British military intelligence escalated its efforts to target Irish
political activists in border areas over the Christmas period.
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December 30, 2021
MI5’s border campaign
British military intelligence escalated its efforts to target Irish
political activists in border areas over the Christmas period.
Exit of ‘Frosty the ‘No’ man’ yet to boost Brexit talks
The resignation of London’s double-dealing Brexit Minister ‘Lord’ David
Frost has raised hopes of a new direction for Britain and an end to its
refusal to honour its critical agreements with the EU on the north of
Ireland.
Experimental prison chemicals ‘used to cause slow deaths’
In an interview given before his death, a former IRA PoW said he
believed the chemicals to which he was exposed by the authorities in
Long Kesh prison caused the disease that claimed his life.
Significant progress for family of Sean Brown
The widow of a murdered Gaelic sports official has received a trial date
in her legal action against the British Crown Forces over the protection
given to the loyalist killers.
McDonald ready to make compromises for Irish Unity
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said the creation of a Citizen’s
Assembly on reunification will be a top priority if her party is in a
position to form the next government in Dublin.
Irish tributes to South African social justice campaigner
There have been accolades in Ireland to the late Archbishop Desmond
Tutu, who famously fought against the apartheid regime in South Africa
and against oppression around the world.
State papers
A round-up of the state papers which have been selected for release for
the New Year from archives in Belfast, Dublin and London.
It’s past time to release Leonard Peltier
This Christmas take a moment to think about Leonard Peltier.
December 18, 2021
PSNI lies exposed at the highest level
A historic legal victory has been achieved with a ruling at the Supreme
Court in London against the PSNI police for its refusal to investigate
the torture of a group of civilians known as the ‘Hooded Men’.
Bittersweet conclusion to Miami Showband case
A survivor of the Miami Showband massacre has spoken out against British
lies as he and other victims of the atrocity agreed to a historic
settlement of £1.5m in damages for Britain’s collusion with loyalist
paramilitaries in the massacre.
SF tension after Ó Broin outburst
Prominent Sinn Féin TD Eoin Ó Broin is being urged to withdraw an attack
on former party leader Gerry Adams and other party colleagues who he has criticised for being unapologetic for causing “hurt or pain or trauma”.
Release of Palestinian activist welcomed
Dr Issam Hijjawi Bassalat, the Palestinian Scottish doctor imprisoned
since August 2020 on political charges in a British jail in the north of
Ireland, was released on bail on Monday, 13 December after 15 months of
imprisonment.
Martin McShane remembered
Hundreds gathered on Tuesday for a Mass and a candlelit vigil in
Coalisland, County Tyrone to mark the 50th anniversary of the murder of
Martin McShane, a 16-year-old boy shot in the back by the British Army.
PSNI ‘fatigued’ by disappearance of Noah Donohoe
An internal PSNI review into the death of a young Catholic boy in 2020
has revealed that police chiefs cited “financial constraints” and
“missing person fatigue” in connection with their response to his
disappearance.
The Egyptian Arch Ambush
Sunday, December 12 marked the 101st anniversary of the Egyptian Arch
ambush in Newry. An account by local republicans of a fateful night in which three IRA volunteers,
William Canning, Peter Shields and John Francis O’Hare, lost their lives.
Stephen Travers statement
The victim impact statement delivered by Stephen
Travers at Belfast High Court on Monday, 13 December, at the conclusion
of the legal action against the British state for its role in the
Miami Showband massacre.
December 11, 2021
Break the electronic border
A British government plan for ‘electronic visas’ could be one of the
most significant attempts to enforce its control on the north of Ireland
since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.
Judge moves to allow bail for MI5 sting victim
A Palestinian doctor caught up in an MI5 bid to intern senior members of
Irish republican political group Saoradh is expected to be granted bail
after a judge accepted that his life is in danger at Maghaberry prison.
Figures show scale of PSNI oppression
Close to double the number of Catholics as Protestants were arrested and
charged by the police over a five-year period in the Six Counties,
according to new statistics.
Appeal to UN after Irish language speakers betrayed again
The United Nations should publicly support the “immediate
implementation” of an Irish language act for the north of Ireland, a
language rights body has told an international forum.
Key document may never be released
A British information tribunal has ruled that a review of ‘dirty war’
tactics in the north of Ireland compiled by British intelligence at the
height of the conflict nearly 50 years ago should stay secret.
Fresh insult for Ormeau massacre victim
A man injured in a massacre by a unionist death squad has been dismayed
by a decision that two members of the Crown Forces who falsely arrested
him while commemorating victims of the massacre will not be prosecuted.
‘The Treaty’
One hundred years ago this week, a deal forced upon Irish negotiators
under the threat of an immediate and terrible war, brought about
the disastrous partition of Ireland. A historical account by Des Dalton.
A moment of great hope and optimism
Marking the centenary of the signing of the treaty, Sinn Féin Leader
Mary Lou McDonald writes that a new and United Ireland is within sight
and that we will see the ending of partition and the unification of all
of our people, in our time.
December 3, 2021
US tariffs for pariah British state
The US government is to use tariffs on British steel as part of an
international push to force the British government to honour its treaty
obligations towards Ireland, it has been reported.
Glenanne families call for all-Ireland collusion inquiry
Survivors and families of the victims of the Glenanne Gang have called
for justice for the victims of British collusion and have denounced a
proposed amnesty for British state crimes in the north of Ireland.
New plan counters bid to redevelop ‘Ireland’s Alamo’
A grandson of 1916 hero Michael Joseph O’Rahilly has warned that
Dublin’s coalition government is standing by while private developers
prepare to tear up the Moore Street area where he died fighting for
Ireland.
Family to sue British state, Crown Forces
The family of a County Armagh teenager shot dead by loyalists almost 30
years ago are to sue the PSNI, the British Ministry for Defence and the
British Direct Ruler Brandon Lewis.
New website as McGurk’s Bar campaign turns 50
For the 50th anniversary of the McGurk’s Bar massacre, victims’ families
have launched a new website which commemorates those who died, the
survivors and their families, and will be the platform to their fight
for the truth.
British royals ousted from Barbados
There were international celebrations as the Caribbean island of
Barbados ended the reign there of Britain’s monarchy on Monday after 364
years.
Confusion at the most critical hour
One of the most important meetings of an Irish Cabinet took place on
December 3, 100 years ago this week, when the negotiations which led to
the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the partition of Ireland were being
discussed.
Support human rights for republican political prisoners
An opinion piece by Belfast republican Seán Ó Murchú and his take on the
current situation facing republican prisoners this December.
