The 26 County Attorney General has confirmed that fresh inquests will be
held into 48 deaths at the 1981 Stardust fire in Dublin.
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Stardust justice campaign wins new inquests
The 26 County Attorney General has confirmed that fresh inquests will be
held into 48 deaths at the 1981 Stardust fire in Dublin.
Published September 28, 2019
British govt challenged over inaction on Finucane case
The widow of murdered Belfast defence lawyer Pat Finucane has lodged
High Court proceedings in a fresh bid to get a public inquiry into her
husband’s killing.
Published September 28, 2019
Supreme Court ruling restores Westminster, Johnson under pressure
Political parties across Britain and Ireland have urged British Prime Minister
Boris Johnson to resign following an unprecedented ruling today by the
Supreme Court in London that his suspension of the Westminster
parliament was unlawful.
Published September 24, 2019
First hearing in Bloody Sunday trial
After almost 48 years, the case of a British soldier accused of murder
during the Bloody Sunday massacre, the first and only prosecution for
the 1972 killing spree, finally began at Derry’s courthouse on
Wednesday. However, proceedings were adjourned until December.
Published September 21, 2019
Vulnerable woman subjected to shocking PSNI harassment
The PSNI have been condemned after using draconian stop-and-search
legislation against a woman with special needs in Newry.
Published September 21, 2019
Justice hope for Hooded Men after investigation ordered
The Court of Appeal in Belfast has ruled an investigation must be
carried out into the treatment of fourteen republican internees who were
tortured by the British Crown Forces in 1971.
Published September 21, 2019
Attempted rocket attack claimed as tensions increase
The New IRA have claimed responsibility for an attempted mortar rocket
attack on a PSNI base in Tyrone earlier this month.
Published September 21, 2019
Movement at last in legacy inquests
A review of legacy inquests involving a number of British state killings
and suspected collusion began at Belfast Coroner’s Court on Monday.
Published September 21, 2019
Lawyer takes action against PSNI intimidation
A Belfast lawyer has accused the PSNI of attempting to intimidate and
harass him as the Police Ombudsman upheld three of his complaints
against the force.
Published September 21, 2019
There were extraordinary scenes in the London parliament this week as
opposition MPs staged an angry protest against the suspension of
Westminster and accused the British Prime Minister of lying to the
English queen in order to secure the Crown’s authority for the shutdown.
Published September 14, 2019
DUP look to control border as Tories lose interest
After a meeting between the British Prime Minister and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar
failed to make headway in resolving the dispute over the border,
Sinn Féin is to oppose any attempt by the DUP to veto the backstop at the
Stormont Assembly in Belfast.
Published September 14, 2019
Derry riot after PSNI force evacuation
Rioting erupted in the Creggan area of Derry this week as scores of PSNI
carried out raids in the area. Petrol bombs were thrown at a line of
police Landrovers on Monday in Creggan Heights.
Published September 14, 2019
Parties consider election pacts
Sinn Féin has signalled a willingness to co-operate with other
anti-Brexit parties to challenge unionist candidates if and when a
Westminster general election is called.
Published September 14, 2019
Secret papers sought in murder of IPLO Volunteer
Lawyers for the mother of Eoin Morley, an alleged victim of an IRA informer, are
appealing a decision to deny them access to secret files in the
possession of the Police Ombudsman.
Published September 14, 2019
Soldiers resist courtroom questioning
Soldiers of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment have been accused of
putting up a “virtual wall of silence” against an inquest into the shooting
of 10 people in Belfast.
Published September 14, 2019
The chief of the PSNI police is under pressure to resign after proposing
one of the most inhumane public control strategies of any Crown Force
leader in the past 50 years, the removal and detention of innocent
nationalist children.
Published September 7, 2019
Westminster election on standby as opposition takes control
The political parties in the North have put themselves on a general
election footing as continuing manoeuvres over Brexit at Westminster
mean that a poll may not take place until the end of November.
Published September 7, 2019
A Continuity IRA spokesman has claimed responsibility for recent bomb
attacks in north Armagh and south Fermanagh, warning that more attacks
are imminent as it has “regrouped and rearmed”.
Published September 7, 2019
Contest for post of Sinn Féin Deputy Leader
Former Stormont education minister and Upper Bann Assembly
member John O’Dowd has said he is to run for the party’s deputy leader’s job. The
post is currently held by Mid-Ulster Assembly member and former Six
County Agricuture and Health Minister Michelle O’Neill.
Published September 7, 2019
Tories please DUP allies by rolling back equality measure
In a u-turn demanded by unionists, photos of the English queen have once
again been hung on the walls of government offices in the north of
Ireland, two years after being removed.
Published September 7, 2019
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