There have been calls for a criminal investigation into Ireland’s
state-run broadcaster amid a scandal over secret kickback payments to
media figures believed to have been worth €50 million euro.
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Fears of cover-up over RTÉ backhanders
There have been calls for a criminal investigation into Ireland’s
state-run broadcaster amid a scandal over secret kickback payments to
media figures believed to have been worth €50 million euro.
Published June 29, 2023
Proposals for Irish membership of military alliances by the coalition
government in Dublin have been overwhelmingly rejected by the Irish
people.
Published June 29, 2023
A letter by Belfast mother Rosemary McKenna-Thompson to US President Joe
Biden, calling on him to consider the impact of Britain’s ‘Bill of
Shame’ ending investigations into its war crimes in the North of
Ireland.
Published June 29, 2023
Top Tory holds talks with loyalist leaders
A senior Tory MP has been accused of holding secret talks with loyalist
paramilitaries in an effort to buy off the terror gangs.
Published June 22, 2023
Innocent nurse becomes prop for PSNI smear
A civil action is to be taken against the PSNI for a shocking experience
endured by a woman in Derry in what may have been an attempt to generate
a lurid anti-republican headline.
Published June 22, 2023
The anti-nationalist and anti-Catholic bigotry of the unionist political
establishment has ramped up as their marching season moves towards its
climax next month.
Published June 22, 2023
Dublin reluctant to push for unity
Sinn Féin has rejected a claim by 26 County Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that a border
poll should be avoided as it could be defeated.
Published June 22, 2023
Call for human rights action over legacy Bill
The 26 County government has a moral and legal obligation to take an
international case against Britain if the Tory government’s effort to
end investigations into its war crimes becomes law, a protest has heard.
Published June 22, 2023
A prisoners’ welfare group has launched a campaign to highlight the
effective internment of Irish republican prisoners who are spending
years in jails on both sides of the border without going to trial.
Published June 22, 2023
Anger as Britain moves to shut down active legacy cases
Sinn Féin has labelled the timing of the amendments to British legacy
legislation, currently making its way through Westminster parliament, as
“cynical” and said it will “slam the door shut on victims” of the
conflict.
Published June 15, 2023
Some of the ‘Hooded Men’ who received a PSNI apology for their torture
this week have dismissed it as “too little, too late” or rejected it
outright.
Published June 15, 2023
Huge opposition to police’s inquest delay strategy
British state agencies have been called out for delaying the release of
information about the murder of County Derry man Sean Brown so an
inquest cannot be completed.
Published June 15, 2023
Volunteer accused of informing exonerated by IRA
An IRA Volunteer killed after he was accused of being an informer by the
IRA’s internal security unit was later exonerated, the victim’s brother
has revealed.
Published June 15, 2023
Family fears inquest could be halted
The family of a Catholic man killed by loyalists almost 30 years ago
believe they will never find out the truth after the British
government revealed plans to end inquests.
Published June 15, 2023
South Armagh remembers its heroes
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane responded to criticism of his participation
in the annual commemoration for the IRA South Armagh Volunteers with a
powerful and dignified speech in which he defended “the right to
remember, and the right to commemorate”.
Published June 15, 2023
Torture victims receive PSNI apology
The Hooded Men have received an apology from the PSNI over their treatment after they were interned more than 50 years ago.
Published June 13, 2023
Focus on commemoration a distraction
Unionists are piling pressure on Sinn Féin MP John Finucane to
withdraw from a commemoration of IRA Volunteers who died in the conflict
as part of their unending campaign to depict Irish resistance to British rule as
“terrorism”.
Published June 8, 2023
Saoradh condemns use of child informers amid Derry clashes
Saoradh representatives in Derry have been contacted by concerned
parents following revelations that young people between the ages of
13-16 have been working as what has been termed “Juvenile Covert Human
Intelligence Sources”.
Published June 8, 2023
Video captures harsh reality of loyalist gangs
A shocking video of a taxi driver believed by the PSNI police to be an
‘enforcer’ for drug deals by the East Belfast UVF has brought attention
to their failure to tackle loyalist crime.
Published June 8, 2023
Partition’s tombstone is delivered
After years of wrangling, unionists have said a monument to the
partition of Ireland will be placed at the Stormont Assembly buildings
later this summer, despite it being condemned by nationalists as a
testament to a century of bloody division and conflict.
Published June 8, 2023
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