Belfast and other towns in the north of Ireland were plunged into
chaos tonight following dozens of co-ordinated bomb alerts and other
disturbances.
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March 30, 2009
Disorder in Belfast, Armagh
March 27, 2009
‘WITCH-HUNT’
Following intense controversy over his continued detention without
charge, Colin Duffy was brought to court this [Friday] morning and
formally charged in connection with the ‘Real IRA’ attack on
Massereene British Army base earlier this month.
Community punishment in north Armagh
Widescale PSNI raids and detentions have taken place in the Craigavon
and Lurgan areas of County Armagh over the course of the past two
weeks.
PSNI seeks funds for choppers, jeeps, informers
PSNI Chief Hugh Orde is in talks with the British government to secure
up to 76 million pounds extra over the next two years to bolster the
force’s efforts against republican armed groups in the Six Counties.
Adams rejects legacy report
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has said the recommendations of a
British “legacy” panel are incapable of addressing issues of truth and
reconciliation in the past conflict.
New talks to deal with economic crisis
Widespread strikes threatened for Monday in the 26 Counties have been
called off after an invitation to the country’s largest unions to
resume talks on a new national agreement on economic recovery was
accepted.
Death of Marie Moore
A veteran republican who was the first female Sinn Féin deputy mayor of
Belfast died last Saturday at the age of 72.
A debt of gratitude owed to women activists
More work needs to be done to ensure that women are at the centre
of decision making, especially in government and parliament
Intimidation of Shell to Sea campaigners
Over the course of recent weeks the state has intensified its
intimidation of Shell to Sea campaigners.
March 25, 2009
Duffy still held despite court ruling
A Belfast judge ordered today that those being interrogated by the PSNI
over attacks by breakaway IRA groups early this month be released or
charged.
March 23, 2009
Two detainees released amid human rights protests
Two men who were arrested last week in connection with dissident in
which two British soldiers and a member of the PSNI were killed
earlier this month have been released without charge.
March 22, 2009
Detained man hospitalised in hunger protest
One of the seven people arrested for questioning in connection with the
recent IRA attacks was taken to hospital last [Saturday] night for
medical treatment
March 21, 2009
Ireland claim historic rugby victory
Celebrations burst out across Ireland tonight after the national team
clinched its first Grand Slam in 61 years.
March 19, 2009
DIALOGUE RULED OUT
The British government has rejected any idea of engagement with
militant republican groups.
Riots in Lurgan and Belfast
Nationalist youths threw petrol bombs and other missiles at the PSNI on
Saturday following an aggressive raid and arrest operation in Lurgan
and Craigavon in north Armagh.
McGuinness at centre of storm
Republican Sinn Fein President Ruairi O’Bradaigh has derided Martin
McGuinness’s condemnation of the breakaway IRA groups as “traitors”.
Challenge to deployment of killer regiment
The Relatives For Justice group is to mount a legal challenge to PSNI
Chief Hugh Orde’s decision to deploy special British armed forces in
the North.
‘Is feidir linn’ - Obama
The Irish political establishment was broadly enthusiastic
following the annual St Patrick’s Day ‘bowl of shamrock’ ceremony and
celebrations in Washington DC with the new US President, Barack Obama.
Release of ‘death list’ loyalists appealed
The British government has been asked to investigate the leniency of
sentences handed down to two loyalists who used a PSNI database to
gather information in preparation for attacks on nationalists.
Eirigi condemns ‘trial by media’
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chairperson Brian Leeson issued the following statement on Monday,
clarifying that no member of the group has been arrested in connection
with last week’s attacks.
Who is McGuinness to talk of treachery?
Many years ago I looked up to Martin McGuinness. Most within the ranks
of the Provisional IRA did likewise.
March 14, 2009
Colin Duffy arrested
Prominent Lurgan republican Colin Duffy has been arrested by the PSNI police
following a series of early morning raids across the North of Ireland.
March 13, 2009
THE LINES ARE DRAWN
Different IRA factions may have come together to co-ordinate their
actions in two deadly attacks this week.
Loyalist response praised
A meeting between Sinn Fein’s Mayor of Belfast and representatives of
the unionist paramilitary UDA took place on Wednesday in a bid to ease
nationalist fears following the recent violence.
Wall of silence at Hamill Inquiry
A collective “loss of memory” has descended among witnesses at the
public inquiry into the murder Robert Hamill.
Omagh bomb car ‘was bugged’
A listening bug may have been placed inside the Vauxhall car that
carried the Omagh bomb, according to a High Court document.
Extradition hearing for Basque activist
A Belfast judge has approved the extradition of Jose Ignacio de Juana
Chaos to Spain on the charge of “glorifying terrorism”, even though no
homologous offence exists under British law
Tara campaign for St Patrick’s Day
The campaign group TaraWatch says that it plans to “mobilise 50,000
supporters worldwide” to demonstrate against individual 26-County Ministers as
they attend St Patrick’s Day functions around the world.
The only way to go is forward
The political institutions, the peace process and Sinn Fein are as
much a target of the perpetrators of Saturday night's attack as those
they killed or injured.
A quantum shift
Anyone who is surprised that “the dissidents” are still actively
fighting will have had their head in the sand for the past number of
years. And, of course, they are certainly not reading this.
March 10, 2009
Continuity IRA claims Craigavon attack
The Continuity IRA has claimed responsibility for shooting dead a
member of the PSNI in Craigavon, County Armagh, last nigh
PSNI man shot dead
A member of the PSNI police has been killed tonight in a gun attack in
Craigavon, County Armagh.
March 9, 2009
Breakaway groups claim base attack
Claims of responsibility have been made in the name of both the Real
IRA and Oglaigh na hEireann for a gun attack on a British Army base on
Saturday night which left two British soldiers dead.
March 7, 2009
Two soldiers killed in attack on British Army base
British soldiers in County Antrim have come under fire in a gun attack
on a military base.
March 6, 2009
RE-MILITARISATION REVEALED
British Army special forces soldiers are back in the north of Ireland,
according to PSNI Chief Hugh Orde.
Devolution bill sparks new row
The passage of legislation to give effect to a deal on the transfer of
policing and justice powers has seen sharp exchanges between the
nationalist parties on the issue.
The people to pay for Cowen’s mistakes
The Dublin government is planning a new budget of cuts and taxes after
the unemployment rate in the 26 Counties reached 10 per cent and is set
to go higher.
Bradley seeks to end justice hopes
The future of the controversial Eames/Bradley proposals for dealing
with the ‘legacy’ of conflict appears bleak after one of its authors
lashed out at victims’ groups and Sinn Fein for seeking an independent
truth recovery process.
Tories to renegotiate peace deal after UUP pact
The British Conservative Party has said “Northern Ireland would be a
better place” if politicians agreed to end power-sharing structures
negotiated in the Good Friday Agreement.
New efforts to recruit spies
Republican Sinn Fein said approaches have been made by Special Branch
and MI5 in an effort to get party members to turn informer.
Death of Eddie Keenan
Veteran republican Eddie Keenan died at his home in Twinbrook outside
west Belfast last week, aged 88.
Society needs to make decisions about core values
The partition of Ireland not only divided the territorial integrity of
the nation and its people, it also led to the underdevelopment of
politics on a left-right axis.
