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.
![[Irish Republican News]](https://republican-news.org/graphics/title_gifs/rn.gif) | ![[Irish Republican News]](https://republican-news.org/graphics/title_gifs/harp.gif) |
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
The Continuity IRA has claimed responsibility for a grenade attack on
the PSNI in west Belfast last Wednesday.
Published December 7, 2019
Housing failure undermining government - FG TD
Eoghan Murphy has started a rot which is spreading through the
government, according to one of his colleagues, after the Minister for
Housing narrowly survived a motion of no confidence.
Published December 7, 2019
Dublin govt urged to support Irish citizenship rights
A Derry woman who is challenging restrictions on her right to legally
identify as Irish has called for Dublin to support
efforts to uphold the rights of nationalists under the Good Friday
Agreement.
Published December 7, 2019
Republicans come together for unity
Thousands of people took to the streets of County Donegal and County
Tyrone last weekend to demand a united Ireland.
Published November 30, 2019
By-election victory may mark turnaround for Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin’s candidate Mark Ward has been elected to the Dáil following a
poll-topping result in the Dublin Mid-West by-election which could
represent a change in fortunes for the party following the setback of
the local elections in the 26 Counties.
Published November 30, 2019
Finucane rises above ‘gutter politics’
Representatives of the unionist paramilitary UDA have openly called for
a vote for the DUP to ensure “no abstentionist MPs [Sinn Féin] are
elected, nor their cohorts in the SDLP”.
Published November 30, 2019
Conviction overturned on faulty DNA evidence
A west Belfast man has won his appeal against a conviction on arms
charges over flawed forensic evidence. Judges directed that Ballymurphy
man Kevin McLaughlin should be freed immediately.
Published November 30, 2019
Review sought into Bloody Sunday prosecution decision
Lawyers representing the families of nine of those massacred by the
British Army on Bloody Sunday have asked for a review of a decision not
to prosecute nine soldiers in Derry in 1972.
Published November 30, 2019
Pre-Christmas talks expected at Stormont
Efforts to restore Stormont following the Westminster election on
December 12 have accelerated despite election campaigning.
Published November 30, 2019
Sinister UDA figures behind hate banners
Unionist banners have been erected by the UDA targeting the family of
Pat Finucane, the Belfast defence lawyer who in 1989 was assassinated by
a UDA paramilitary death squad in collusion with British military
intelligence.
Published November 23, 2019
Sinn Féin appeals for unity agenda at Ard Fheis
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has urged the Dublin government to
convene a forum on Irish unity ahead of a border poll within the next
five years.
Published November 23, 2019
Tomorrow, Sunday November 24, a ‘March for Irish Unity’ is due to take
place between Lifford in County Donegal and Strabane in County Tyrone.
Published November 23, 2019
Special Branch accused in civilian death
The mother of a County Down woman who died when an undercover British
agent allegedly became involved in an IRA attack is taking a case
against the PSNI police chief and the British Ministry of Defence.
Published November 23, 2019
Mixed outcome as PSNI allowed appeal to Supreme Court
The PSNI (formerly RUC) is to take a ruling that the police force lacks
the independence to investigate a killing by the British Army to the
Supreme Court in London.
Published November 23, 2019
Racism button pushed ahead of by-elections in South
Fine Gael has been branded a “safe house for right-wing politics” after
a series of controversies over bigotry, including a by-election
candidate who claimed asylum seekers need to be “deprogrammed” when they
seek refuge in Ireland.
Published November 23, 2019
Sinn Féin has accused the DUP of forming electoral alliances with active
paramilitaries and demonising republicans and nationalists in an attempt
to provide itself with cover.
Published November 16, 2019
Instructions
By default, this search engine looks for all words in any order. To search for an exact phrase, enclose the phrase in quotes:
"gerry adams"
The search engine also supports AND, OR, and NOT keywords to specify boolean expressions:
sinn OR fein
sinn NOT fein
Note that only twenty search results are displayed, in chronological order.