PSNI Chief Simon Byrne has been strongly criticised after releasing a
propaganda photograph of himself in the company of heavily-armed Crown
Force gunmen on Christmas Day.
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Anger as PSNI Chief sends Christmas message of violence
PSNI Chief Simon Byrne has been strongly criticised after releasing a
propaganda photograph of himself in the company of heavily-armed Crown
Force gunmen on Christmas Day.
Published December 26, 2019
The DUP have come under pressure to relinquish their veto over political
change at Stormont following round-table talks over the future of the
Belfast Assembly this week. Both the London and Dublin governments
accused the party of blocking a pre-Christmas deal on restoring the
North’s suspended political institutions.
Published December 21, 2019
MI5 agents get clearance to kill
A tribunal in England has confirmed that British military intelligence
has the legal power to direct unlimited criminal offences by its agents,
including torture, bombings and political assassinations.
Published December 21, 2019
Brexit seen driving Irish reunification
Increasing numbers of mainstream political and media figures have said
they believe a united Ireland could come about within the next decade as
a result of Brexit and other recent political developments.
Published December 21, 2019
Unilateral amnesty included in Tory legislative agenda
The new Conservative government in London has set out its intention to
block future investigations into British soldiers who murdered civilians
in the north of Ireland -- even as a jailed republican was found liable
for a 1982 IRA attack.
Published December 21, 2019
SDLP attempt to fudge royal oath induction
Two new Irish nationalist MPs have made protest statements while
swearing allegiance to the British Crown in the House of Commons, a
process required before they are allowed to speak in debates, vote or
receive their salary at the Westminster parliament.
Published December 21, 2019
Scottish govt seeks referendum, backs ‘legal’ route to independence
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has officially begun the
process of holding an independence referendum, calling on the London
government to transfer the power to do so.
Published December 21, 2019
The north of Ireland has voted for more nationalists than unionists in a
Westminster parliamentary election for the first time after two hardline
unionists were voted out.
Published December 14, 2019
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
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