Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party have voted overwhelmingly to enter into a three-party coalition in Dublin which they say will “stand up” for Ireland at this time of crisis, but which republicans and socialists believe will only preserve the hegemony of a privileged minority.
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Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party have voted overwhelmingly to enter into a three-party coalition in Dublin which they say will “stand up” for Ireland at this time of crisis, but which republicans and socialists believe will only preserve the hegemony of a privileged minority.
Published June 26, 2020
Sinn Féin ends opposition to the Special Criminal Court
For the first time since Sinn Féin entered the Dublin parliament, the party has abstained in a vote on the renewal of the infamous Offences Against the State Act. The legislation, which dates from 1939, facilitates the imprisonment of any individual which the 26 County government believes could pose a threat to ‘state security’ for any reason.
Published June 26, 2020
Loyalists terrorising kids in north Belfast
Children are being singled out for abuse and intimidation by loyalists in north Belfast if they are perceived to be nationalist or Catholic.
Published June 26, 2020
Adams pays tribute as ‘Big Bobby’ returns to Belfast
Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has released a personal tribute to the former political prisoner and former party chairman Bobby Storey following his death at the age of 64.
Published June 26, 2020
Statue of Irish war hero vandalised
The National Graves Association (NGA) has praised an outpouring of concern by the public following an attack on a monument in Dublin in honour of former IRA Chief of Staff Sean Russell.
Published June 26, 2020
Signs honouring deceased republicans including Maire Drumm, Bobby Sands and 1916 Rising leader James Connolly were erected around Belfast this week as part of what organisers Lasair Dhearg say is a campaign to highlight British State colonialism, and historic figures associated with it, in Ireland.
Published June 26, 2020
Republicans everywhere have expressed their shock and sadness at the death of legendary Belfast republican, Bobby Storey, at the age of 64.
Published June 21, 2020
Realignment seen as govt pact excludes Sinn Féin
Nationalists and republicans have been left disappointed by the
Programme for Government presented by the leaders of three potential
coalition partners in Dublin.
Published June 19, 2020
Tory dissembling accelerates ahead of Brexit deadline
There are calls for the Dublin government to provide “push back” against
the increasingly perfidious actions of London over the Brexit Withdrawal
Agreement and its protocol for the north of Ireland.
Published June 19, 2020
Bigots offended by kids playing hurling
A sectarian banner was erected in a Belfast public park to denounce the
GAA as “anti-British” and proclaimed the Gaelic Athletics Association is
“not welcome”. The sign was later removed by council workers.
Published June 19, 2020
Johnson defends statue of Oliver Cromwell
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said said it would not be right
to remove the statue of Oliver Cromwell despite the fact he “killed so
many thousands of people in Ireland”.
Published June 19, 2020
McAllister campaign seeks deportation reversal
A Belfast republican has said the US government has “thrown a wrench”
into the Good Friday Agreement after he was deported after more than
twenty years.
Published June 19, 2020
Truth demanded on tenth anniversary of Saville Report
One of the organisers of the original Bloody Sunday march has said the
report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry did not get to the full truth of the
massacre.
Published June 19, 2020
‘Don’t despair’, urges McDonald, as Martin set to become Taoiseach
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has urged voters to “not give in”
following a decision by the parliamentary parties of Fine Gael, Fianna
Fáil and the Green Party to support the formation of a coalition
government in Dublin which would see FF leader Micheál Martin become the
next Taoiseach.
Published June 16, 2020
Party leaders propose coalition deal
After four months of negotiation, a proposed Programme for Government between Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party could give the 26 County state the largest right-wing government it has seen for decades.
Published June 15, 2020
End British export of rubber bullets
There has been a surge of pressure for an end to Britain’s trade in plastic and rubber bullets following disturbing scenes of serious injuries to Black Lives Matter protestors in the US.
Published June 12, 2020
Repression in Derry ‘ignored’ by new campaign
The chairperson of Saoradh in Derry has called on those protesting against racism and oppression around the world to address the issues of discrimination and repression in Ireland.
Published June 12, 2020
Gerrymander quashed after court upholds appeal
An attempt by the Boundary Commission in the north of Ireland to drastically reshape constituencies has been declared unlawful by the Court of Appeal in Belfast.
Published June 12, 2020
Broad appeal for help to bring closure to grieving family
The family of a young west Belfast woman shot dead almost 50 years ago have appealed for members of the public who may have information to contact them, including former IRA Volunteers or former members of the British Crown Forces.
Published June 12, 2020
Paramilitary flag seen in new soccer strip
The daughter of a loyalist murder victim has called for a Belfast soccer club to withdraw a new kit which has the same colours and a similar design to the flag used by the paramilitary group which killed her father
Published June 12, 2020
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