GERRY ADAMS says he believes the expression of sincere sympathy in Queen Elizabeth’s speech at Dublin Castle last night for "those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past" is genuine but added:

The import of the Queen of England’s remarks tonight will be judged by the actions of her government in the time ahead.

The Sinn Féin leader said:

I believe that her... Free article

THE INQUEST into the killing by the SAS of Martin McCaughey and Dessie Grew in October 1990 must fully and thoroughly investigate allegations of a shoot-to-kill operation by the SAS, the Supreme Court ruled today.

Solicitors Madden & Finucane described it as “a major victory” for the men’s families.

Madden & Finucane said the case was taken because the PSNI had tried to prevent... Free article

THE NEWLY-ELECTED Sinn Féin MLA for East Antrim, Oliver McMullan, is holdING urgent meetings with the Post Office and the PSNI after a number of bullets were posted to people in the north and east Antrim areas.

As well as receiving a bullet in the post with a card claiming it was from the “Loyalist Action Force”.

Similar threats were sent to figures in the GAA in Larne and... Free article

THE JAILING of Marian Price after British Secretary of State Owen Paterson revoked her licence for release was wrong and she should be freed, Sinn Féin deputy chair of the Justice Committee Raymond McCartney MLA has said.

Price is a vocal opponent of Sinn Féin and the Peace Process but she is still entitled to due process, Sinn Féin insists.

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WITH the visit of Queen Elizabeth to Ireland due to begin, the Lancashire-born singer, songwriter and performer Steven Patrick Morrissey has written an article for Dublin’s Hot Press, which challenges in trenchant terms the appropriateness of welcoming the British monarch to Ireland.

Morrissey, both of whose parents are Irish, dismisses the four-day visit as part of a new... Free article

BY JAMES CONNOLLY

FELLOW WORKERS!

As you are aware from reading the daily and weekly newspapers, we are about to be blessed with a visit from King George V.

Knowing from previous experience of royal visits, as well as from the coronation orgies of the past few weeks, that the occasion will be utilised to make propaganda on behalf of royalty and aristocracy against the... Free article

Sinn Féin Ministers

Deputy First Minister – Martin McGuinness

Department of Education (DE) – John O’Dowd
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) – Michelle O’Neill
Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) – Carál Ní Chuilín

Junior Minister OFMDFM – Martina Anderson

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries

DCAL – Barry McElduff

Education – Mitchel McLaughlin

DARD – Pat... Free article

Who was behind the murder of Eddie Fullerton?

ON MAY 25th, the 20th anniversary of the UDA murder in his Donegal home of Councillor Eddie Fullerton, Eddie’s family are expected to make a major statement in their quest to uncover the truth about who was behind the assassination of one of the most prominent and popular Sinn Féin figures of the 1970s and 1980s.
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GERRY ADAMS has corrected media reports that Sinn Féin has changed its position on the state visit of Queen Elizabeth but he said that, as it is going ahead, it provides the British Establishment with an opportunity to help build a new relationship between the people of Ireland and Britain based on equality and mutual respect.

He added:

Much will depend on what the British ... Free article