A brother-in-law of Martin McGuinness has said he was approached by
MI5.
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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
Downey to appeal extradition over fabricated evidence
Donegal republican John Downey is to appeal against a decision to
extradite him to the North of Ireland.
Published March 9, 2019
Protests planned against return of border checks
A group of residents have called for mass demonstrations along the Irish
border the day after Brexit, when Britain leaves the European Union and
takes the north of Ireland with it.
Published March 9, 2019
Institutionalised bigotry at Belfast hospital
A culture of anti-Catholic hate was rife among staff at Belfast City
Hospital in recent years but senior health officials chose not to take
action against the perpetrators, it has emerged.
Published March 9, 2019
The Supreme Court in London has unanimously backed the appeal by the
family of Pat Finucane against the refusal of the British government to
carry out a proper inquiry into his 1989 murder by state agents.
Published March 2, 2019
Targeted journalists resist bail censorship
Two Belfast-based journalists arrested after investigating collusion in
the North have complained that the PSNI tried to censor them over what
they can say about it.
Published March 2, 2019
Ballymurphy duo were shot as they aided the injured
A priest called the British Army to plead for help to protect Catholics
in Ballymurphy from attacks from their Protestant neighbours, just half
an hour before he was shot dead, the inquest into the Ballymurphy
Massacre has heard.
Published March 2, 2019
UVF link to death of former paramilitary
A former loyalist paramilitary murdered last week died as a result of a
power-struggle among loyalists associated with the UVF, according to
reports which indicated he was killed with an illegal shotgun the UVF
had previously taken from him.
Published March 2, 2019
Targets of threats ‘not Catholic’, but PSNI not interested
A County Antrim couple have been issued death threats after loyalists
targeted them because they have “Catholic sounding names”. Graffiti was
daubed outside their home with their names telling them they have “24
hours to get out”.
Published March 2, 2019
Labour activists show support for Irish reunification
More than 150 trade unionists have signed a declaration calling on the
labour movement to advocate for a united Ireland and a new all-Ireland
constitution with workers’ rights at the heart of it.
Published March 2, 2019
MI5’s plan to foment civil war
A film which exposes a horrific plot to massacre Catholic children and
nuns at a school has premiered in Belfast. It also reveals the
rationale behind MI5’s most shocking target.
Published February 23, 2019
Leading Saoradh figure ‘interned’
A member of the Saoradh executive is being held indefinitely on the
back of an MI5-directed arrest operation, despite the existence of
video and social media evidence which should have meant his immediate
release.
Published February 23, 2019
Political row amid pressure for policing reform
A row has erupted over the future leadership of the PSNI (formerly RUC)
following revelations last week that collusion-related documents in
PSNI archives continue to be withheld from investigators.
Published February 23, 2019
Former RIRA figure warns of armed resistance to a hard border
A former republican prisoner has said there will be “massive
recruitment” by republican armed groups in the event of a hard Brexit
and a British remilitarisation of the border in Ireland.
Published February 23, 2019
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