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“Judges should decide on disputes over sensitive information in HIU reports”

Posted By: April 05, 2017

The proposals are an attempt to resolve legacy issues surrounding the disclosure of sensitive state information following the 2014 Stormont House Agreement John Monaghan.Irish News. Belfast. Wednesday, April 5, 2017JUDGES should decide on disputes over the inclusion of ‘sensitive’ state information in reports by the Historical Investigations Unit (HIU), it has been suggested.Proposals have been published to tackle one of the main sticking points […]

From hubris to uncertainty

Posted By: April 05, 2017

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus “Members of Congress will find this article in today’s Irish News of Belfast, by key  journalist John Manley, a useful and timely summation of Arlene Foster’s role in the current difficulties in Northern Ireland.” — Fr. Sean McManus Last summer Arlene Foster was the dominant force in Northern […]

Department admits scheme is weighted in favor of Protestants

Posted By: April 04, 2017

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus.Ex-minister Paul Givan had branded criticism of program “sectarianism.”Connla Young. Irish News. Belfast. Tuesday, April 4, 2017A STORMONT department has admitted that a community hall scheme is weighted in favor of the Protestant community.The admission is contained in a revised equality screening document published by the Department for Communities (DFC) […]

DUP-led grants scheme favored Protestants says official report

Posted By: April 04, 2017

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus But bias deemed apt to balance “religious objections to lotto funding”Connla Young. FRONT PAGE. Irish News. Belfast. Tuesday, April 4, 2017A DUP-driven £2 million community hall scheme is weighted in favor of the Protestant community, a report has found.However, in an unusual development, the official report found this […]

Stakeknife probe uncovers significant evidence into deaths linked to IRA spy

Posted By: April 03, 2017

Bedfordshire Police chief constable Jon Boutcher who is leading the investigation into the activities of the high-ranking mole Stakeknife  who led the IRA’s ‘nutting squad’ internal security unit while in the employ of the British state Michael McHugh, Press Association Irish News. Belfast. Monday, April 3, 2017Some families may learn for the first time that their relatives’ deaths […]

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