Two separate sectarian attacks by loyalists last weekend saw a
15-year-old boy beaten with metal bars in north Belfast while another
boy of the same age was clubbed, kicked and punched as he walked home
in a separate attack in the same area.
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Teenagers attacked with iron bars
Two separate sectarian attacks by loyalists last weekend saw a
15-year-old boy beaten with metal bars in north Belfast while another
boy of the same age was clubbed, kicked and punched as he walked home
in a separate attack in the same area.
Published March 30, 2019
Harassment of republicans directed at political activity
A member of Republican Network for Unity discovered a sophisticated GPS
tracking and recording device hidden within his car earlier this week.
The discovery triggered a violent early morning raid on his home by
armed Garda police.
Published March 30, 2019
Ten people a day being made homeless
The 26 County Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy is again being urged to
resign after his own manipulated statistics show that there are now more
than 10,000 people in Ireland officially living in emergency
accommodation.
Published March 30, 2019
One million attend anti-Brexit march in London
A huge protest against Brexit in London today is thought to
be one of the biggest in British history.
Published March 23, 2019
New York’s freedom banner is a sign of the times
A banner carried in the annual St Patrick’s Day parade in New York has
become a battle line in the upcoming elections in Ireland.
Published March 23, 2019
Judge finds PSNI not impartial in RUC legacy cases
In an important breakthrough for collusion victims, the Court of Appeal
in Belfast has accepted that the PSNI police is too biased to be in
charge of an investigation into the drive-by shooting of a west Belfast
woman by plain-clothed British soldiers in 1972.
Published March 23, 2019
Republicans to face a choice in council elections
Sinn Fein is to face competition from three republican political
parties, Eirigi, Republican Sinn Fein and newcomer Aontu, in the local
elections in May.
Published March 23, 2019
Direct Rule extended, Stormont salaries to continue
British Direct Ruler Karen Bradley has extended the shutdown of Stormont
and creeping Direct Rule from London, already more than two years old,
until August.
Published March 23, 2019
Dismay at trial of Catalan political prisoners
The trial of the 12 Catalan political prisoners is underway, with the
state prosecutor asking for sentences of between 11 and 25 years. The
body in charge of passing judgment is the supreme court, which will
consider the accusations presented by the prosecutor’s office of
rebellion, sedition and embezzlement. Their crime: having organised the
1 October 2017 referendum on Catalan independence.
Published March 23, 2019
Soldier F - A Bloody Sunday scapegoat
The British government is seeking to maintain a cover-up of the Bloody
Sunday massacre after it was announced that only one soldier will be
prosecuted for the killings.
Published March 16, 2019
Britain sees loyalist violence as option for Brexit breach
A return of loyalist violence in the north of Ireland could help Britain
wriggle out of its international treaty obligations in regard to the
border and the Good Friday Agreement, according to its Attorney
General.
Published March 16, 2019
Bradley again defends killer soldiers
British Direct Ruler Karen Bradley is facing further criticism after she
praised the “courage and distinction” of British soldiers following the
Bloody Sunday decision to prosecute one of them for murder.
Published March 16, 2019
Step forward for Ludlow family
The family of a murdered County Louth man has won the right to challenge
a decision not to prosecute British soldiers and loyalist paramilitaries
identified as suspects.
Published March 16, 2019
MI5 attempt to recruit McGuinness family member
A brother-in-law of Martin McGuinness has said he was approached by
MI5.
Published March 16, 2019
DUP: ‘Unionist homes for unionist people’
The DUP is facing criticism over its attitude towards housing after it
issued an election leaflet calling for “local homes for local people”.
Another of its political efforts sought to block the construction of
housing near a Catholic area in north Belfast.
Published March 16, 2019
Bloody Sunday families told only one prosecution to go ahead
Families of the Bloody Sunday victims have been left angry and upset after Crown
Prosecutors claimed today there is sufficient evidence to prosecute
only one one the seventeen soldiers known to have been involved in the
massacre.
Published March 14, 2019
Crash Brexit unlikely as May loses control at Westminster
In a day of dramatic developments, the Westminster parliament has
rejected leaving the European Union without a deal under any
circumstances. It is a heavy defeat for British Prime Minister Theresa
May, just as her government sought to threaten Ireland and the EU with
that very scenario.
Published March 14, 2019
Widespread revulsion has greeted a statement by the British Direct Ruler
Karen Bradley that killings by members of the Crown Forces in the north
of Ireland are “not crimes”.
Published March 9, 2019
Bloody Sunday families to hear prosecutions decision
A decision on Bloody Sunday prosecutions is due to be issued on
Thursday, and the day will mark a key moment in a 47-year-old campaign
for justice.
Published March 9, 2019
Trauma for families as shootings recalled
An eyewitness has told the Ballymurphy inquest how he heard the last
words of mother-of-eight Joan Connolly after she was shot in the face.
Published March 9, 2019
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