Racist pogrom forces families from their burning homes
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Republicans respond to intimidation, reject racism
Republicans from a number of different organisations across Belfast have
been mobilising and organising in response to efforts to bring racist
intimidation into nationalist areas.
Questions for DUP after Scarva disgrace
Pressure has mounted on the DUP following events near the village of Scarva on Saturday, after DUP MP Carla Lockhart stood with masked men, some of whom engaged in threats, intimidation and physical assaults during a loyalist
mobilisation against a peaceful protest march for Gaza.
Pat Finucane inquiry opens after decades-long campaign
A long-awaited public inquiry into the murder of Belfast defence lawyer
Pat Finucane has formally opened, marking a major milestone in the
legendary campaign by his family to expose the full extent
of British state involvement in his killing.
Arrest video sparks concern over PSNI brutality, recruitment
A video has appeared online which shows a member of the PSNI repeatedly
punching a man while carrying out an arrest in Armagh city.
Resistance vow as coalition moves against Irish neutrality
A new law to scrap the 26 County State’s “triple lock” system for
upholding Irish neutrality and limiting the deployment of its military
overseas is to be published within days.
British apology to Springhill/Westrock families
The families of those killed in what was long known as the ‘forgotten
massacre’ have welcomed an apology from British Prime Minister Keir
Starmer.
Sinn Féin launches Stormont reform initiative
Sinn Féin has launched a major initiative to reform the Six County
political institutions, arguing that the North’s political structures
must be made more “stable” after years of collapse, deadlock and
dysfunction.
MI5 pressure campaign confirmed
Details have emerged of a new MI5 campaign of “administrative
strangulation” amid a propaganda campaign intended to accentuate
divisions among republicans.
Police Ombudsman blocking own report into journalist’s murder
The Police Ombudsman is holding up the publication of its own report
into the murder of Lurgan-based investigative journalist Martin O’Hagan.
Racial intimidation by loyalists
A series of threatening and racist posters and graffiti have appeared in
loyalist areas.
Political tensions rise over Israel fixtures and Occupied Territories Bill
A political storm is building in Dublin and is running on two tracks:
Ireland’s scheduled international soccer fixtures with Israel and a
long-promised Occupied Territories Bill that has been hollowed out to
the point of near irrelevance.
A Tribute to IRA Vol. Martin Dougan
It’s hard at times like this to put words together for a man who was my
big brother in all but name. He was my uncle, but most of all he was my
comrade.
The far right is spreading their poison
It is so depressing to see burning barricades and to know that non-white
people are in fear for their lives because casually racist characters
online and in the real world are frothing at the mouth to spread their
hate.
A summer for positive change?
There are hopes that events in the north of Ireland may be bearing
witness to a transformation in which nationalism advances in confidence
and influence, while unionism becomes diminished by scandal, division
and decline.
Effective government has been denied
The foreword to the document on proposals for Stormont reform, 'Building Better Politics/Ag Tógáil Polaitíochta Feabhsaithe',
by Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald.
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