A weak and largely negative response by socialists and social democrats
to a vote transfer pact with other progressive election candidates could
have opened the door to a further five years of right-wing government in
Dublin.
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October 31, 2015
Progressive alliance stumbles
A weak and largely negative response by socialists and social democrats
to a vote transfer pact with other progressive election candidates could
have opened the door to a further five years of right-wing government in
Dublin.
Second bullet found in massacre victim
The family of a victim of the Ballymurphy massacre has been vindicated
in their decades-long struggle for justice after his exhumed body
appears to contain a bullet.
Disturbing racial incidents in Belfast
A Sudanese father and his five-year-old daughter have been forced to
flee their home in east Belfast after suffering racist intimidation.
Dublin shooting a case of collusion, family says
The family of a man killed by the unionist paramilitary UVF in Dublin in
1994 is to sue the PSNI police over collusion with the killers.
LVF blamed for arson attacks
A small loyalist paramilitary group, the Loyalist Volunteer Force, is
believed to have been responsible for a firebomb attack that destroyed a
car in a residential area of County Down this week.
Kenny accused of ‘make-believe’ politics
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been accused of suffering from ‘Walter Mitty’
syndrome after one of his infamous ‘tall tales’ was finally exposed as
an invention.
The re-birth of the IRA in Belfast
John O’Neill (‘the Treason Felony blog’) recounts an incident seen as a
key event in the re-organisation of the IRA in Belfast shortly after the
end of the Irish Civil War.
A strategy of confusion
Pauline Mellon, author of ‘The Diary Of A Derry Mother’, looks at how
victims are treated in the legacy proposals of the Stormont House
Agreement.
October 23, 2015
Contradictions multiply at Stormont talks
DUP Ministers suddenly returned to work and multi-party talks have
resumed following the publication on Tuesday of a British intelligence
report that claims the Provisional IRA, INLA, UVF, UDA and Red Hand
Commando all still exist and control arms, but are ‘committed to peace’.
Duffy trio freed as case falls apart after two years
Three relatives of prominent republican Colin Duffy, who were due to
stand trial on IRA charges later this year, have been acquitted of all
charges against them and walked free from court on Thursday.
PSNI ‘attempting to put RNU out of business’
Carl Reilly, the chairperson of Republican Network for Unity has been arrested and
charged with ‘directing terrorism’, while another member of the RNU
leadership, Paul Crawford, was also arrested on IRA charges.
Sinn Fein double agent exposed
The Dublin government had a top-level informer in Sinn Fein over ten
years ago, former Justice Minister Michael McDowell has revealed.
Catholic couple targeted in UDA attack
Just hours after an official British ‘security’ report deliberately
avoided any reference to such attacks, a Catholic couple’s home was
wrecked by the north Antrim UDA.
Plea for information in suspected collusion case
The sons and daughters of a couple shot dead by the unionist
paramilitary UVF 40 years ago have urged people to search their
memories and hearts to help them get justice.
Fitzgerald, Murphy and MacSwiney
Michael Fitzgerald, Joseph Murphy and Terence MacSwiney died on hunger
strike on 17 and 25 October 1920, respectively, 95 years ago this week.
Latest report highlights process absurdities
Another week, another crisis in the peace process which passeth all
understanding.
October 20, 2015
British report says PIRA still exists, controls arms
The future of the political institutions remains uncertain following an
MI5/PSNI review of the status of the Provisional IRA and loyalist
paramilitary groups which found that the PIRA continues to exist and
control some arms caches, but in a “much reduced” form.
October 16, 2015
The Loyalist Blackmail Council
A statement issued in the name of the main unionist paramilitary
organisations vowing to “eschew all violence and criminality” has been
greeted with profound scepticism across the political divide.
Coalition sells budget in bid to buy re-election
A desperate pre-election giveaway budget may have backfired for the
Fine Gael/Labour government in Dublin as research shows that that their
bid to buy off the relatively wealthy has come at the expense of the
rest of society, particularly those worst off.
Civil case against state agents blamed for 100 deaths
A sectarian killer who wrote his nickname on the road at the scene of a
ghoulish killing is to be the subject of a civil action by the family of
the victim after they were failed by the criminal justice system.
A tale of two tragedies
The state’s hierarchy for victims couldn’t have been clearer this week
when one family was accorded a state funeral while others have been
subjected to a discrimination and hate campaign.
Anniversary of Grew and McCaughey
Fresh details have emerged on the deaths of two IRA men shot dead 25
years ago as republicans took part in a series of events in east Tyrone
to mark the anniversary.
Frazer sees red over tourist green
Loyalist lobbyist Willie Frazer is set to organise protests at Belfast
Airport over the sale of tourist merchandise he has described as
“pro-Irish paraphernalia”.
The bigger Bloody Sunday cover-up
Relatives of those killed in the infamous Bloody Sunday massacre have
denounced a police ‘investigation’ into the murders after it emerged
that 55 British soldiers present that day are refusing to be questioned.
Equality needed for former political prisoners
Former prisoners should be legally recognised as full and equal members of society like everyone else.
October 13, 2015
Budget 2016 - main points
The main points of the annual statement of taxation
and other policy changes for the 26 County Exchequer, announced this
afternoon by Finance Minister Michael Noonan and Minister for Public
Expenditure Brendan Howlin.
October 10, 2015
UDA ignored as bombers strike again
There has been a deafening silence from unionist leaders in response to
a statement attributed to the unionist paramilitary UDA in which it
declares it will never “go away”.
Unanswered questions at McColgan inquest
Sinn Fein has said the PSNI and British government have questions to
answer over the murder of Catholic man Danny McColgan.
New political merger announced amid election fever
Speculation has mounted that Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny could announce
a general election in the 26 Counties for November after he repeatedly
refused to rule out the possibility this weekn when questioned by
journalists.
Nine bailed, but injustice and abuses continue
There has been a positive development in the campaign against internment
by remand in the North, with nine republican prisoners arrested in a
high-profile raid in Newry last year, including one until recently on
hunger strike, all receiving bail.
McGuinness under pressure in apology process
Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness has said he is proud of what he did in the
IRA and will not apologise to anyone, despite a statement by his party’s
northern chairman that he was sorry for the hurt experienced by the
British military during the conflict.
Demonstrations to oppose new PSNI recruitment campaign
A recruitment drive by the PSNI has been hit by republican protests and
security alerts at locations across the North.
Catalan independence will benefit everyone involved
The result of recent elections have confirmed the perception that a majority of
Catalans are ready to begin a democratic, peaceful, civil and
negotiated process to achieve an independent state for Catalonia.
British determined to control historical inquiries
The British government's Northern Ireland Office snuck out its policy
paper on implementing the Stormont House Agreement last week.
October 3, 2015
PSNI defiant as Adams cleared over 1972 killing
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has warned there are elements within the
PSNI police in the North who are working against his party after it was
confirmed he will not be prosecuted in connection with the IRA execution
of an alleged informer 43 years ago.
Fears of gigantic and prolonged corruption at NAMA
There was a telling development in the scandal over Ireland’s ‘bad bank’
this week as the Dublin government attempted to derail a parliamentary
committee’s investigation by releasing a sheaf of documents on the eve
of a public meeting of the panel.
US pols ready to assist in Stormont crisis
Former US President Bill Clinton and former US Presidential candidate
Gary Hart are both engaged in a trans-atlantic effort to sustain the
worn-down power-sharing administration in the north of Ireland.
Anger over harassment by British troops
Children were left terrified by heavily armed British
soldiers in County Derry when several lorries filled with
troops carried out foot patrols near Dungiven last Friday, September 25.
The crime of being Catholic, 40 years on
The sister of a Catholic woman murdered by the Glennane Gang has spoken
out in search of justice for Peggy Hale, 40 years after her death.
British Labour Party to pay tribute to Irish revolutionary
British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has announced plans to honour
the Irish republican hero Countess Markievicz, the first woman ever
elected to the Westminster parliament in London.
Death of Brian Friel
Brian Friel, who has died aged 86, was the best-known Irish playwright
of his generation. Translations, about the low-level repression of Irish
culture in the 19th century, remains his most celebrated, while Dancing
at Lughnasa was his most successful, winning three Tony Awards in 1992.
Chairperson’s speech to RNU Ard Fheis 2015
The address delivered by the Chairperson of Republican
Network for Unity Carl Reilly, at his party’s annual conference in Newry
on Saturday, 26th September
