Sinn Fein has taken up its position on the North’s Policing Board for
the first time this morning.
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May 31, 2007
SF takes up seats on Policing Board
May 29, 2007
CARRY ON, BERTIE?
Talks between Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and potential coalition government
partners have been hit by fresh controversy over suspect payments
received by him when he was Minister for Finance.
Sinn Féin looks to the future
Sinn Féin’s hopes for a major breakthrough in the 26 Counties with this
election were not borne out, despite some impressive performances and
an increase of some 20,000 votes over their 1997 total.
Unionists block equality bill
A Sinn Féin motion calling for new equality legislation was defeated
due to unionist opposition in the assembly last week.
NIO plot to renege on stop and search powers
British officials have proposed deploying special ‘anti-terrorist’
legislation across England, Scotland and Wales in an attempt to retain
the repressive measures in Ireland.
PSNI accused of harassment
PSNI police have raided the home of a Strabane republican in an
escalation of tensions between local republicans and the force.
Protestors defy Tara destruction
There have been clashes at the construction site in the Tara valley
where the Dublin government is attempting to construct a motorway
through an important archaeological site.
The anguish of Roisin McAliskey
An article by Nell McCafferty, originally published in
December 1996, recalls the campaign to free Roisin McAliskey following
British attempts to extradite her to Germany.
Taking it on the chin
From the ecstasy of March to the agony of May, 2007 is turning out to
be quite the rollercoaster year for republicans.
May 26, 2007
Election counts conclude
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is considering a number of coalition options as
the 26-COunty general election counts are completing.
May 25, 2007
Michael McDowell quits politics
Deputy Prime Minister and Progressive Democrats leader, Tanaiste
Michael McDowell, has quit Irish politics in a dramatic response to his
election defeat today.
Small parties suffer as FF set to retain power
The 26-County general election now seems almost certain to return
Fianna Fail’s Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach, who may do so without the
need to again form a coalition with the decimated Progressive
Democrats.
Ahern likely to return as Taoiseach
In unofficial tallies in Thursday's 26 County General Election, the
vote for Bertie Ahern's Fianna Fail appears to be up and, while it is
early days in the election count, the party looks likely to form part
of the next government in Dublin.
May 21, 2007
Roisin McAliskey arrested
Roisin McAliskey has been arrested on foot of a new extradition bid by
Germany.
SF READY TO NEGOTIATE NEW GOVT
Bertie Ahern could be returned as 26-County Taoiseach for a further
five years, according to the latest polls, but only if he finds a new
coalition partner.
Diplock ruling overturned
Derry Republican Charlie McMenamin has walked free from court 27 years
after he was wrongly convicted.
DUP may veto Irish Language Act
The DUP’s Gregory Campbell has said his party will veto an Irish
Language Act for the North of Ireland.
Arthurs arrest ‘political policing’
Sinn Féin has criticised the PSNI after a prominent republican was
arrested during a raid on addresses in County Armagh and in Dungannon,
County Tyrone.
McGuinness backs Omagh bomb inquiry
Sinn Féin is prepared to co-operate with any independent, international
inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bomb, it has been confirmed.
Ahern makes landmark speech at Westminster
The restoration of power-sharing in Belfast marks the dawning
of a new era for the island of Ireland and for Anglo-Irish relations,
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern told British parliamentarians last week.
Key constituency profiles
A look at the constituencies where republican candidates could make
gains in Thursday’s 26-County election.
Assembly is merely a twig on the NIO branch
The Northern Ireland Office hasn't gone away, you know.
May 16, 2007
Election 2007: Sinn Féin Election Manifesto
The Executive Summary of Sinn Fein's General Election Manifesto, preceded by a message from Gerry Adams.
May 15, 2007
ELECTION CAMPAIGN SHIFTS GEAR
The election campaign in the 26 Counties is heating up with just over a
week left to polling day.
DUP to get files on republicans
The appointment of two senior members of the DUP to the Privy Council,
allowing the party to gain access to high-level security intelligence,
has been criticised by nationalists.
Paisley visits Boyne battlefield
The planting of a walnut tree on the Battle of the Boyne site in County
Meath by 26-County Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and DUP leader Ian Paisley on
Friday has highlighted a new dispensation in north-south relations.
Sinn Féin confirms policing move
Sinn Féin has confirmed that it will take up its seats on the North’s
Policing Board, which has a supervisory role with the PSNI police.
Prison protest suspended
Republican prisoners held in Maghaberry jail have agreed to suspend
their 10-month long protest.
British choppers engage in suspicious activity
British army helicopters being flown in rural County Tyrone at
night-time, apparently as part of preparations for “foreign” war zones,
are infuriating residents.
Republican Unity?
Republican traditionalists met in Derry at the weekend to attempt to
build a united opposition to the new political order in the North and
the “continuing British occupation”.
Face of Ireland changed in just 16 minutes
On Tuesday everyone in Stormont was entitled to feel proud.
May 10, 2007
Blair announces resignation
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced his decision to stand
down as leader of the British Labour Party and resign as Prime Minister on June 27th.
May 8, 2007
HISTORY, HYPE AND HOPE
The Six Counties have a new power-sharing Executive in another historic day at Stormont.
‘Bertiegate’ scandal hogs election headlines
The Progressive Democrats said they were within hours of quitting the
26 County coalition government with Fianna Fail yesterday as a crisis
over corruption allegations continued to dominate the general election
campaign.
Sinn Féin campaign ‘quietly confident’
The North’s deputy first minister-designate Martin McGuinness has
predicted Sinn Féin will be “the story of the election” in the 26
Counties later this month.
Cautious welcome for UVF statement
An announcement by the unionist paramilitary UVF that it is effectively
‘standing down’ has been welcomed, but there were calls for it to go
much further.
Govt to mark Great Hunger
Campaigners have won a four-year battle to force the Dublin government
to officially recognise an annual event to commemorate the Great
Hunger.
Scottish nationalist triumph challenges union
Scotland moved closer to independence after the Scottish National Party
(SNP) became the largest party in the Scottish parliament this week.
The Wedding Cake
A look back at the history of Stormont -- the site of many failed
Six-County political initiatives in the past -- but today the focus
of renewed political hope.
Politics and the daily grind
Some tales from the Celtic Tiger as you consider your
options and as the country winds itself up to go to the polls.
May 7, 2007
Devolution restored
British Direct Ruler Peter Hain has signed the order paving the way
for a new era of power-sharing to begin.
May 3, 2007
UVF issue statement on new role
The unionist paramilitary UVF has said it “will assume a non-military,
civilianised, role” from midnight and claimed that its arms have been
“put beyond reach”.
May 2, 2007
CONTROVERSY MARKS CAMPAIGN START
Intense election campaigning has begun in the 26 Counties after the
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s early morning visit to the Presidential
residence, Aras an Uachtarain, to finally dissolve the Dublin
parliament on Sunday.
EU chief in Belfast backs power-sharing
The President of the European Commission Jose Barroso visited Belfast on Tuesday to announce financial aid and support for the new Six-County administration.
Ahern address at Westminster sparks debate
A row how has broken out over plans by the 26 County leader Bertie
Ahern to make a high-profile address to the London parliament at the
height of the 26 Countyh election campaign.
Important find vindicates ‘Save Tara’ campaign
Just 24 hours after the 26 County Minister for Transport ‘turned the
sod’ on the billion-Euro M3 motorway project in Co Meath it has been
confirmed that a site of major archaeological importance has been
discovered.
Official IRA mark death of Johnny White
A man has been arrested after shots were fired at the funeral of former
Official IRA leader Johnny White.
SNP within reach of historic victory
Campaigning is today drawing to a close in the British local elections
which could see Scottish nationalists become the largest group in the
devolved Scottish parliament at Holyrood.
The East Tyrone Brigade & the Loughgall Ambush
Next Tuesday, May 8th, marks the 20th anniversary of the Loughgall
ambush, in which 8 IRA Volunteers and a civilian were killed in an SAS
attack.
The writing is on the wall for ‘Britishness’
Tomorrow’s election results in Scotland are going to increase the
isolation of unionists in Ireland even more.
