20 November 1997 Edition
British forces wrecking peace
20 November 1997
An intensive campaign of harassment and intimidation against nationalists in Armagh by the RUC over the past number of weeks finally exploded into the wider public consciousness on Tuesday, 18 November. Free article
McAliskey - one year imprisoned
20 November 1997
It is exactly one year today since Roisin McAliskey was arrested at her Coalisland home and imprisoned on foot of an extradition warrant from Germany. When initially cautioned, however, the 1996 IRA mortar attack on the British military base in Osnabruck, Germany (the subject of the extradition warrant) was never mentioned to her nor has she ever been charged with any offence by either the German or British authorities. Free article
Shoot to kill - 15 years on
20 November 1997
Peadar Whelan looks back at the shoot to kill incidents in County Armagh 15 years ago Free article
South Armagh POW regularly brutalised
20 November 1997
29 year old Seamus McArdle from South Armagh was arrested by heavily armed British soldiers, some in civilian clothing, near Cregganduff near Crossmaglen on 10 April this year. In one of the worst ever cases of brutality Seamus and four friends were savagely beaten. They were then taken to Gough barracks interrogation centre and again brutalised. Free article
Clegg set to be cleared
20 November 1997
From killing and cover-up, the case of paratrooper Lee Clegg continues to wind its way towards his judicial exoneration for the slaying of Irish teenager Karen Reilly. Free article
North Belfast sectarian attacks continue
20 November 1997
Loyalists were again on the rampage last Sunday 16 November when a gang from the Tigers Bay area of North Belfast invaded the grounds of the Holy Family Church on the Limestone Road during 12.30 mass and damaged the vehicles of massgoers then chased young parishioners out of the church grounds into nearby Clanchattan Street. The young boys escaped, however, when the gang decided to attack nearby Catholic homes. Free article