Suicide is the main cause of death among young men in Ireland according to official statistics.
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Hundreds of young men committed suicide in 2003
Published January 28, 2004
Sinn Féin Assembly member for West Belfast Fra McCann has accused the PSNI police of `engaging in a campaign of harassment against republicans'. Mr McCann's remarks come after homes in New Barnsley and Ballymurphy were raided this morning and one man was arrested.
Published January 28, 2004
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WAR, wrote Clausewitz, is an extension of politics by other means. And politics is fought in many ways, not least psychologically through the deliberate use and choice of terminology. To surrender to one's opponents their definition of the world is to risk surrendering one's legitimacy.
Published January 26, 2004
British approach to Agreement `tactical' - McGuinness
Sinn Féin's Mid-Ulster MP Martin McGuinness said today that in
the five years since the Good Friday Agreement was signed,
there had been ``delay, foot dragging and inaction'' in many
areas where the British government has direct responsibility.
Published January 26, 2004
Brown family condemn Orde response to report
Thw family of a Gaelic sports official murdered by unionist
paramilitaries has accused PSNI police chief Hugh Orde of
ignoring a scathing report on the investigation by the Police
Ombudsman.
Published January 26, 2004
The following is a Sinn Féin discussion document published
today, entitled `Rights for All'.
Published January 26, 2004
Main charges dropped in Stormont `spy ring' case
Prosecutors in the North have dropped their main charges against two Belfast republicans accused of involvement in an alleged IRA ``spy ring'' at Stormont.
Published January 26, 2004
Further details of FRU revealed
Members of the British Army's murderous `Dirty War' unit, the
FRU (Force Research Unit), also known as JSG (Joint Services
Group) have been named on a U.S. based website.
Published January 26, 2004
Detainees beaten after Galway protest
The first major protests of Ireland's presidency of the European Union took place last weekend in Galway, with a number of groups speaking out on issues ranging from racism to fishing in Connemara. They coincided with a meeting of employment/social affairs ministers in a city-centre hotel. The largest demonstration took place under the banner ``Another Europe Is Possible'', in Eyre Square, close to the venue, and was attended by around 500 people.
Published January 26, 2004
Children targeted by UDA booby-trap; Ahern meets UDA
Children escaped serious injury yesterday when an apparent
booby-trap device, which had the potential to kill, failed to
ignite at a west Belfast sports club.
Published January 26, 2004
What if Paisley used his powers for good?
President of the Irish National Caucus in Washington DC
First of all, full disclosure: I've always had a soft spot for Dr Paisley. This seems to surprise many people, although I know I am by no means the only Northern Ireland Catholic who feels this way about the good reverend.
Published January 23, 2004
British govt discusses violence with UDA group
The unionist paramilitary Ulster Defence Association cannot
seriously be considered to be on ceasefire, the British
government has admitted.
Published January 23, 2004
Battle for Irish-American votes
The peace process in Ireland has featured in debate surrounding the U.S. Presidential election in November.
Published January 23, 2004
Rhetoric levels rise ahead of historic meeting
A meeting in London next week with Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionist Party has been described as ``enormously significant'' and ``historic'' by the Irish Prime Minister, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.
Published January 23, 2004
SF fury at funding allegations
Dublin's Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has maintained his
verbal offensive on Sinn Féin by repeating that IRA criminal
activity is being used to help fund the party.
Published January 23, 2004
New base opening hours criticised
The British government has been accused of reneging on a
commitment to shut down a military barracks in west Belfast.
Published January 23, 2004
UDA warns against Catholic population growth
A statement by the Ulster Political Research Group in north Antrim has warned Protestants to be on the alert over the growth in the Catholic population.
Published January 23, 2004
Report on criminal justice reforms
The first report on the implementation of proposed reforms to
the north's judicial system has raised questions over whether
the process will ever be completed.
Published January 23, 2004
Buried Secrets and Brutal Truths
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`The Blade' is a relatively small family newspaper in the Ohio city of Toledo with a reputation for investigative journalism. A few months ago it published a series of articles, `Buried Secrets, Brutal Truths', after being tipped off about some classified documents. Two journalists spent eight months piecing together the story of Tiger Force, a platoon of the US military operating in the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 1967. (This is distinct from the My Lai massacre of 500 defenceless civilians in March 1968.)
Published January 21, 2004
Brown family to prevent new PSNI `investigation'
Relatives of Sean Brown are to mount a legal challenge to
block a new PSNI investigation into his murder following the
publication of findings by the North's Police Ombudsman that
the original police investigation was inadequate.
Published January 21, 2004
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