State of emergency
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Anger as justice denied to Ludlow family
The family of a County Louth man murdered by unionist paramilitaries has
accused the Gardaí police in the 26 Counties of having no interest in
holding his killers to account, after a decision was taken to bring no
charges in the case.
PSNI leans on brute force policing
Figures have shown the PSNI used force on the Six County public 21,553
times in 12 months, the highest level in the last decade and an 18%
increase on the previous year.
Death of Mickey Brady
Sinn Féin has paid warm tributes following the passing of Mickey Brady,
former MP and lifelong Republican activist, saying the party and the
people of Newry have “lost a giant of the community”.
Salute for Cumann na mBan leader
A gunshot salute has taken place in tribute to Geraldine Taylor, former
O/C of Cumann na mBan, who died late last year.
Brothers call for truth over no-warning bomb
Relatives of a man who died in a loyalist paramilitary bombing at a
Belfast pub have come together to mark the 50th anniversary of the
attack, as calls for truth and justice remain unanswered.
Moves to Welsh independence could hasten end for Union
A new poll published this week shows pro-independence parties in Wales
on around 50% of the vote and on course to win a historic majority of
seats at the Welsh Assembly election in May.
Family forced out after double sectarian shooting
A mother-of-three has described how her and her mother’s home were shot
up just days before Christmas by an anti-Catholic loyalist paramilitary gang.
No second-class victims - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin has condemned suggestions that the British government could
give preferential treatment to its soldiers in the implementation of an
agreed legal framework on the legacy of conflict in the north of
Ireland.
Three activists end hunger strike; Kneecap battle censorship
After 73 days of a hunger strike, three of the four remaining
pro-Palestine prisoners in England have ended their protest, having
achieved a major victory in the struggle against the genocidal arms
trade, as Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer, lost a
£2 billion contract with the British Minister of Defence.
Belated compensation for prison injustice
A man wrongly jailed over the 2004 Northern Bank robbery has received a
five-figure sum in compensation for the inhumane jail conditions he
endured.
Scandal in Dublin over alleged €10m bung for job
The coalition parties in Dublin have circled the wagons after it was
reported that disgraced former Minister Paschal Donohoe handed €10
million to the World Bank shortly before quitting government to take up
a position with the organisation.
Bloody Sunday March for Justice - Unfinished Business
The Bloody Sunday March Committee has releasing its programme of events
to mark the 54th anniversary of the massacre of civil rights
demonstrators in Derry by the British Army.
Unionism is a lost tribe
In the wake of the selection of former senior PSNI figure Jon Burrows to
lead the Ulster Unionist Party after he was co-opted into it just six
months ago, alongside another unelected politician, Diana Armstrong, as
his deputy, commentator Brian Feeney has warned that trouble is brewing
for unionism.
Everyone benefits with Unity
When I was a child at school there was talk about the three Rs. These
were reading, writing and arithmetic. Clearly spelling didn’t feature
prominently at the time. When I think of Irish Unity, there are three Rs
which come to mind. These are renewal, reconciliation, and resilience.
Justice delayed, repression delivered
The ongoing prosecution of Derry Republican Kieran McCool exposes, once
again, the British state’s obsession with persecuting Irish Republicans
long after any credible justification has evaporated.
