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Sunday, December 10, 2023

[Irish Republican News]

A poet is mourned

shanemacgowan.jpg

A huge funeral is expected for the legendary singer and proud Irish patriot Shane MacGowan following his death aged 65. The former Pogues frontman died last Thursday with his wife and family by his side.

PSNI seen backing loyalist intimidation of Muslims

bmcaarson.jpg A Belfast charity targeted in racist attacks was told by the PSNI to “reassure” loyalist community leaders that the organisation was not operating a mosque.

Call for ‘Winkie’ Rea tapes to be released

winkierea1200.jpg The family of a Catholic man whose murder is believed to have involved loyalist Winston ‘Winkie’ Rea has called for Boston College interviews he gave to be made public.

Lundy parade condemned

lundy1200.jpg A number of inflammatory incidents has brought strong criticism of an agreement by which the huge annual ‘Lundy’ parade by the loyalist Apprentice Boys of Derry (ABOD) organisation takes place in the overwhelmingly nationalist city.

‘Immediate action’ urged to address Stormont stalemate

michelleoneill1200.jpg Sinn Féin’s Stormont leader Michelle O’Neill has called for “immediate action” from the London government to address the political deadlock in the Six Counties.

Clash over Roll of Honour in Tyrone

molloycommem.jpg A war of words has broken out among republicans over a commemoration of in which an IRA Volunteer was omitted by Sinn Féin from its Roll of Honour of Tyrone martyrs.

Dublin set alight

oconnellriot.jpg The dysfunctional nature of policing in Ireland has been dramatically exposed by some of the worst street violence seen in living memory.

‘Butcher of the Bogside’ dies

wilford1200.jpg News of the death this week of British Army Colonel Derek Wilford prompted reflections on his role in directing the Bloody Sunday massacre, in which 14 nationalist civilians were gunned down in January 1972, as well as calls for his military and political bosses to be exposed.

Brown inquest ‘a public scandal’

brownfamily.jpg It is now clear that key intelligence on the murder of Sean Brown has been withheld from his inquest as well as previous investigations.

Crown Force killers handed pathway to escape justice

pearsejordanscene.jpg The British government’s new laws on dealing with the conflict “legitimises” the killing of Irish civilians by members of the Crown Forces, the High Court heard on Wednesday.

Key legal action against Legacy bill

legacyaction.jpg In a legal battle set to run for at least five days, Belfast High Court has heard that victims of the conflict in the North are being put through a secondary trauma by new Tory legislation.

Sunak fluffs ‘Empire 2.0’ agenda

elginmarbles.jpg Items looted from Greece by the British are once again the subject of a diplomatic crisis after a feeble attempt by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to boost his support among English nationalists.

Britain’s smokescreen for Israel’s ethnic cleansing

gazababy.jpg In 1917, the British government announced its support for the establishment of a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine. After leaving in 1948, Britain kept a foothold on nearby Cyprus from where it now helps Israel bomb Gaza. Now, Britain is secretly backing Israel’s complete takeover of Palestine.

Why the silence from some on Sean Brown?

seanbrownflat.jpg Over half a century after the civil rights movement, the PSNI appears to be protecting secret agents who are apparently immune from prosecution.

The 1923 hunger strike

barrysullivan.jpg An account of the largest republican hunger strike in Irish history at the end of the Civil War, by Kilmainham Tales.

Dublin is broken

dublinriot3.jpg Dublin is gripped by an edginess and an utter disillusionment amongst some younger men who will kick off when the spark ignites.

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