THE extent to which Nelson Mandela’s experiences of resistance, imprisonment and nation building impacted on the lives of so many people was reflected in the civic ceremony held in St Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast on Saturday 14 December. Free article

Government attempts to force through bill which will privatise water services and introduce water charges Free article

'On Saturday, as they prepared to fly him south to Qunu, Madiba’s ‘send-off ceremony’ from Pretoria was given over to his comrades in the ANC and to the veterans of Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation), or MK, the military arm of the ANC, which Madiba founded on 16 December 1961' Free article

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin says cuts included in HSE Service Plan for 2014 will push public health services into deeper crisis Free article

The Government is pretending that the Water Services Bill is about water conservation measures but it is not coming up with any water-saving plans other than taxing already-hard-pressed families Free article

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD – along with Richard McAuley – was the only Irish political leader to be invited to join an international guard of honour at the funeral of Nelson Mandela on Saturday Free article

Irish republicans gather at the Nelson Mandela mural in west Belfast to lay wreaths and remember their friend and comrade Madiba, a great friend to Irish republicans. Free article

Sectarian attack on Crumlin Orange Hall ‘mindless’ Free article

‘Had Sinn Féin accepted the Downing Street Declaration, it is arguable that there would never have been a Good Friday Agreement’ – Gerry Adams Free article

A mainstream debate has begun on options for progressive and democratic transformation in Scotland Free article