Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill has reluctantly agreed to progress a one-sided compensation scheme for victims of the past conflict after a judge ruled that an ongoing delay was unlawful.
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Setback for ex-PoWs as discriminatory pension scheme advances
Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill has reluctantly agreed to progress a one-sided compensation scheme for victims of the past conflict after a judge ruled that an ongoing delay was unlawful.
Published August 21, 2020
New effort to realise Roger Casement’s dying wish
A new campaign to reinter the remains of Easter Rising leader Roger Casement has been launched in West Belfast.
Published August 21, 2020
Minister quits amid outrage over virus double standards
A Minister in the Dublin government has resigned this morning for
attending a parliamentary jolly with more than 80 people, including
several other politicians and ‘elite’ figures, which breached Covid-19 regulations.
Published August 21, 2020
Fiona Donohoe, the mother of 14-year-old Noah Donohoe, has begun a
justice campaign and is seeking public assistance for an investigation
into the unexplained death of her son in June of this year.
Published August 14, 2020
Policing hypocrisy reaches a new level
The discriminatory nature of the Stormont authorities’ approach to bonfires was
laid bare last weekend as nationalist areas were flooded with riot PSNI
police in order to remove small amounts of materials ahead of relatively
tiny nationalist events, while a giant pyre saw loyalists cheer the
sectarian burning of Irish flags and symbols.
Published August 14, 2020
Johnson ‘loves and celebrates’ partition of Ireland
Plans to mark the centenary of the partition of Ireland have received a
mixed reaction from Irish politicians after British Prime Minister Boris
Johnson said that the division of the island was “obviously” a cause for
“celebration”.
Published August 14, 2020
Martin fearful as unity debate continues
The 26 County Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said he is increasingly
concerned that Irish unity may come about sooner rather than later, and
possibly quite suddenly.
Published August 14, 2020
Prisoner assaulted on anniversary of unimplemented agreement
Republican political prisoner Luke O’Neill was viciously assaulted by
warders at Maghaberry jail last week before being removed to an
isolation unit, according to fellow prisoners.
Published August 14, 2020
Shocking stabbing of teenager recalled
The father of one of the teenagers who was with schoolboy Thomas Devlin
on the night he was murdered by loyalists has spoken for the first time
about the events of 15 years ago that changed the lives of three
families forever.
Published August 14, 2020
Rioting follows PSNI raids in Derry
Vehicles were hijacked and burned and the PSNI were attacked with petrol
and paint bombs in three nights of disturbances in Derry this week following
brutal police raids in the city.
Published August 7, 2020
Anger as PSNI invade west Belfast estate
The IRSP has slammed what it said was an “anti-community” PSNI operation
in the republican Divis area of Belfast to seize a small amount of wood
gathered for a traditional August bonfire.
Published August 7, 2020
John Hume honoured around the world
Mourners from across the political spectrum attended and paid their
respects at the funeral of John Hume, the former SDLP leader whose death
prompted international tributes on Wednesday.
Published August 7, 2020
A new Gaelic sports club set up in east Belfast with the goal of uniting
communities has already been targeted by loyalists.
Published August 7, 2020
Calls for united Ireland campaign to be accelerated
Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty has called for the campaign for a united
Ireland to be stepped up.
Published August 7, 2020
Prisoner wins right to access library books
A republican prisoner has won a High Court battle to secure access to
library books. Sean McVeigh is currently being held within the
segregated regime at Maghaberry Prison.
Published August 7, 2020
Adams pays tribute to John Hume
Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams says John Hume’s decision to meet
him for talks in 1986 “was a breakthrough moment in Irish politics” and
described the Good Friday Agreement as “a landmark moment for both of
us”.
Published August 3, 2020
It has been announced this morning that the former SDLP leader and Noble Peace Prize
winner John Hume passed away late last night. He died after a short
illness at the age of 83 after suffering from dementia for many years.
Published August 3, 2020
The culmination of weeks of outrage over the new Dublin government’s
attempts to seize new powers and perks, while stripping benefits from
newly unemployed citizens, saw this session of parliament culminate in
an angry walk-out by several parties.
Published July 31, 2020
British state ‘getting away with murder’
The RUC have “gotten away with the murder of a 9 year old child” after a
decision was taken not to prosecute anyone in relation to the case,
according to his family.
Published July 31, 2020
New British powers in border area opposed
A legal challenge is being mounted over a new quasi-militarised border
zone being planned by the British government.
Published July 31, 2020
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