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IRA ‘army council’ still exists but has ‘wholly political focus’

Posted By: October 20, 2015

BBC. NI. October 20, 2015 The IRA’s ruling body, the ‘army council’ still exists, but has a “wholly political focus”, the Northern Ireland secretary has said. Theresa Villiers was detailing the findings of an official assessment of paramilitary activity in NI. Following her statement, the DUP said its ministers who resigned from Stormont would now […]

50-50 policy could be reintroduced as PSNI battles to attract Catholics

Posted By: October 20, 2015

Less than 30% of applications to the PSNI are from nationalists Deborah McAleese. Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday, October 20, 2015 The PSNI may have to consider reintroduction of the controversial 50-50 recruitment policy as the organization struggles to attract new Catholic officers.Police figures show that, worryingly, Catholics are greatly under-represented at recruitment level, with less than 30% of […]

Half-baked peace better than none

Posted By: October 19, 2015

Tom Kelly, Irish News, Monday, 19, 2015ONE of the most successful aspects of our so-called peace process is that has almost become an industry of its own as legions of former politicians, civil servants, peaceniks, community activists, prisoners and combatants traverse the world to share the Northern Ireland experience.Like a group of navvies on a tea break […]

No such thing as loyalist disenfranchisement

Posted By: October 16, 2015

Alex Kane. Irish News(Belfast).Friday, October 16, 2015Speaking after the launch of the Loyalist Communities Council on Tuesday afternoon the UDA’s Jackie McDonald said: “We need assistance to move on.”He’s absolutely right. And they need that assistance because, since their ceasefire announcement of October 1994, they have barely moved at all. Indeed, the evidence suggests that the only […]

SINCE CONGRESS WAS ALERTED, FURIOUS BACKTRACKING ON WAY TO DEAL WITH NORTHERN IRELAND LEGACY ISSUES

Posted By: October 16, 2015

CAPITOL HILL. Thursday, October 15, 2015— Not for the first time —indeed it’s all the time — the importance of the Washington-connection to progress in Northern Ireland has been demonstrated. This time it has to do with the proposed Stormont House Agreement (SHA)— the proposed Bill for dealing with the legacy of the past. Two […]

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