[Irish Republican News]

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

[Irish Republican News]

Kenova – a £40m whitewash for a dirty war

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A seven-year police investigation into the role of the British state’s deadliest spy within the Provisional IRA has uncovered little new information, defended his handlers and failed to deliver a single prosecution against those who operated the serial-killing double-agent.

Extradition bid referred to Europe

seanwalsh.jpg Efforts by the British Crown Forces to extradite Cork republican Sean Walsh have been put on hold following the decision of the 26 County Supreme Court to refer the matter to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

Attempt to censor protest mural over St Patrick’s day trip

latuffmural.jpg A pro-Palestinian mural criticising Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael for attending a St Patrick’s Day event in the White House has been vandalised in west Belfast in a sign of continuing tensions over Sinn Féin’s involvement.

Soldier has no answer to shoot-to-kill allegations

francisbradley1200.jpg A former British soldier has been accused of shooting a County Derry man, even after he lay helpless on the ground, during an ambush by British Army special forces.

New secrecy and time-wasting as clock runs down

topperthompson1200.jpg The brother of a west Belfast man whose inquest was dramatically halted after an intervention by the British government has asked, “What are they hiding?”

Vindication for the Coney family

hughconey1200.jpg An inquest jury has found that Hugh Gerard Coney was given no verbal warning before being shot in the back while trying to escape from Long Kesh almost 50 years ago.

Inquest collapsed by state cover-up

browncollapse.jpg Orders by British state agencies to suppress information about their role in the 1997 murder of Gaelic sports official Sean Brown have led a coroner to abandon his inquest and call for a public inquiry instead.

Stakeknife report to be published

scappaticci1200.jpg On Friday, a report on a notorious spy operation is to be finally published after seven years of a supposed police investigation into acts of collusion involving a spy inside the Provisional IRA’s internal security unit.

Killer gang still getting away with murder

smythhaggarty.jpg A loyalist who was described by a judge as a “convicted sectarian gunman and murderer” nevertheless walked free from court this week after he was found not guilty of killing two Catholic men.

PSNI attack son of leading Saoradh member

psniattack.jpg A son of a member of the Saoradh National Executive was attacked and beaten by the PSNI on Sunday, March 3rd as he sought to defuse sectarian tensions outside a sports event in Derry, according to the party.

Murals defy the censors on Gaza

muralgaza.jpg A series of murals painted in support of Palestine are set to challenge censorship of the genocide there after they were officially unveiled in west Belfast.

Unchecked sectarian intimidation in Belfast

graffiti2403.jpg Threats against Catholics continue to cause concern to residents of the greater Belfast area following the appearance of intimidatory signage and graffiti.

Unveiling of statues is historic day for Belfast

statues.jpg The installation of two bronze statues in the grounds of Belfast City Hall to commemorate two radical Belfast women has been hailed as a “historic and symbolic day for the city”.

The lonely death of Michael Kearney

kearney.jpg Volunteer Michael Kearney’s name was cleared in 2003 following an internal Provisional IRA investigation which confirmed he was not an informer. A statement by Seamus Kearney in relation to the Kenova Report and its revelations about the killing of his brother by an IRA unit which had been infiltrated by the British Crown Forces.

‘Seismic change underway in Ireland’

unitysummit.jpg Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD delivered the following keynote address to the Irish Unity Summit in New York last week, an event organised by a collaboration of Irish-American groups to drive support for Irish reunification.

Vote No, twice

amendmentsbook.jpg A referendum takes place in the 26 Counties on Friday to alter two articles of the Irish Constitution relating to families. Voters should vote no on the basis they can both be redone, better, later.

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