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Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has expressed serious concern at the failure of British Secretary of State Shaun Woodward to recognise the provocation offered by the British Army military parade in Belfast City centre this Sunday.

Greens help Fianna Fáil to wield the knife

Despite growing protests against the Budget education cuts with more to come in the weeks and months ahead, the Green Party is fully backing the cuts and remains firmly in place in their Coalition with Fianna Fáil and the soon-to-be-extinct PDs.

Photo: Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Ruane: Equality in education is worth fighting for

THE Education Minister in the Six Counties, Caitríona Ruane, has outlined the issues surrounding the abolition of the 11-Plus transfer test and assured parents that the Department of Education will manage pupils' transition from primary to high school in the absence of cross-community support for her legislative proposals.

Photo: Caitríona Ruane

Morris Tribunal exposes Garda corruption

FROM the relentless persecution and abuse of an extended family for a murder that never happened to gardaí planting explosives across the country in the name of career advancement - these are just the most blatant acts exposed by the Morris Tribunal. Six and a half years on, the investigation into Garda corruption in Donegal has finally concluded.

Photo: Frank McBrearty and his son Frank Jnr

Danny Morrison's conviction quashed

DANNY MORRISON, Sinn Féin's former Director of Publicity, is demanding to be told why his conviction for false imprisonment over the IRA questioning of informer Sandy Lynch in 1990 has been quashed by the Court of Appeal.

Photo: DANNY MORRISON

HSE confirms death sentence for Monaghan General Hospital

The Health Service Executive on 23 October informed 130 staff that they will no longer be employed in Monaghan General Hospital and are to be redeployed. The HSE has confirmed that the final removal of all acute medical services from Monaghan General Hospital will take place in late January/early February 2009.

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