A recently-released report has revealed that one in three
people in the Six Counties is living in poverty.
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One in three in Six Counties living in poverty
Published October 8, 2003
Belfast man denied bail seven times
The Sinn Fein President, Gerry Adams has expressed concern at
the mistreatment of John O'Hagan by the North's still
unreformed judicial system.
Published October 6, 2003
Book Review - Hope and History
Hope and History: Making Peace in Ireland
By Gerry Adams
Brandon, €25
Gerry Adams has come a long way since the 1993 publication of The Street and Other Stories. Just ten short years ago, RTE refused to carry a 20-second ad for the book of stories penned by Adams, about Belfast and the people he had met there over the years.
Published October 6, 2003
Call for end to `spy ring' prosecutions
The families of four people accused of operating an `IRA spy
ring' at the Belfast Assembly have called for the charges
against their relatives to be dropped.
Published October 6, 2003
Celtic supporter survives serious assault
A 21-year-old North Belfast man had his skull fractured in a
sectarian attack yesterday morning.
Published October 6, 2003
They came in their hundreds. There were the anti bin charge protestors. There were the little children from Drogheda, who, amongst so many in the state, want a decent school. There were the people who wanted Ireland to have no part in the warmongering that is happening around the world. There were the people who were abused as children in state and Church run institutions, who have been treated with disdain and contempt by the government, which wants to talk of `sample cases' in place of justice and full disclosure of the terrible things that happened to these people as children when they were `sentenced' to be incarcerated.
Published October 6, 2003
Arms move could bolster 'progressive unionism'
Sinn Fein's chief negotiator Martin McGuinness has suggested
that any future IRA move on arms should be more convincing for
unionists.
Published October 6, 2003
Ombudsman urged to investigate O'Hara killing
The family of a Catholic student who was shot dead by unionist
paramilitaries 11 years ago is to ask the Police Ombudsman to
investigate allegations that the RUC police colluded in the
killing.
Published October 6, 2003
Unionist paramilitaries planned to assassinate members of America's most famous family nearly a decade ago when they attended a miscarriage of justice hearing at a Belfast court.
Published October 6, 2003
Blame game over growing abuse scandal
A scandal over a controversial backroom deal with the religious orders over compensation for child abuse victims continues to grow following efforts by the former Attorney General, Michael McDowell to distance himself and his office from the deal.
Published October 3, 2003
Unionist bitterness over Tyrone victory
Fair play to Tyrone, who showed they have just what it takes
to win the All-Ireland in Croke Park on Sunday last. Armagh
proved themselves worthy champions and took their defeat with
immense dignity.
Published October 3, 2003
British Labour party to organise in Ireland
At its annual conference in Bournemouth, delegates of the
British Labour party, led by Tony Blair, have backed a change
to the party's rules which now allow people in the North of
Ireland to join.
Published October 3, 2003
Even the dead can't rest in peace
``I smelt the smoke and started to panic. I was crying, most in my class were crying.'' These are the words of an 11-year-old pupil of Our Lady of Mercy girls secondary school in North Belfast. The child was describing the latest in a spate of attacks against Catholic schools throughout the north.
Published October 3, 2003
Bloody Sunday para admits killing four
A former British soldier yesterday admitted he was responsible
for killing four civil rights demonstrators in Derry on Bloody
Sunday.
Published October 3, 2003
One week left for talks breakthrough - Trimble
The British Secretary of State has said an election in the
North of Ireland would lead to a ``dysfunctional assembly'' in
Belfast without a move by the IRA.
Published October 3, 2003
Gunmen vent sectarian rage at Gaelic supporters
Loyalist gunmen opened fire on a family's home in County Derry
because they flew a Gaelic football flag yesterday. Three
people escaped injury in the early hours attack in Coleraine.
Published October 3, 2003
Spy-ring prosecutions `politically motivated'
Prosecutions arising out of an alleged IRA spy ring at the
Belfast Assembly were politically motivated, it was alleged in
court yesterday.
Published October 3, 2003
An American university is giving a peace prize to two very deserving citizens, one English, the other Irish. ``In recognition of their work for peace in Ireland''.
Published October 1, 2003
Catholic schoolgirls were terrorised as loyalist
paramilitaries set fire to teachers' cars just yards from
packed classrooms on Monday.
Published October 1, 2003
It was interesting to hear the chorus of condemnation from certain quarters against the bin-charge protesters last week. From the levels of outrage expressed by some establishment commentators, you'd think the protestors had captured government buildings and occupied the GPO (at least), rather than barricading a single lorry.
Published October 1, 2003
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