The American Civil Liberties Union has come out against the ratification of a new extradition treaty between Britain and the United States, saying that the measure contains a number of ill-considered erosions of judicial review and would threaten the due process rights of Americans and others accused of crimes by the British government.
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December 29, 2003
U.S. extradition treaty `violates civil liberties'
Republican anger as prison leave denied
Political representatives of the INLA, a small republican
armed group, has said its understanding with the 26-County
government is in trouble following its refusal to allow former
leader Dessie O'Hare home leave over the holiday period.
Racial attacks escalate in North
Weekend arson attacks which badly damaged two homes were the
latest in a string of racially motivated attacks.
ADAMS SEEKS ONE MONTH REVIEW
Next month's review of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement must be
limited to one month, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams said
today [Monday]
Review of the Year 2003
A month-by-month look back at the events of the year.
Dickson jailed in Germany over IRA attack
A former British soldier was jailed for six and a half years
in Germany before Christmas for assisting an IRA mortar attack
on his old army base.
Reflecting on The Barron Report
The Barron report shows how the politicisation of the Garda Siochana gained momentum in the early 1970s. I watched it happen. I was based in the Monaghan parish between 1971 and 1979. I saw how once friendly Gardaí became cold, silent and hostile to me and more especially to many citizens in Monaghan.
December 22, 2003
UUP MPs consider position in wake of Donaldson resignation
Tensions within David Trimble's Ulster Unionist Party are continuing following the resignation from the party last week of prominent dissident Jeffrey Donaldson and two fellow elected members of the Belfast Assembly.
SF refutes criminality accusation
Sinn Fein's office in Dublin has published accounts for the
first time yesterday in an effort to counter allegations of
wrongdoing by Dublin's Justice Minister.
PSNI suspected as Twinbrook homes attacked
Sinn Féin Lisburn Councillor Sue Ramsey has expressed concern
and warned residents in west Belfast to be vigilant after her
home, along with another in Twinbrook, was attacked on Friday
night.
Police list highlights anti-Irish racism in Britain
British police have maintained a secret list of all Irish
people, regardless of whether they are suspected of breaking
the law, it has emerged.
Ex-Ministers criticise Barron report; Omagh families appeal
Controversy over the Barron report into the 1974 loyalist
bombings of Dublin and Monaghan has continued over the
weekend.
SPY CHOPPER COMES DOWN
The tragic deaths of two British Army pilots in a helicopter
crash in County Derry has refocused attention on the dangers
posed by Britain's continuing military presence in the North
of Ireland.
The Dublin and Monaghan Bombings
The Dublin and Monaghan Bombings, by Don Mullan, reviewed by Liam O Ruairc
Truth, reconciliation, peace
It was interesting to read today that a member of the IRA unit
which carried out the 1972 bombing in the village of Claudy
has apologised to a relative of a victim of the attack.
December 19, 2003
Talks gloom as sanctions body legislation is debated
Sinn Féin has said Wednesday's meeting with British Prime
Minister Tony Blair in London did not go well.
Sectarian mob rampage in north Belfast
A loyalist mob attack nationalist homes in north Belfast yesterday before attacking police who attempted to intervene.
Loyalist released after blaming gun on dog
A judge at Belfast Crown Court has released a north Belfast
loyalist who claimed that a handgun found in his bedroom had
been dragged in by his dog.
CORY REPORTS CHARADE
Pressure is mounting on the British government to release the
findings of Judge Peter Cory's probes into cases of British
Crown force collusion in murders carried out by loyalist
paramilitaries.
Give us back our language
A demonstration took place at the European Union offices
in Dublin today over the status of the Irish language.
Donaldson to align with DUP
Unionist hardliner Jeffrey Donaldson has finally severed his
connections with David Trimble's Ulster Unionist Party, and
will join forces with Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionist Party
in next month's review of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
Decision to suppress Nally report condemned
Relatives of the those who died in the 1998 Omagh bomb have
criticised the withholding of a report into allegations that
the Garda police in the 26 Counties could have prevented the
bombing, which claimed 29 lives.
British govt must become part of the solution
(from irelandclick.com)
Today's refusal by the British government to publish Judge Peter Cory's report into collusion between the security forces and the murderers of Pat Finucane, Rosemary Nelson, Robert Hamill and Billy Wright is a slap in the face to the families of the victims and everyone who has campaigned for a new human rights-based culture in the North of Ireland.
December 17, 2003
Direct Rule `unsustainable' - Adams
The Sinn Féin president, Mr Gerry Adams, has said the DUP and
its leader Ian Paisley cannot be allowed to act as a
``brake'' on the peace process.
Loyalists mount attacks in Belfast
Three republicans had their homes attacked overnight.
Homes damaged in south Armagh raids by PSNI
The PSNI has been accused of `deliberately vandalising' homes
in the South Armagh area over the past number of weeks. The
latest raids came this morning when two homes were smashed
into in the Belleek area.
OMAGH REPORT SUPPRESSED
British refusing to publish Cory report
The Minister for Justice in the 26 Counties, Michael McDowell, has controversially refused to publish a report on allegations that the Garda police failed to act on a tip-off which could have prevented the 1998 Omagh bombing.
Figures show PSNI 92% Protestant, council discrimination
Figures released today show that the PSNI police has a
membership which is 91.6% Protestant, fuelling the debate on
the failure of the Patten police reform process.
Victims of the 1974 attacks on Dublin, Monaghan
A brief biography of all of the victims of the 1974 bomb attacks in Dublin and Monaghan
from the Barron report.
English police charge Adairs with drug-dealing
The wife and son of notorious loyalist gangleader Johnny ``Mad
Dog'' Adair have been charged with conspiracy to supply hard
drugs.
Public inquiry needed
Last night in the Dáil, Kerry North Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris
raised the need to hold a public inquiry into the issues
highlighted by the Barron Report. The following is his
contribution.
December 15, 2003
Taxpayers could pay for bomb inaction
Ireland could face demands for millions of euro in reparations
after Justice Henry Barron's report into the 1974 Dublin and
Monaghan bombings report.
Spy sent secrets to Queen
A former British Army agent has been threatened with jail
after writing two letters to Buckingham Palace about collusion
between unionist paramilitaries and British forces in Ireland.
PARTIES TO MEET IN LONDON
The Irish Prime Minister, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, and the
British Prime Minister, Tony Blair meet in London Wednesday to
hold `talks about talks' with some of the Northern parties.
Meeting Challenges, Seizing Opportunities
Another in our series of articles presenting the viewpoint of
the various political parties in the North. Here, the Green Party
presents its arguments.
`No more plastic bullets' call for Christmas
Lobby group Relatives for Justice has called on the British government to stand by its commitment to ban plastic bullets by this Christmas.
British accused of planting device
A man controversially acquitted in September of a dissident
republican attack at a polling station two years ago has
claimed he found a bugging device on his car.
Police reform `undermined' by return to Gough
An infamous interrogation centre is still being used by
British forces despite its official closure last year.
Cosgrave owes us an explanation
(from the Sunday Business Post)
In years to come when historians begin to search for an explanation for the behaviour of the Cosgrave government to its own mass-murdered citizens in relation to the Dublin and Monaghan bombs, I have no doubt they will still feel as astounded as we all felt on reading last Wednesday's Barron Report.
December 12, 2003
Sinn Fein seeks to break talks stalemate
Sinn Féin is urging the Dublin and London governments to take
a strong line with the DUP following its strong performance in
the recent elections to the Belfast Assembly in the North.
Mitchell Reiss replaces Haass
A US government official with experience on nuclear
disarmament is replace President George W. Bush's special
envoy to Ireland, Dr Richard Haass.
UUP purge on Donaldson
Anti-Agreement Ulster Unionist MP Jeffrey Donaldson has been
ordered to support the leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party
or face expulsion.
Fermanagh pensioner escapes injury after bomb attack
The home of the 92-year-old mother of a former senior Ulster
Unionist was bombed in an attack that has been blamed on
republican dissidents.
Terms of reference of a public inquiry
The Justice for the Forgotten Committee has made the following
proposals for a public inquiry in advance of the publication
of the interim report by Justice Henry Barron this week.
UUP purge on Donaldson
Anti-Agreement Ulster Unionist MP Jeffrey Donaldson has been
ordered to support the leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party
or face expulsion.
Govt opposes public inquiry on bombings
The Irish Government is to oppose a full judicial inquiry into
the 1974 Dublin/Monaghan bombings, following publication of
the Barron report.
The Future of Northern Nationalism
In a series of feature articles looking at the policies of
the northern nationalist and republican parties, the following
is a speech given by Mark Durkan, Leader of the SDLP as the
Irish Association in April this year.
Not by the people, not of the people
Around this time last year, you read in this publication three concerns of mine: the failure of the British government to abide by democratic norms in calling an election; the failure of all parties to engage the DUP in any meaningful way; and the failure of unionism to take part in the peace process.
Ahern denies backing war on Iraq
Irish Prime Minister, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was attacked
today for comments in which he claimed he had always been opposed
to the war in Iraq.
December 10, 2003
Irish poverty doubled in last ten years - report
A major new report from the Economic and Social Research
Institute has found that relative poverty in the 26 Counties
has more than doubled since 1994, while the depth of poverty
being experienced has increased substantially.
IRA quartermaster denies arms used on Bloody Sunday
A former quartermaster in the mainstream IRA today described
claims that Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness was armed on Bloody
Sunday as ``ludicrous''.
NO ANSWERS IN BARRON REPORT
Govt was `disinterested' in 1974 bombings
A report report by former Irish Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Henry Barron on the 1974 Dublin-Monaghan bombings has raised more questions than it has answered.
SF looks to extend electoral success to Europe
Sinn Fein has launched its candidates for next year's European
elections.
Electoral Commission blasted for losing voters
The North's Electoral Commission has admitted that certain
groups have been left without a vote by new registration
requirements.
Group demands the truth on collusion
The lobby group, An Fhirinne, has handed in a letter of
complaint for the attention of British Secretary of State Paul
Murphy during a picket to highlight collusion between British
crown forces and unionist paramilitary death squads.
Catholic children evacuated after Bushmills mob attack
A group of Catholic school children were attacked while on a
residential course in County Antrim.
The Good Friday Agreement and Beyond
The following article by Gerry Ruddy reflects the opinions of
the Irish Republican Socialist Party, of which he is an
Ard Chomhairle member. It was first printed in `Models of
Governance: The Good Friday Agreement and beyond - Some
Personal Reflections' published by Coiste Na Iarchimi.
December 8, 2003
Shannon Warport
The Irish Anti-War Movement held a demonstration on Saturday,
December 6th, at which protesters attempted to `blockade'
Shannon Airport, the civilian airport in the west of Ireland
where approximately half the US troops en route to Iraq and
Afghanistan have stopped to rest and refuel.
No trouble at Lundy's Day parade
The annual Lundy's Day parade by the Protestant Apprentice
Boys organisation in Derry was peaceful.
FRU SPOOKS BLOCK CORY REPORT
Members of the British intelligence services have blocked the
publication of the Cory Report, according to reports at the
weekend.
Files throw light on the death of a martyr
British files on the death of Terence MacSwiney, after 74 days of hunger strike in 1920, have been revealed.
DUP to hold talks with Dublin
Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionist Party is to hold talks with the Irish government to discuss the party's possible participation in a review of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, to get underway next month.
Collusion suspected in gun attacks
Between eight and 10 houses belonging to republicans in west
Belfast were targeted in gun attacks on Friday evening in the
Finagy, Riverdale and Lenadoon areas.
The Lollipop Man
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One Sunday during the recent election SDLP leader Mark Durkan went for a photo-shoot on the bridge between Strabane and Lifford. On another occasion he stopped traffic on a main road to be photographed as a lollipop man carrying a pole bearing the circular sign, `Stop The DUP'.
Adams urges DUP to oppose unionist violence
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams yesterday said the DUP needed
to consider the implications of its new-found prominence on
violent unionism.
December 5, 2003
Victims call for Cory reports publication
A nationalist victims' group has called on the British
government to publish the Cory report into British collusion
with loyalist paramilitaries.
Sellafield debris washes ashore on Down coast
Sections of discharge pipe from the Sellafield nuclear
processing plant have been found washed up on beaches in
County Down.
Policing violence concern as Lundy returns to Derry
Up to 2,000 members of the Protestant Apprentice Boys
organisation and 21 bands are expected in Derry for the annual
Lundy's Day march on Saturday.
Haass ends role as U.S. special envoy
President Bush's special envoy to Ireland has completed his
final round of talks with the northern political parties with
a message of hope.
FORMER RUC MAN BACKS COLLUSION CLAIM
A former RUC detective has claimed that police informers who carried out murders were later shielded from prosecution.
`Smoke and mirrors' budget criticised
The Dublin Finance Minister's budget for the 26-County economy
in 2004 has received a broadly hostile response.
Not by the people, not of the people
Around this time last year, you read in this publication three concerns of mine: the failure of the British government to abide by democratic norms in calling an election; the failure of all parties to engage the DUP in any meaningful way; and the failure of unionism to take part in the peace process.
Alternative budget existed
Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Social and Community Affairs Sean
Crowe TD made the following remarks during the Budget debate
in the Dail.
December 1, 2003
Trimble unmoved by resignation calls
A reported attempt by Ulster Unionist Party hardliner Jeffrey
Donaldson to depose David Trimble as party leader following
last week's election failed to materialise today.
Round-up of election news
The Sinn Féin election machine almost pulled off a spectacular
coup in Belfast, nearly winning eight seats in the four
constituencies having run nine candidates.
Adams's address to new Assembly team
The following is part of the address by Sinn Féin President
Gerry Adams as his party of newly-elected Assembly members
gathered for the first timee at Stormont today.
BRITISH REFUSE TO RESTORE ASSEMBLY
The British government has refused nationalist calls to lift
its suspension of the power-sharing institutions in the North
of Ireland following Wednesday's election to the Belfast
Assembly.
Malachy McAllister
Malachy McAllister, or `Mock' as we knew him was a close
childhood friend.
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Expensive Ireland lags behind competitors - report
Ireland is now the joint most expensive country in the
eurozone with one of the highest inflation rates, it was
announced today.
Attempts underway to censor Cory report
The Canadian judge appointed to look into a number of
high-profile assassinations in which there were widespread
allegations of British Crown force collusion has recommended
four inquiries.
One extreme
In February 1974, in a Westminster general election, 11 out of
the North's then 12 constituencies returned anti-Agreement
unionists.
