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Fianna Fáil’s Martin calls for special status for The North

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 […]

Disturbing lack of police candor

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 […]

McGuinness’s call for unionists to foster better reconciliation is “deeply flawed” says Ulster Unionist leader

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 […]

Stormont “ lacks confidence in dealing with victim’s issues”

Posted By: November 24, 2016

Lesley-Anne McKeown. Irish News (Belfast). Thursday, November 2016The Stormont executive appears to lack confidence in dealing with victims’ issues, the victims’ commissioner has said.Outlining concerns over the absence of a specific reference to victims in the draft program for a government (PfG), Judith Thompson also warned that failure to address the legacy of the past was having a toxic impact.“[I am] […]

Family of man accuse PSNI of “conspiracy of silence” in death of west Belfast father

Posted By: November 24, 2016

John Hemsworth died in January 1998 six months after he said members of the RUC had attacked him as he made his way home from St. Gall’s GAA club. The family of John Hemsworth has accused police officers of being part of a “conspiracy of silence”.Mr. Hemsworth’s daughter Danielle welcomed the Police Ombudsman’s findings last night but said […]

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