The latest poll results in the Six Counties point to a sharp decline in
support for unionism and the emergence of a clear majority in favour of
Irish reunification.
Although widely praised for his role in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement,
former Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble will also be remembered for
his failure to deliver the leadership unionism needed in the years
following its signing.
A censorship order has been signed by the new British Direct Ruler
Shailesh Vara to prevent the release of information on the investigation
into Noah Donohoe’s disappearance and death.
The sudden death of a prominent UDA paramilitary in Scotland has brought
home the failure of the authorities to investigate the acts of collusion
he was involved in with British forces.
Tributes have been paid to human rights lawyer Pádraigín Drinan
following her death aged 75. She has been praised as someone who
“championed the rights of others throughout her entire life”.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has predicted a referendum on the
reunification of Ireland would take place “in this decade” and that
Ireland is “in the end days of partition”.
The brother of a man found murdered by unionist paramilitaries in 2020
has said the police in the North failed to inform him that his life was
under threat.
One of two members of the former ‘war cabinet’ of the ousted British Prime
Minister, Boris Johnson, is set to become his successor following an
ugly and dubious selection process by the party’s MPs.
Two members of the PSNI police saluted the funeral procession of
loyalist John Steele, who fell to his death while building a loyalist
paramilitary bonfire in Larne earlier this month.
The family and friends of Tobias Molloy have held a series of events to
mark the 50th anniversary of his death at the hands of a British soldier
on July 16, 1972.
The historian, author and independent republican activist, Peter A.
Rogers was a guest speaker at the recent Bodenstown commemoration for
Anti-Imperialist Action, speaking on behalf of the Spirit of Irish
Freedom Society, Westmeath.
Martin’s commentary on the north is entirely wrong. His appeal for
reconciliation before developing any political or constitutional
structures puts the cart before the horse.
The edging out of Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister this week has
raised hopes that his successor will end the multiple attacks of his
government on the Good Friday Agreement.
The complete failure of the authorities to tackle rampant hate crimes at
loyalist ‘Eleventh’ bonfires has brought demands for forceful action and
an end to the lip service which greets the scenes every year.
The PSNI has been accused of descending new depths of inhumanity after
it emerged members of the force shared perverted images of a suicide
victim’s body accompanied by sectarian anti-Catholic comments.
Campaigners against legislation to give an amnesty to Britain’s war
criminals in the north of Ireland have said Boris Johnson’s departure as
Prime Minister could “be a window of opportunity”.
Cathal Brugha was born Charles William St. John Burgess in Dublin on 18
July, 1874. He adopted the Irish version of his name as his nationalist
views took hold after he joined the Gaelic League in 1899.
Dare we hope that some day, a unionist leader will have the
cojones to call the Twelfth for what it is, and to work towards the ending of the
annual hatefest?
Hundreds of loyalist bonfires have gone ahead tonight across the North
despite the death of a bonfire builder who fell to his death from one of the
pyres.
Controversy continues in London after British Prime Minister delivered a
resignation speech in Downing Street but insisted he would stay on as
British Prime Minister until a successor is appointed.
Britain’s Direct Ruler in Ireland Brandon Lewis has resigned from the
Cabinet as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now on the point of yielding
to the overwhelming pressure for him to go.
After one of the most bizarre days in British politics, Boris Johnson is
still clinging to power in London despite no fewer than 42 resignations
from his government, including a record 14 Ministers in one day.
The open involvement of a British minister in the release on bail of a
top loyalist paramilitary figure has hiked tensions in the north of
Ireland ahead of next week’s ‘Twelfth’ marches.
The British government has been accused of retraumatising victims of the
conflict after legislation for a broad amnesty for its war criminals in
the north of Ireland was rushed through the House of Commons.
Calls for Irish self-determination and Scottish independence look set to
grow amid the meltdown of Boris Johnson’s administration in London. Sinn
Féin TD for Cavan-Monaghan Matt Carthy called on the Tory government to
now “clarify the criteria” for an Irish unity poll.
The family of Michael Leonard, who was shot dead by the RUC almost 50
years ago have called for a fresh inquest into the 24-year-old’s death
after new evidence emerged suggesting his killing had not been properly
investigated.