No release, no deal. That was the message delivered by Gerry Adams to both the British government and republican activists at a Saoirse conference in Belfast this week. Free article

No release, no deal. That was the message delivered by Gerry Adams to both the British government and republican activists at a Saoirse conference in Belfast this week. Free article

A 73 year-old pensioner and a mother with her 1 year-old child were amongst a dozen people attacked by baton-wielding RUC members during a Saoirse rally in Cookstown, County Tyrone at the weekend. Free article

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THE peace talks at Stormont are set to move up a gear following agreement on Tuesday to hold discussions with only two representatives of each party. Free article

The South Armagh Farmers and Residents Committee (SAFRC) led by their chairperson, Declan Fearon, Secretary Toni Carragher, Henry McElroy and Peter Carragher attended the talks building in Stormont on Tuesday at the invitation of Gerry Adams. The delegation called for the demilitarisation of South Armagh. Free article

The entire leadership of the Basque party Herri Batasuna expect to be imprisoned within days. They were sentenced to 7 years each on Monday for ``collaborating with a terrorist organisation''. Free article