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Stormont Executive plunged into crisis
Recent killings create new crisis in Stormon
Collusion: The British state’s dirty war
By Daniel Waldron Recent documentaries have once again thrown light upon the murky world of collusion between the…
EU referendum: “OXI” to a bankers’ Europe
By Ciaran Mulholland Tory Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to hold an “in-out” referendum on the European…
Collusion: The British State’s dirty war
By Stephen Boyd The BBC Panorama programme ‘Britain’s Secret Terror Deals’ has shed light again on the murky…
North: Step up the fight for LGBTQ equality
By Kevin Henry The vote for marriage equality in the South is an important point of inspiration in…
North: Election marks growing rejection of sectarian status quo
By Daniel Waldron and Kevin Henry While the election in Northern Ireland may, on the surface, seem to…
Debate: Trade unions and the Assembly parties
Kerry Fleck, a trade union official sent us a letter in reply to Stephen Boyd’s article in The Socialist, "Trade unions & Sinn Fein: Dangerous times". here we publish Kerry’s article alongside a reply from Stephen.
Trade unions & Sinn Féin: Dangerous times
“We publish below an article originally printed in the northern March edition of The Socialist newspaper. Recent comments…
Controversy over Newry Play Park
In 2001, a childrens’ play park in Newry was named after hunger striker Raymond McCreesh. The move remains intensely controversial to this day. In recent weeks sectarian politicians from Sinn Fein and the unionist parties have clashed repeatedly in the council chamber, on the airways and in the press on the issue.
Stormont faces crisis over welfare reform
Only weeks after the “historic” Stormont House Agreement, the Assembly Executive hit another bump in the road, with Sinn Féin withdrawing support for the programme of attacks of benefits known as welfare “reform”.