Relatives of an IRA Volunteer shot dead by a British soldier in west
Belfast more than 50 years ago are suing the British Ministry of Defence
over the false claim that he was throwing a weapon.
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False narrative for killing faces court challenge
Relatives of an IRA Volunteer shot dead by a British soldier in west
Belfast more than 50 years ago are suing the British Ministry of Defence
over the false claim that he was throwing a weapon.
Published June 1, 2022
Red letter day for the Irish language
A new sense of empowerment was evident in the largest ever demonstration
for Irish language rights in Belfast last weekend, as up to 20,000
people demanded overdue legislation to protect the rights of Irish
speakers under British rule.
Published May 26, 2022
US politicians intervene to protect Good Friday Agreement
An international furore has erupted following the decision of Britain’s
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to introduce legislation at Westminster last
week to unilaterally alter the Brexit deal. The European Union has again
warned that “action calls for reaction”.
Published May 26, 2022
Legacy ‘bill of shame’ getting rushed into law
A coffin was carried to Downing Street by relatives of victims of the
conflict as protests increased at British government legacy plans which
amount to yet another breach of the Good Friday peace Agreement.
Published May 26, 2022
Family’s concern at Tory bid to shut down legal options
The daughter of a Catholic man killed by an undercover British army unit
50 years ago this month has said his killing tore her family apart.
Published May 26, 2022
Strip-searches of children condemned
The PSNI has strip-searched children on 34 occasions last year with the
overwhelming majority of the searches finding nothing, it has been revealed.
Published May 26, 2022
Loyalist disturbances in north Belfast
Homes and businesses in the Oldpark area of north Belfast have been
attacked by loyalists throwing bricks, bottles and timber.
Published May 26, 2022
Britain lurches from ‘law, law’ to ‘war, war’
Fears of a trade war and renewed conflict in the north of Ireland have
increased dramatically after the British government this week tore up
the Irish Protocol of Brexit in a flagrant breach of international law.
Published May 19, 2022
Outrage as details of amnesty bill emerge
There has been intense anger at British government plans to introduce
an amnesty from conflict prosecutions from which former political
prisoners would be disbarred.
Published May 19, 2022
Louth republican Liam Campbell has been extradited to Lithuania after
being arrested by Gardai police on Monday. He was handed over to
Lithuanian authorities at Dublin Airport.
Published May 19, 2022
Crisis becomes circus in Belfast
A stream of political posturing and grandstanding has masked the DUP’s
refusal to accept the result of this month’s election to the Stormont
Assembly, in which Sinn Féin emerged as the largest party.
Published May 19, 2022
Confusion over trigger for Irish unity vote
The Sinn Féin vice president has said there is a need to fill in a grey
area of the Good Friday Agreement on the circumstances for holding a
referendum on constitutional change.
Published May 19, 2022
‘Low-level informer’ flees Derry
An alleged informer in Derry has been defended by his family who said he
had been coerced into collaborating with the British forces.
Published May 19, 2022
Flash: Britain moves to renege on Brexit Protocol
The British government has initiated the process of formally reneging on
the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement with the introduction of unilateral
legislation to “disapply” parts of the protocol on trade in the north of
Ireland.
Published May 17, 2022
Old order fails to grasp seismic change
Rejectionist unionism continues to be indulged by the British
government, despite Sinn Féin winning the Stormont Assembly election and
nationalist parties outpolling unionist parties in a Six County election
for the first time.
Published May 12, 2022
Election adds to pressure for Border Poll
A referendum on Irish unity must be held after the Assembly election
result showed there is “no majority for the union any more”, according
to a group of prominent nationalists.
Published May 12, 2022
Dismay, scepticism as Britain parades plans for new laws
Victims’ groups have hit out a British government reworking of a planned
amnesty plan as a “sinister denial of rights”.
Published May 12, 2022
Liam Campbell extradition allowed by Supreme Court
Prominent republican Liam Campbell could soon be extradited to Lithuania
following a ruling by the 26 County Supreme Court in Dublin, despite the
fact he never set foot in the country.
Published May 12, 2022
Hypocrisy of funeral Covid fines
Two prominent Tyrone republicans fined for attending the funeral of a
friend during the Covid-19 lockdown are to appeal the decision.
Published May 12, 2022
PSNI refuse to say who lied about massacre bomb
The families of victims of the McGurk’s Bar massacre have again been
refused a meeting by the PSNI.
Published May 12, 2022
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