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Hooded men: State brutality under the spotlight
By Daniel Waldron On the basis of new evidence having come to light, the Irish government has agreed…
“Conscience” Clause enshrines homophobia into law
By Kevin Henry The attempt by the DUP to amend Northern Ireland’s equality laws to allow religious business…
Agreeing Not To Agree, Again – The Stormont House Agreement
By Michael Cleary On December 23rd the five Executive parties and the British and Irish governments signed off…
Northern Ireland: Draft Budget is a neo-liberal programme of austerity
The passing of the Draft Budget by the Stormont Executive has blown apart the pretense of opposition to cuts by the politicians in the Assembly. By voting for the Draft Budget, the DUP and Sinn Féin are agreeing to make horrific cuts to vital services at a time when they are needed most.
Cover up exposes paramilitarism – justice for Maíria Cahill
Just like the Catholic Church and the Irish and British States before them, Sinn Féin and the IRA have been exposed for covering up sexual abuse in order to protect its own members and their organisation.
Paisley’s legacy: peace or bloody division?
How will Ian Paisley, who has died at the age of 88, be remembered? As the firebrand preacher…
Gerry Conlon – victim of capitalist repression & fighter
The death of Gerry Conlon in Belfast has been met with mass sympathy across the world as people are reminded of the vile injustice of the British capitalist state against the Guildford Four and the Maguire Seven.
North: Elections show mass disillusionment with main parties
The local and European elections in Northern Ireland has shown a deep disillusionment with the main parties and what constitutes politics.
Northern Ireland: Thousands rally against violent racism
Pastor’s “Satanic” anti-Muslim comments defended by First Minister
1984 State Papers: Plans for bloody repartition revealed
Every year, British cabinet classified files from 30 years previous are made public. While it would be wrong to assume that such documents tell the whole story, they do provide an important insight into the thinking of the ruling circles on key issues of the time.