12 December 2002 Edition
Soldier's "vivid memory of mistreatment"
12 December 2002
Two former British soldiers, both members of the 1st Battalion Colstream Guards at the time, told the Bloody Sunday inquiry on Friday that they had been "appalled" at the brutality meted out to detainees held at Fort George. Free article
Strabane-Lifford protest march backs Castlerea Five
12 December 2002
Several hundred people attended a protest march from Strabane to Lifford on Saturday 7 December in support of the Free the Castlerea Five Campaign. Jay McCauley, chairperson of the group, was delighted at the level of support. Free article
Kelly responds to Constantine report
12 December 2002
"Special Branch is still operating as a force within a force," said Sinn Féin spokesperson on policing Gerry Kelly on Tuesday 10 December. Free article
Orde fails northern Catholics
12 December 2002
Catholics in the North are 'failing' the PSNI, Chief Constable Hugh Orde told the media last week. The comment accompanied the revelation that even within the civilian clerical backup, less than 10% of Catholics had been recruited to assist the PSNI. Free article
PSNI deny warning Rasharkin bar owner of attack
12 December 2002
A bar owner in Rasharkin village in Country Antrim has called on the PSNI to "come clean" over a threat to his premises from unionist paramilitaries. Free article
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Adams in Washington
12 December 2002
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams travelled to Washington on Monday for three days of political briefings with senior politicians and the Administration. Free article
SF National Chair in London
12 December 2002
Sinn Féin National Chairperson, Mitchel Mc Laughlin left on a two-day working trip to London on Wednesday 11 December. Free article
Demil failure slammed
12 December 2002
Sinn Féin MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew says that nationalists throughout the North are angry at the failure of the British government to move on the demilitarisation promises made in the Good Friday Agreement. Free article
Quebec Labour calls on Blair to restore Assembly
12 December 2002
The general assembly of the 80,000 strong Montreal Central Council of the CSN trade union federation passed a unanimous motion calling on Tony Blair to restore the Assembly. Free article
Dubliners face 30% bin charges hike
12 December 2002
Sinn Féin Councillors in Dublin City are leading the protest against a proposed 30% rise in bin charges by the City Manager. Free article