PSNI Chief Simon Byrne has been strongly criticised after releasing a
propaganda photograph of himself in the company of heavily-armed Crown
Force gunmen on Christmas Day.
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December 26, 2019
Anger as PSNI Chief sends Christmas message of violence
PSNI Chief Simon Byrne has been strongly criticised after releasing a
propaganda photograph of himself in the company of heavily-armed Crown
Force gunmen on Christmas Day.
December 24, 2019
Happy Christmas from IRN
December 21, 2019
DUP’s death grip on Stormont
The DUP have come under pressure to relinquish their veto over political
change at Stormont following round-table talks over the future of the
Belfast Assembly this week. Both the London and Dublin governments
accused the party of blocking a pre-Christmas deal on restoring the
North’s suspended political institutions.
MI5 agents get clearance to kill
A tribunal in England has confirmed that British military intelligence
has the legal power to direct unlimited criminal offences by its agents,
including torture, bombings and political assassinations.
Brexit seen driving Irish reunification
Increasing numbers of mainstream political and media figures have said
they believe a united Ireland could come about within the next decade as
a result of Brexit and other recent political developments.
Unilateral amnesty included in Tory legislative agenda
The new Conservative government in London has set out its intention to
block future investigations into British soldiers who murdered civilians
in the north of Ireland -- even as a jailed republican was found liable
for a 1982 IRA attack.
SDLP attempt to fudge royal oath induction
Two new Irish nationalist MPs have made protest statements while
swearing allegiance to the British Crown in the House of Commons, a
process required before they are allowed to speak in debates, vote or
receive their salary at the Westminster parliament.
Scottish govt seeks referendum, backs ‘legal’ route to independence
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has officially begun the
process of holding an independence referendum, calling on the London
government to transfer the power to do so.
Jemmy Hope
Historian Mary McNeill says of Jemmy Hope; “He represented the almost
inarticulate aspirations of the strongly revolutionary element among the
Presbyterian labourers both rural and urban: he was indeed the most
radical of the United Irishmen – in some respects the greatest of them
all.”
Getting away with murder
No one should be forced to simply accept the fact that their
family members were murdered by the state. But Boris Johnson has now admitted he doesn’t care.
December 14, 2019
Belfast goes green
The north of Ireland has voted for more nationalists than unionists in a
Westminster parliamentary election for the first time after two hardline
unionists were voted out.
As union weakens, Irish politicians focus on Stormont
Brexit is unionism’s “biggest ever own goal” and it may lead to the
break-up of the United Kingdom, former Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike
Nesbitt has admitted.
Huge mandate boosts Scottish independence
The Scottish National Party pulled off a resounding general election
victory in the Westminster election on Thursday, pushing open the door
to finally ending their union with England and staying within the EU.
An end seen to Westminster chaos as Brexit looms; Corbyn to quit
As the DUP lost its influential position of holding the balance of power
at Westminster, the leader of British Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, has
signaled his intention to stand down as Labour leader in early 2020.
McDonald slams ‘Tory Boy’ Varadkar over housing tragedies
Sinn Féin has presented a dossier on the homelessness scandal to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy. Party leader Mary Lou McDonald said Leo Varadkar was
living in a ‘Tory Boy’ bubble over the housing crisis.
PSNI interrogation over harassment video diary
A Saoradh member has described a heavy-handed home invasion by
British Crown Forces during which himself and his brother were detained
and hauled off to Musgrave Interrogation Unit.
Westminster election - constituency results
A rundown on the outcome of the British general election
in each constituency in the north of Ireland.
Unionists punished the DUP for extreme Brexit plan
A lot of emphasis on the fact that, after Thursday’s election, for the
first time there are more nationalist MPs than unionist; Sinn Féin and
the SDLP outnumber the DUP 9-8.
December 13, 2019
Gildernew holds seat for SF in FST; nationalists win majority of MPs
Sinn Fein’s Michelle Gildernew has retained her Fermanagh and South
Tyrone seat by a narrow margin of 57 votes following a recount.
John Finucane achieves historic breakthrough in north Belfast
John Finucane has taken the north Belfast Westminster seat from the
DUP’s Nigel Dodds in a stunning victory for Sinn Féin and a historic
election for nationalism in the north of Ireland.
December 12, 2019
Westminster exit poll points to big wins for Tories, SNP
Polling stations have now closed in the Westminster general election and
a major exit poll in Britain has predicted a large working majority for the
Conservative Party and a landslide for the SNP in Scotland.
Turnout high in Brexit election
Turnout is high so far in the Westminster general election in both
the north of Ireland and in Britain, where pollsters have been predicting a
very slim Tory majority in the House of Commons or a hung parliament
following today’s vote.
December 7, 2019
DUP in distress
The north of Ireland appears set for an extended period of unionist
protest after an event took place on Friday night at the Ulster Hall,
the latest in a series of meetings organised by loyalists which have
echoed with the word ‘betrayal’.
US vote backs Good Friday Agreement in Brexit deal
The US House of Representatives has backed a resolution outlining
support for the Good Friday Agreement as US support for Ireland in the
face of Brexit continues to grow.
Sectarian attacks in north Belfast linked to DUP
A spate of sectarian attacks have taken place against Catholics due to
move into a new social housing development in north Belfast. Windows
were smashed and a flag was hung from a drainpipe at a property in the
loyalist Ballysillan area, one of three recent attacks.
CIRA claims Belfast attack
The Continuity IRA has claimed responsibility for a grenade attack on
the PSNI in west Belfast last Wednesday.
Housing failure undermining government - FG TD
Eoghan Murphy has started a rot which is spreading through the
government, according to one of his colleagues, after the Minister for
Housing narrowly survived a motion of no confidence.
Dublin govt urged to support Irish citizenship rights
A Derry woman who is challenging restrictions on her right to legally
identify as Irish has called for Dublin to support
efforts to uphold the rights of nationalists under the Good Friday
Agreement.
Remember republican prisoners
December is the traditional time to remember republican political
prisoners. The following is an up to date list as maintained by the
Irish Republican Prisoner News Facebook page, with addresses of the
prisons for sending cards and good wishes.
Westminster election 2019 - constituency profiles
A snapshot of the 18 constituencies ahead of Thursday’s Westminster general election.
