Posted By: January 30, 2018
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus Gary Haggarty was a Special Branch informer for 11 years Allison Morris. Belfast News. Tuesday, January 30, 2018 GARY Haggarty was recruited as an RUC Special Branch informer less than a year after joining the ranks of the murderous Mount Vernon UVF when he was arrested for possession of ammunition.Victims’ relatives […]
Posted By: January 30, 2018
RTE.Dublin. Monday, 29 Jan 2018 Gary Haggarty’s offenses stretch over 16 years from 1991 to 2007A former loyalist paramilitary chief turned police informer has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for 202 terror offenses before he can be considered for release.Ulster Volunteer Force chief Gary Haggarty, 46, pleaded guilty to five murders as his part of […]
Posted By: January 29, 2018
The UK’s broadcast ban was brought in 30 years ago – but lifted by 1994.The Journal. Dublin. Sunday, January 28, 2018THE UK BROADCAST ban on Sinn Féin spokespeople, introduced 30 years ago, didn’t come entirely out of the blue.There had been tensions between the government and journalists for years over how to cover the North – […]
Posted By: January 27, 2018
Patrick Murphy. Irish News. Belfast. Saturday, January 27, 2018While it is too early to assess the likely outcome of the current Stormont talks, it is clear that the changing political landscape in The South is likely to have a major impact on events in The North.Although the DUP believes that politics here will be shaped by its deal with the Tories, […]
Posted By: January 26, 2018
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus “Solicitor for the Loughinisland families Niall Murphy said: ‘ This was the most unprecedented resolution to a judicial review application that I have ever experienced in my years in practice.What we have now is an opportunity for the police ombudsman and the families to re-engage in a brand […]