British soldiers have taken part in raids on homes in north Belfast this
week after the chief of the PSNI police warned of a sharp increase in
the activity of breakaway IRA groups.
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November 29, 2013
Troops raid homes over IRA ‘surge’
British soldiers have taken part in raids on homes in north Belfast this
week after the chief of the PSNI police warned of a sharp increase in
the activity of breakaway IRA groups.
Immunity for British killers while IRA veteran is jailed
Days after self-confessed British Crown force killers were broadcast
justifying the murder of innocent civilians, the jailing of a former IRA
Volunteer for an armed action in 1981 has been described as
“vindictive”.
UVF behind protest parade - McGuinness
Unionist paramilitaries and elements within the anti-Catholic Orange
Order are behind the mass loyalist parade in Belfast city centre
tomorrow [Saturday, November 30th], Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness has
said.
‘Nod and wink’ culture at heart of charity scandal
A scandal has erupted over the appropriation of funds from Irish
charities and voluntary health agencies after one charity admitted the
pay of its senior staff had been padded with money linked to a
cash-raising lottery.
More pressure on Gerry Adams after sentencing of brother
Sinn Féin has lashed out at what it said were attempts to use the
conviction and sentencing of Liam Adams, brother of Gerry Adams, to
smear its party leader.
Larne’s crown is king of flags and symbols issue
A gigantic metal crown erected on a roundabout without planning
permission in Larne, County Antrim, is to remain for another two years
at least, the Stormont administration has said.
The Irish Volunteers
The Irish Volunteers, the organisation which would later lead to
the IRA, was publicly launched 100 years ago this week.
A blueprint for Scottish independence
The Scottish National Party has published a booklet of detailed
proposals for Scottish independence, including the planned independence
day -- Easter Thursday 2016, just days before the 100th anniversary of
Ireland’s Easter Rising.
November 23, 2013
The murder and repression force
A BBC Panorama documentary in which former plain-clothes British
soldiers admitted carrying out undercover gun attacks in nationalist
west Belfast has led to a public outcry and demands for an inquiry.
Death of a peacemaker
Fr Alec Reid, who was a significant figure during the initial peace
process in Ireland, died this [Friday] morning, aged 82.
Justice campaigns make progress
An edited version of a report into the McGurk’s Bar massacre is to be
disclosed to the victims’ families within two weeks, the PSNI has told
the High Court in Belfast.
Wave of anger greets call to end prosecutions
A proposal by Six-County Attorney-General John Larkin that there should
be an end to prosecutions for the conflict up to 1998, the signing of
the Good Friday Agreement, has drawn a sharply negative response from
almost all sides.
Talks face deadline as issues bear down
With tensions again rising in the north of Ireland, US mediator Richard
Haass held a round-table meeting of the five main Stormont parties today
[Friday] on the three key issues of sectarian parades, flags and
symbols, and the legacy of the past.
Alerts and hoaxes continue
An apparent attempt to set fire to the offices of the Alliance Party
offices in east Belfast was the most serious of a number of unclaimed
alerts and incidents in Derry, Belfast and Armagh this week.
‘Britain’s Secret Terror Force’
An account by BBC investigative journalist John Ware on what he learned
about “Britain’s secret terror force”, the Military Reaction Force
Address to 32 County Sovereignty Movement Ard Fheis
The address was delivered to the annual conference of the 32
County Sovereignty Movement last weekend by National Chairman Francis Mackey.
November 18, 2013
Sinn Fein submission on contentious parades
The full text of a position document presented by Sinn Fein to the Haass
Talks on Flags and Emblems, Parades, and Dealing with the Past, which
was published today.
Sinn Fein submission on flags, symbols and emblems
The full text of a position document presented by Sinn Fein to the Haass
Talks on Flags and Emblems, Parades, and Dealing with the Past, which
was published today.
Sinn Fein submission on addressing legacy issues
The full text of a position document presented by Sinn Fein to the Haass
Talks on Flags and Emblems, Parades, and Dealing with the Past, which
was published today.
November 15, 2013
British police to patrol Irish streets
Police from England, Scotland and Wales could become a permanent
feature of the PSNI’s patrols in the north of Ireland as an alternative
to the return of the British Army, it has emerged.
‘Troika’ bailout to wind down
The Dublin government has been told it should not congratulate itself
after an announcement that the 26 County state will receive no more
bailout loans from the EU and the IMF.
Cross-border bridge plan collapses
Funding for a cross-border bridge joining counties Down and Louth has
been withdrawn by the European Union following the failure of government
ministers in both parts of Ireland to agree to meet additional costs for
the bridge’s construction.
MRF gunmen ‘imitated the IRA’
The Six-County Attorney General has been asked to order new inquests
into the deaths of people killed by an undercover British army unit
following new information uncovered by a BBC documentary.
Corey strip-searched for parole hearing
Concerns have been expressed for 63-year-old internee Martin Corey
after he was subjected to forced strip-searches both before and after
his attendance at a hearing of the Parole Commission this week.
Widow of victim conned out of compensation
The Pat Finucane Centre has said documents it has obtained show that the
British Ministry of Defence knew that a man shot dead by the British
Army in November 1971 was innocent, but his family was never told.
Unity makes economic sense
There is a need for a reasoned discussion on how
greater co-operation can deliver for the people north and south.
British Army stupidity increased IRA support
By how long did the dishonest, sneaky, secretive
unjust behaviour of the MoD prolong the conflict?
November 8, 2013
All-Ireland soccer team proposed
The prospect of an all-Ireland soccer team was dramatically raised by
the 26-County Taoiseach Enda Kenny at a sports reconciliation conference
in Armagh City this [Friday] morning.
Inquest hears overwhelming evidence of collusion
An inquest is finally taking place into the murder of 76-year-old
Roseann Mallon, who was killed in 1994 when loyalist gunmen opened fire
on her sister-in-law’s house near Dungannon, County Tyrone.
New political negotiations as ‘innovative’ peace wall unveiled
A new wall is to be built along a sectarian interface in east Belfast
through the grounds of St Matthew’s Catholic church, as talks are set to
resume on issues such as flags and parades.
Sectarian attacks force family out after four generations
A Catholic family in Garvagh, County Derry, was the target of a
terrifying sectarian arson attack on Monday.
Irish youth fight for right to stay
A campaign is underway to stop the Dublin government from attempting to
force unemployed youth into emigration with a rally outside Liberty Hall
at 11am tomorrow [Saturday].
Protests demand an end to internment
A protest against internment in the north of Ireland is to take place in
Dublin on Saturday in the latest such demonstration against the
detention of Irish republican political activists.
Address to Republican Sinn Féin Ard-Fheis
The full text of the Presidential Address by Des Dalton at
the annual conference of Republican Sinn Fein, which was held last weekend
Ireland’s sovereignty will stay lost after the bailout
The promise by Enda Kenny that the 26-County state is on course to “retrieve our
economic sovereignty and independence”. is an illusion.
November 5, 2013
‘Dream team’ is nightmare for some Irish soccer fans
It was confirmed today that Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane are set to
become the Irish soccer team’s new manager and assistant manager
respectively.
November 2, 2013
Special Branch link to death of prisoner
A hearing before the North’s senior coroner has heard an admission that
PSNI Special Branch visited an interrogation suite where a Strabane
republican was found dead four years ago.
UVF commander named as local police board member
Some people in loyalist areas are afraid to go to the police because of
the PSNI’s links to the UVF, according to a BBC documentary broadcast
this week.
‘IRA Derry Brigade’ claims attacks
A republican armed group calling itself the ‘IRA’ has said that it
launched a grenade attack on the PSNI earlier this month.
November 1, 2013
Greysteel remembered
One of the most cold-blooded atrocities of the conflict, the Greysteel
massacre of October 30 1993, was marked with a Memorial mass this week.
Clashes at north Belfast parade
There were scuffles during an anti-Catholic parade past St Patrick’s
Catholic church in north Belfast on Sunday.
‘Carry on’ for British Army fascists
A picture which shows two British soldiers making Nazi salutes in front
of British and loyalist flags has caused a fresh controversy following
its publication by a tabloid newspaper in England.
Families of collusion victims deserve the truth
An agreed truth recovery process is needed, not only for all the North's
bereaved families but for our communities to learn and move
forward.
The new criminalisation agenda
Sean Bresnahan warns that an attempt is being made to rewrite history,
with some victims of the conflict being targeted and discriminated
against, even in death. For the Pensive Quill.
