Loyalist paramilitaries have been put up in the luxury Hilton
hotel in Belfast as a turf war between unionist paramilitary
factions continued with further bomb attacks.
Published May 26, 2004
In a judgment which could have far reaching legal and policital
ramifications, four County Tyrone men were cleared of membership
of the 'Real IRA' after a judge ruled that the breakaway group
is not a proscribed [illegal] organisation.
Published May 26, 2004
A number of human rights groups have expressed grave concerns
over the Dublin government's upcoming referendum on Irish
citizenship.
Published May 26, 2004
The Dublin government has been strongly criticised for its
handling of the presidency of the European Union by Sinn Féin
President Gerry Adams.
Published May 24, 2004
By Martin Mulholland, IRPWA
A new republican protest is imminent in Maghaberry Gaol due to
the punitive regime inflicted by the Northern Ireland Prison
Service and vigorously supported and administered by the Prison
Officers Association. It is the belief of the IRPWA that the
harsh conditions and arbitrary nature of discipline endured by
the republican prisoners is a direct consequence of the British
government’s decision to implement the Steele recommendations.
Published May 24, 2004
The latest unionist paramilitary feud that has already claimed
one life has now sparked three bomb attacks since Saturday.
Published May 24, 2004
Mainstream Irish political parties have clashed over the visit
of US President George Bush to the west of Ireland next month.
Published May 24, 2004
Members of the 26-County Garda Special Branch have been
exposed on a US website.
Published May 24, 2004
The Irish peace process will remain in freefall until Ian
Paisley’s Democratic Unionists seriously engage with Sinn Féin,
Gerry Adams has said.
Published May 24, 2004
Thirty years ago, British military forces acted in line with
loyalist politicians and paramilitaries and helped to sabotage a
political process.
Published May 24, 2004
Republican prisoners at Portlaoise Prison are planning to begin
a ‘dirty protest’ for political status within the next two
weeks. Meanwhile, protest plans are underway at Maghaberry jail
in the North following a reported sexual assault.
Published May 24, 2004
The Dublin government is coming under pressure from opposition
parties to cancel the planned visit by US President George W
Bush to Ireland next month. Mr Bush is due to participate in a
summit in Ireland on June 25-26.
Published May 21, 2004
The inquest into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings has concluded
with relatives of the victims calling again for a public inquiry
just over 30 years since the blasts.
Published May 21, 2004
Last month long time denizen of the Irish Echo, Jack Holland,
wrote an article about the difficulty faced by some former
republican prisoners who have tried to carve out a new life for
themselves and their families in the United States.
Published May 21, 2004
The British government tried to pressurise Britain’s top police
officer in a bid to halt a public inquiry into the assassination
of Belfast defence lawyer Pat Finucane, it emerged in court
today.
Published May 21, 2004
Sinn Féin last night said a further three members of its party
had received threats from loyalist paramilitaries.
Published May 21, 2004
Former US congressman Mr Bruce Morrison has said Ireland is
handing over to Britain the right to determine who can or cannot
become an Irish citizen.
Published May 21, 2004
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams and Dublin’s Minister for
Justice have again clashed in advance of the local and European
elections in the 26 Counties next month.
Published May 19, 2004
The admission by military intelligence officers to the
International Committee of the Red Cross that between 70% and
90% of the prisoners they had taken had no involvement in the
attacks on US forces and were arrested ‘by mistake’, speaks
volumes about the real nature of the conflict in Iraq.
Published May 19, 2004
The Irish Prime Minister, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has sent a
personal message to the Colombian president calling for three
Irishmen to be allowed home from Colombia.
Published May 19, 2004
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