The decision by British Prime Minister Tony Blair to hold a referendum on the European Union constitution has been welcomed in the North, where voters will decide on Britain’s role in Europe.
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Irish urged to vote in Blair’s EU referendum
Published April 21, 2004
O’Donnell opposes demonisation of SF
A member of the Dublin parliament for the junior coalition
government partners, the Progressive Democrats, has said she
thought “bashing Sinn Féin” was not a good thing.
Published April 21, 2004
Ombudsman proposal follows prison complaints
Relatives of republican prisoners have complained of being
treated in a degrading and humiliating manner at Maghaberry jail
involving a so-called ‘sniffer dog’.
Published April 21, 2004
Adams: Peace process above party politics
The following is an edited version of the remarks made to party
activists at Buswells Hotel in Dublin last night by Sinn Féin
President Gerry Adams MP.
Published April 21, 2004
Ahern dissembles through referendum debate
The Irish Prime Minister, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern today faced a barrage of criticism of his party’s decision to hold a potentially racist referendum on Irish citizenship on June 11 - the same day as local and European elections.
Published April 21, 2004
Churches appeal to government on inequality, fiscal policy
Irish churches have urged the Dublin government to increase taxes on the wealthy and raise the lowest social welfare rates in a bid to close the increasing gap between rich and poor.
Published April 21, 2004
Adams speech offers peaceful alternative
By Jim Gibney (for the irish News)
Gerry Adams has walked many times the 200 yards from Sinn Féin’s offices to Conway Mill on Belfast’s Falls Road.
Published April 19, 2004
Despite political ban, Basque voters back independence
Elections in the Basque Country, which took place without the
participation of outlawed pro-independence party Batasuna, saw a
surge in support for a smaller party which was endorsed by
Batasuna leaders and which has refused to condemn the ETA armed
group.
Published April 19, 2004
Alcohol linked to British Army chopper crash
The pilot of a British Army helicopter which crashed on the Derry
shore three years ago had probably been drinking, it has been
revealed.
Published April 19, 2004
Legislation needed, not lighthouses
By Brian Feeney (for the Irish News)
Does Easter kick off the ‘marching season’ or is it the Somme on the first Sunday of July? It used to be the Somme, but the kick-off seems to be getting earlier each year. It’s no longer marching feet that signal the beginning of the season, but other, more symbolic evidence of ownership of the north: flags, graffiti, bonfire preparations.
Published April 19, 2004
Deportees hospitalised in hunger-strike protest
Two Nigerians on hunger and thirst strike collapsed at the
weekend and were taken to hospital by ambulance.
Published April 19, 2004
Republicans battle in County Down
Sinn Fein has suffered fresh defections from the party in County Down following “reorganisation” within the party structure in the area.
Published April 19, 2004
Dublin plots defeat for Sinn Féin
The Dublin government has abandoned the appearance of objectivity
and is now openly campaigning against Sinn Féin in the North’s
elections on May 5.
Published April 19, 2004
Address to Labour Party conference
The Irish Labour party held its annual conference at the weekend.
The following is an edited version of the address by Labour leader,
Pat Rabbitte
Published April 19, 2004
Nominations close in election contest
One hundred and five candidates have officially registered in the
North of Ireland to contest next month’s election to Westminster.
Published April 19, 2004
Publication of a report on paramilitary activity by the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) is to go ahead after a High Court challenge failed on Monday.
Published April 19, 2004
The following is an edited version of the initial
procedural statements of the Rosemary Nelson Inquiry.
Published April 19, 2004
Missing man accused of being informer
It has emerged that the PSNI police have at least seven contact numbers for South Armagh man Gareth O’Connor, an alleged police informer who has been missing since last May.
Published April 19, 2004
NELSON FAMILY HOPES FOR JUSTICE
Amnesty backs calls for boycott of Finucane inquiry
The Rosemary Nelson Inquiry opened yesterday, the largest public probe yet initiated into any individual death of the conflict in the North of Ireland.
Published April 19, 2004
Support for the Dublin government has slipped in the past month in the 26 Counties, while Sinn Fein has gained further ground.
Published April 19, 2004
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