TODAY'S fourth anniversary of the Police Ombudsman's probe into Special Branch collusion with the Mount Vernon UVF has raised the question of why there have been no arrests of Special Branch handlers of the UVF murderers of Raymond McCord Junior in 1997.

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THE general election must mark a sea change in Irish politics, Sinn Féin’s Dáil leader  has said. The priority of the new Dáil must be to reverse the cuts and challenge the IMF sell-out, he said.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD said there will be widespread relief and satisfaction that the end of this Fianna Fáil/ Green Government is now clearly in sight.

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ATTACKS on Orange halls in County Tyrone in recent days were motivated solely by sectarian hatred, Sinn Féin MPs Michelle Gilderenew and Martin McGuinness have said.

Michelle Gildernew, MP for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, said that the arsonists who attacked Strawletterdallon, Dergina and Mullnahunch Orange halls over the weekend do not reflect the community in Tyrone or the wider... Free article

FACEBOOK should shut down a ‘sectarian hate page’ on its site targeting Glasgow Celtic FC manager Neil Lennon.

The page is titled 'Let's get 100,000 people that want to see Neil Lennon get shot' and come s as bullets have been sent to Lennon and player Niall McGinn in the post from the North of Ireland. Lennon and Celtic players are being subjected to an increasing campaign of... Free article

A BILL to liberalise postal services opens the door to privatisation and the public being left with a postal service whose main interest is making a profit rather than delivering a service, Sinn Féin’s Martin Ferris TD has told the Dáil.

He warned that Ireland is going down the same path as Britain’s Royal Mail.

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SINN FÉIN TD Martin Ferris has said if Mícheál Martin has no confidence in Brian Cowen he is only catching up with the rest of us.

The North Kerry TD said:

The Fianna Fáil heave with its accompanying media circus is turning into a farce.

If Mícheál Martin has no confidence in Brian Cowen he is only catching up with the rest of us.

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SINN FÉIN President Gerry Adams this afternoon visited the Harte family home in Tyrone. He was accompanied by Fermanagh & South Tyrone MP Michelle Gildernew.

Mr Adams extended his sincerest condolences to Michaela McAreavey’s family.

The Sinn Féin leader will attend the funeral in the morning.

THE Chairperson of Dublin Sinn Féin, Dublin West Dáil candidate Paul Donnelly, has questioned what change a new leader will mean for Fianna Fáil “if it keeps the same failed policies”.

He said that Fianna Fáil and taxpayers need a change of direction as well as a change of leader:

It's the entire Government's credibility in question, not just Brian Cowen's.

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THE crisis is not just about Brian Cowen's credibility, it's about the credibility of the Fianna Fáil/Green Government and their policies, Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald said in Dublin on Saturday.

Mary Lou, who is challenging for a Dáil seat in former Fianna Fáil leader Bertie Ahern’s Dublin Central constituency, said:

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