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A campaign for the redevelopment of a disused Gaelic sports venue in Belfast as a major multi-purpose sports stadium has received a boost after a captivating all-Ireland hurling final was broadcast on BBC and around the world last weekend.

Death threat follows right-wing agitation

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has described a threat on her life as “very shocking and very disturbing”.

New British govt urged to ‘get head out of the sand’

Celebrations across Ireland at the demise of the Tories in the Westminster general election have given way to concern at the incoming British government under Keir Starmer, the leader of the party he refers to as ‘Changed Labour’.

Election brings long-awaited political pivot

A historic Westminster election has the potential to kill off the hated Conservative Party while confirming the decline of unionism in the north of Ireland.

Ugly scenes as loyalists march

The PSNI looked on as loyalists tore down Irish tricolours and Palestinian flags during a sectarian parade in a predominately nationalist area north of Belfast on Tuesday evening.

UVF lines up against unity bid

The PSNI effectively headed up a giant ‘show of strength’ by loyalist paramilitaries in an act of intimidation as a conference on a united Ireland was being held just a mile away.

Small gains, big questions

A score of additional local councillors and the return of a European parliament seat for Dublin have offered comfort to Sinn Féin after a bruising election which has forced it to rethink its approach to the next 26 County general election.

Draw a line in the sand

Voters in the 26 Counties are being urged to back republican/left candidates in Friday’s elections to send a message to the coalition government and limit the damage from opportunistic anti-immigrant campaigners.

Britain’s role in Gaza horror

Britain’s air force are taking part in genocidal war crimes directed against the civilian population of Gaza, it has emerged.

Ireland backs freedom and statehood for Palestine

Ireland is leading the cause of peace in Palestine by becoming one of the first European nations to recognise the state in the face of the Israeli genocide.

Tyrone man feared he would be shot over IRA claim

A Saoradh member from Tyrone working in England has described how the taxi he was travelling in was rammed by masked British police and he was then forcibly dragged from the vehicle at gunpoint before being bundled into a van.

‘Troublemaker’ journalists subjected to routine surveillance

The PSNI police carries out ‘industrial scale’ spying on journalists in the North of Ireland by trawling their phone data to see who they are in contact with, it has emerged.

A legacy of collusion and cover-up

New British legislation has been described as an “obscenity” as investigations and inquests into war crimes in the north of Ireland were cruelly terminated at midnight on Tuesday.

Bittersweet vindication for Stardust families

The 26 County state has finally acknowledged a multi-generational trauma it inflicted on a community following a verdict of “unlawful killing” for all those who died in the Stardust Ballroom fire.

Waffling Harris urges people to ‘get to know each other’

Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O’Neill has warned the new 26 County Taoiseach Simon Harris that he cannot ‘hide his head’ in the sand on Irish unification.

New Taoiseach goes AWOL

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has hit out at the new 26 County Taoiseach Simon Harris for failing to attend parliament following his election to the premiership of the state.

Uneasy peace as New IRA message delivered

The New IRA has vowed to continue its armed campaign in an Easter message.

A system of injustice exposed again

A ten-year, ten million pound effort to lock up three prominent republicans has ended in failure with Colin Duffy and Henry Fitzsimons both found not guilty.

Resignation betrays crisis at heart of coalition

The Dublin government is reeling from the sudden announcement of Leo Varadkar’s departure as Taoiseach and is under immense pressure to allow the voters of the 26 Counties to choose his successor.

Kenova – a £40m whitewash for a dirty war

A seven-year police investigation into the role of the British state’s deadliest spy within the Provisional IRA has uncovered little new information, defended his handlers and failed to deliver a single prosecution against those who operated the serial-killing double-agent.

July 25, 2024

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