Garvaghy Road’s drive to victory
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Drumcree wounds reopened
The attempt to revive the Drumcree parade has reopened some of the
deepest wounds of the conflict, with families of those killed during the
original dispute warning that they do not want to see another generation
grow up in fear.
Portadown community becomes focus of solidarity
An extraordinary wave of support has gathered around the Garvaghy Road,
with people from across Ireland and beyond joining residents in
opposition to the attempt to force an anti-Catholic parade through the
Catholic community.
Derry disorder linked to Drumcree standoff
Amid soaring tensions over the Drumcree dispute, Derry was hit by two
nights of disorder this week as nationalist youths clashed with the PSNI
in the Top of the Hill and Waterside areas, with petrol bombs, bricks
and other missiles thrown at police lines.
25 years on, Martin O’Hagan’s killers remain free
Twenty-five years after Sunday World journalist Martin O’Hagan was shot
dead by unionists in Lurgan, Amnesty International and the Committee to
Protect Journalists have called for a new independent investigation into
his murder.
Protests continue over FAI stance on Israel
An open letter from League of Ireland supporters and a protest outside
the Dublin parliament have stepped up calls for the cancellation of
Sunday’s Ireland’s soccer fixture against Israel in Serbia, despite
the team having played Israel last week in Hungary.
Orange Order ‘victory’ parade could reignite anger
The proposed return of an inflammatory anti-Catholic parade to the
nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown could unravel hard-won deals at
former parading flashpoints across the north, residents’ groups have
warned.
Death of Pól de Buitléir
Lifelong activist, former Sinn Féin Assembly member and
justice campaigner Pól de Buitléir (Paul Butler) has died suddenly at the age of 69.
Veterans remembered as Billy ‘Blue’ Kelly is honoured
The funeral of IRA Volunteer Billy ‘Blue’ Kelly was marked with an
honour guard of republicans who carried his coffin through west Belfast.
Gardaí under scrutiny over conflict cases and RUC role
The controversial tenure of former Garda Police Commissioner and head of
RUC/PSNI Special Branch, Drew Harris, is back under scrutiny as the 26
County state faces legal action over its failure to investigate Garda
misconduct during the conflict, alongside fresh allegations about the
role of another former RUC figure within the Gardaí.
2,500 Irish artists sign pledge to boycott Israel
More than 2,500 Irish artists have signed a pledge refusing to perform
or exhibit in Israel or accept funding from institutions linked to the
Israeli government.
Trump piles pressure for action on Irish Unity
For the first time, a sitting US President has backed calls for Irish
unity. Donald Trump’s repeated calls for Irish reunification have pushed
the demand for a border poll onto the global agenda and sparked new
energy within the Irish diaspora.
The 200-year old problem is the Orange Order
No one can predict where the latest impasse will take society and
politics here, but we do know for certain that Portadown Orangemen will
apply to march along Garvaghy Road again, and again.
John Devoy - The Greatest Fenian
John Devoy—exile, organiser, journalist, and
Fenian—gave more than sixty years of his life to the single cause of
breaking British rule in Ireland.
Diarmuid O’Neill to be remembered
Diarmuid O’Neill was a London-born Irish republican and IRA Volunteer
who was shot dead in a shoot-to-kill operation by militarised police in
west London on 23 September 1996. He was 27 and was later confirmed by
the Provisional IRA as one of its Volunteers.
The articulate SF councillor assassinated, 35 years ago
On the morning of Monday, 16 September 1991, four days after his 38th
birthday, Belfast-born Bernard O’Hagan drove into the car park at
Magherafelt College in south County Derry.
