken down.
Published February 10, 2022
Tension at Maghaberry as jailers maintain Covid lockdown
With Covid restrictions being removed and a sense of normality
returning, republican prisoners at Maghaberry jail have called for
prison visits to be reinstated to the same format as they were.
Published February 10, 2022
DUP First Minister Paul Givan resigns
The DUP’s Paul Givan has resigned as First Minister of the north
of Ireland with effect from midnight tonight, putting a question mark
over a scheduled election in which his party was expected to poll badly.
Published February 3, 2022
‘We will see them in the dock’
Several thousand people marched behind the slogan, ‘There is no British
Justice’ as the campaign for those killed and injured by the British
Parachute Regiment in Derry on Bloody Sunday marked its 50th year.
Published February 3, 2022
Fresh impetus to Bloody Sunday justice push
There was a new display of unity in Derry on Sunday as different
campaigns aligned to call for justice for the families of the peaceful
protesters killed by British soldiers on Bloody Sunday.
Published February 3, 2022
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