Brexit is unionism’s “biggest ever own goal” and it may lead to the
break-up of the United Kingdom, former Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike
Nesbitt has admitted.
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As union weakens, Irish politicians focus on Stormont
Brexit is unionism’s “biggest ever own goal” and it may lead to the
break-up of the United Kingdom, former Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike
Nesbitt has admitted.
Published December 14, 2019
Huge mandate boosts Scottish independence
The Scottish National Party pulled off a resounding general election
victory in the Westminster election on Thursday, pushing open the door
to finally ending their union with England and staying within the EU.
Published December 14, 2019
An end seen to Westminster chaos as Brexit looms; Corbyn to quit
As the DUP lost its influential position of holding the balance of power
at Westminster, the leader of British Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, has
signaled his intention to stand down as Labour leader in early 2020.
Published December 14, 2019
McDonald slams ‘Tory Boy’ Varadkar over housing tragedies
Sinn Féin has presented a dossier on the homelessness scandal to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy. Party leader Mary Lou McDonald said Leo Varadkar was
living in a ‘Tory Boy’ bubble over the housing crisis.
Published December 14, 2019
PSNI interrogation over harassment video diary
A Saoradh member has described a heavy-handed home invasion by
British Crown Forces during which himself and his brother were detained
and hauled off to Musgrave Interrogation Unit.
Published December 14, 2019
Gildernew holds seat for SF in FST; nationalists win majority of MPs
Sinn Fein’s Michelle Gildernew has retained her Fermanagh and South
Tyrone seat by a narrow margin of 57 votes following a recount.
Published December 13, 2019
John Finucane achieves historic breakthrough in north Belfast
John Finucane has taken the north Belfast Westminster seat from the
DUP’s Nigel Dodds in a stunning victory for Sinn Féin and a historic
election for nationalism in the north of Ireland.
Published December 13, 2019
Westminster exit poll points to big wins for Tories, SNP
Polling stations have now closed in the Westminster general election and
a major exit poll in Britain has predicted a large working majority for the
Conservative Party and a landslide for the SNP in Scotland.
Published December 12, 2019
Turnout high in Brexit election
Turnout is high so far in the Westminster general election in both
the north of Ireland and in Britain, where pollsters have been predicting a
very slim Tory majority in the House of Commons or a hung parliament
following today’s vote.
Published December 12, 2019
The north of Ireland appears set for an extended period of unionist
protest after an event took place on Friday night at the Ulster Hall,
the latest in a series of meetings organised by loyalists which have
echoed with the word ‘betrayal’.
Published December 7, 2019
US vote backs Good Friday Agreement in Brexit deal
The US House of Representatives has backed a resolution outlining
support for the Good Friday Agreement as US support for Ireland in the
face of Brexit continues to grow.
Published December 7, 2019
Sectarian attacks in north Belfast linked to DUP
A spate of sectarian attacks have taken place against Catholics due to
move into a new social housing development in north Belfast. Windows
were smashed and a flag was hung from a drainpipe at a property in the
loyalist Ballysillan area, one of three recent attacks.
Published December 7, 2019
The Continuity IRA has claimed responsibility for a grenade attack on
the PSNI in west Belfast last Wednesday.
Published December 7, 2019
Housing failure undermining government - FG TD
Eoghan Murphy has started a rot which is spreading through the
government, according to one of his colleagues, after the Minister for
Housing narrowly survived a motion of no confidence.
Published December 7, 2019
Dublin govt urged to support Irish citizenship rights
A Derry woman who is challenging restrictions on her right to legally
identify as Irish has called for Dublin to support
efforts to uphold the rights of nationalists under the Good Friday
Agreement.
Published December 7, 2019
Republicans come together for unity
Thousands of people took to the streets of County Donegal and County
Tyrone last weekend to demand a united Ireland.
Published November 30, 2019
By-election victory may mark turnaround for Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin’s candidate Mark Ward has been elected to the Dáil following a
poll-topping result in the Dublin Mid-West by-election which could
represent a change in fortunes for the party following the setback of
the local elections in the 26 Counties.
Published November 30, 2019
Finucane rises above ‘gutter politics’
Representatives of the unionist paramilitary UDA have openly called for
a vote for the DUP to ensure “no abstentionist MPs [Sinn Féin] are
elected, nor their cohorts in the SDLP”.
Published November 30, 2019
Conviction overturned on faulty DNA evidence
A west Belfast man has won his appeal against a conviction on arms
charges over flawed forensic evidence. Judges directed that Ballymurphy
man Kevin McLaughlin should be freed immediately.
Published November 30, 2019
Review sought into Bloody Sunday prosecution decision
Lawyers representing the families of nine of those massacred by the
British Army on Bloody Sunday have asked for a review of a decision not
to prosecute nine soldiers in Derry in 1972.
Published November 30, 2019
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