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DUP ‘dinosaur’ predicts political ice age

After an election in which the nationalist share of the vote overtook the unionist one for the first time, a senior DUP figure has admitted it could be an “ice age” before powersharing ever returns to Belfast.

Three republicans interned

Saoradh has slammed what is says is the internment of three Tyrone republicans.

Failure to investigate murder ‘shocking and disgraceful’

The failures of the RUC/PSNI to properly investigate the sectarian murder of a north Belfast woman 47 years ago are “shocking and disgraceful”, the High Court has ruled.

Compensation Board insults victims

One of the survivors of the infamous 1975 Miami Showband massacre has said he has been retraumatised after a British government victims board assessed his suffering at “3.8 out of 10” and offered him “insulting” compensation.

UDA stakes out new homes against Catholics and rivals

UDA bosses have shrouded the outskirts of a new social housing complex with paramilitary flags as a means of marking territory for the loyalist gang.

End of civil war marked, but no closure for families

A ceremony to mark 100 years since the end of the Irish Civil War took place in the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin last weekend.

Call to set unity vote as support for union fades

The political dynamic in the north of Ireland has changed significantly after nationalism vaulted ahead of unionism in Thursday’s council elections.

Sinn Féin seen as political juggernaut

Final results from the North’s latest elections have confirmed Sinn Féin as again the big winner, with its share of the vote jumping almost 8% to 31%, and winning 144 of the 462 council seats available, up 39 on the 2019 result.

Irish neutrality under threat

The 26 County Tánaiste Micheál Martin has begun to erode Ireland’s long-standing and internationally respected policy of military neutrality.

Judicial review sought after inquest refusal

An inquest into the assassination of independent councillor and civil rights activist Patsy Kelly almost 50 years ago has been refused.

Son bids for new investigations into killings of parents

The only surviving son of INLA figures Dominic and Mary McGlinchey has launched a court bid in an attempt to compel Gardaí police to reopen the investigations into their murders six years apart.

GAA targeted once again

A hoax bomb attack at pitches used by a Gaelic sports team is just the latest incident in a campaign of intimidation against Irish culture in east Belfast.

How the Civil War tore families apart

One hundred years ago this week, the Civil War came to an end. Peace settled on the country, but the conflict left a bitter legacy that not only divided the country politically but also broke families apart — and the effects reverberated through generations.

Saturday, June 3, 2023

DUP ‘dinosaur’ predicts political ice age

Three republicans interned

Failure to investigate murder ‘shocking and disgraceful’

Compensation Board insults victims

UDA stakes out new homes against Catholics and rivals

End of civil war marked, but no closure for families

Call to set unity vote as support for union fades

Sinn Féin seen as political juggernaut

Irish neutrality under threat

Judicial review sought after inquest refusal

Son bids for new investigations into killings of parents

GAA targeted once again

How the Civil War tore families apart

Inching towards the exit door

National Famine Commemoration Day

A Unionist veto dressed as conflict resolution

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