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Ballymurphy families walk out of Brokenshire meeting

Posted By: September 20, 2016

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus   Lesley-Anne McKeown. News Letter. Monday, September 19, 2016Relatives of those killed by British soldiers in Ballymurphy more than 40 years ago have cut short a “terrible” meeting with the new Secretary of State.They walked out after just 45 minutes with James Brokenshire at Stormont House in a row over the release […]

Homes gutted by loyalist bonfire cost taxpayers £90,000 to repair

Posted By: September 19, 2016

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus   Orange bonfires not only pollute the political atmosphere but the physical one as well.They are also a great danger to safety and security of persons and property. Why do adult  Orange Protestants/Unionists insist on this atavistic behavior in the 21st Century? Brendan Hughes. Irish News (Belfast). […]

Glimpse into snoop and spook technology

Posted By: September 19, 2016

Connla Young. Irish News. (Belfast). Monday, September 19, 2016Charlie One offers an insight into the activities and tactics of the British intelligence agencies operating in the north.It also provides a glimpse into some of the technology available to snoops and spooks locked in a potentially deadly battle with republican paramilitary groups.In that hidden war information is king and in his book, […]

Critics of executive press secretary appointment branded “hysterical”

Posted By: September 19, 2016

Martin McGuinness and Arlene Foster, right, used royal prerogative to allow them to appoint David Gordon as executive press secretarySimon Cunningham. Irish News (Belfast). Monday, September 19, 2016 David Gordon is due to take up the post of Executive press secretary next month.THE first and deputy first minister have described criticism of a controversial executive appointment as “hysterical” and “an insult […]

MP inquiry into border border

Posted By: September 17, 2016

MPs will probe how the 310-mile border in Ireland could be policed under post-Brexit arrangements Irish News (Belfast). Saturday, September 17, 2016An inquiry into the fate of the border as Britain prepares to leave the European Union has been launched by a parliamentary watchdog at Westminster.MPs will investigate whether Northern Ireland should have a special status in a post-Brexit UK and […]

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