Posted By: January 04, 2017
Gareth McKeown. Irish News. Belfast. Wednesday, January 4, 2017The Office of the Attorney General has said it has no power to establish an inquiry into the controversial Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.As part of the Sinn Féin response to the scandal, the party has called for the involvement of the Attorney General to appoint an “international jurist” to lead an independent investigation.On December 30, […]
Posted By: January 04, 2017
John Manley. Irish News. Belfast. Wednesday, January 4, 2017Under-fire first minister Arlene Foster and her Stormont counterpart Martin McGuinness were both unavailable to speak to The Irish News yesterday despite the deepening crisis over the botched Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).With the festive break officially over and most people returning to work, it was expected that given the continued crisis created by RHI that Mrs. […]
Posted By: January 04, 2017
Eilis O’Hanlon. Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday, January 3, 2017First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinnessAs the old year ended, so the new one begins with calls for the First Minister to step aside pending an inquiry into her handling of the RHI scheme.What makes this potentially more tricky for Arlene Foster is that it’s […]
Posted By: January 04, 2017
News Letter. Belfast. Tuesday, January 4, 2016The ongoing blanket ban on finding out who funds the Province’s political parties is “pouring petrol” on an already-heated public debate over the RHI scheme, one campaigner has said.Niall Bakewell of Friends of the Earth said he has “no doubt” that the scandal will provide a new burst of impetus to try and finally reform the […]
Posted By: January 04, 2017
Declan Kearney MLA.Sam McBride. News Letter. Belfast. Tuesday, January 3, 2017Sinn Fein yesterday blamed an error for what appeared to be another extraordinary flip-flop on whether it supports a full public inquiry in the RHI scandal.Last night the party said that a “typo” had been responsible for party chairman Declan Kearney yesterday stating – both in an article for Sinn Fein […]
