Historic festival can mark a turning point
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Double standards disgrace
The sectarian administration of the Six County statelet has been exposed by
another example of its transparent hypocrisy.
No justice in death of killer soldier
A former undercover British soldier accused of murdering a west Belfast
man more than 50 years ago has died before he could face trial, leaving
the family of Patrick McVeigh once again without the justice they have
sought for decades.
Stormont stalemate forcing pressure for change
Demands are growing on Sinn Féin to withdraw from the north’s political
institutions if the criteria for a border poll on Irish reunification are not
published soon.
Warning over Special Branch stitch-up of policing
Former Police Ombudsman Nuala O’Loan has spoken out about her concerns
about the independence of a supposed policing watchdog as well as the
handling of legacy investigations.
Family renew appeal for information on sectarian murder
The parents of Catholic teenager John Molloy have renewed their appeal
for information about his murder, warning that the 18-year-old has
become a “forgotten statistic” thirty years after he was stabbed to
death in an apparently random sectarian attack.
Secret files expose BBC censorship
Newly uncovered British government files have raised serious questions
over the removal of a BBC television report examining the killing of
15-year-old Daniel Hegarty just days after he was shot dead by the
British Army in Derry.
Fleadh brings Irish language into view
Belfast has been transformed into a centre of Irish music, language and
culture as hundreds of thousands of people descend on the city for the
first Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann to be held in the capital.
Anti-Catholic displays to continue
Sectarian incidents look set to continue unchecked as authorities in London and Belfast
have both stepped back from promises to challenge unionist intimidation.
Clear demand for a British withdrawal
Galway County Council is to formally write to the Taoiseach’s Office and
request that a joint parliamentary committee on Irish unity be
established and that an all-island Citizens’ Assembly also be
established to debate the matter.
ONH salute at former PoW’s wake
Militant republican group ‘Óglaigh na hÉireann’, known by the acronym
ONH, organised a guard of honour during a wake for former PoW Matt
McCarthy.
Remembering the sacrifice of 1981
The 45th anniversary of the 1981 hunger strike is being marked with a
number of commemorations across Ireland.
‘Choosing the Struggle’
A new autobiography by veteran republican Martina Anderson is a deeply
personal account of a life shaped by the conflict, republican activism,
political imprisonment and the continuing campaign for Irish unity.
The Clontibret invasion
The day the DUP led a loyalist mob ‘invasion’ over the border, forty
years ago this week.
Tony Meade
At aged 88, IRA legend Tony Meade is a man whose life has followed
the path of the republican struggle.
Constitutional Republicanism has again failed
Nationalists went to the polls in the last Assembly election determined
to confront partition. A quarter of a million cast ballots hoping to
break the British grip on the occupied 6 counties.
