Posted By: November 26, 2016
“All our friends in Congress should read this article by Mark Thompson, Relatives for Justice, on the responsibility of the British Government to comply with Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and to protect life. Mark, explains : “Instead of taking steps to protect life during the conflict, the UK’s intelligence, ‘policing and security’ agencies […]
Posted By: November 25, 2016
Irish News (Belfast). Friday, November 25, 2016 Pat Finucane was murdered at his home in north Belfast in 1989THE judiciary must refuse to let government draw a line under an alleged abuse of power in the assassination of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, the Court of Appeal heard yesterday.Counsel for the murdered lawyer’s widow also insisted no-one in authority has been […]
Posted By: November 25, 2016
Fianna Fáil’s Martin calls for special status for The NorthClaire Simpson. Irish News (Belfast). Friday, November 25, 2016Fianna FÃIL Leader Micheal Martin. Picture by Julien Behal, Press Association THE north must have a special status after Brexit, Michéal Martin told a Belfast audience last night.In a wide-ranging speech at Queen’s University the Fianna Fáil leader said since […]
Posted By: November 25, 2016
Irish News (Belfast). Editorial. Friday, November 25, 2016 We have had many tragic deaths in Northern Ireland over the course of the Troubles for which those responsible have never been held to account.The case of John Hemsworth certainly falls into that category but there are clear differences in terms of the unusual circumstances of his untimely death.For one thing, this was a […]
Posted By: November 24, 2016
David Young. Irish News. Thursday, November 24, 2016 ULSTER Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt has described a call by Martin McGuinness for unionists to do more to foster reconciliation as “fatally flawed”. The deputy first minister said republicans were concerned that their moves towards reconciliation, including his own meeting with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth in 2012, had […]
