18 May 2000 Edition
CRJ: Community response to crime
18 May 2000
With the row over British legislation on RUC reform ringing in our ears the debate over the response to teenage crime and anti-social behaviour in working class communities across the North rages on. Free article
Inspectors in Ireland
18 May 2000
International monitors President Martti Ahtisaari and Cyril Ramaphosa were in Ireland on Monday, 15 May to meet important players in the peace process, inclusing Sinn Féin's Pat Doherty and Bairbre de Brún. In a statement issued, the two men said: Free article
Loyalists threaten Connolly marchers
18 May 2000
The annual James Connolly commemoration march, due to take place in Edinburgh on 10 June, is being threatened by loyalists. Free article
PUP's arsenal
18 May 2000
Arms including a British Army issue SA 80 rifle, were uncovered by crown forces in the Ballymoney offices of the UVF-linked Progressive Unionist Party yesterday, 17 May. Free article
Angry Maginnis caught on camera
18 May 2000
Campaigners for Robert Hamill were furious on Monday after the University of North London released a video of an irate Ken Maginnis engaged in an argument with members of the audience during a talk given by him at a political meeting in February this year. Free article
Dublin/Monaghan relatives want the truth
18 May 2000
A wreath-laying ceremony took place on Wednesday, 17 May at the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings memorial in Talbot Street, Dublin, followed by the annual commemorative Mass in St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral. Free article
Adams unveils Kent Memorial in Cork
18 May 2000
Gerry Adams was the guest speaker at the unveiling of a memorial to 1916 martyr Thomas Kent at Kent station in Cork city at the weekend. The Kent Memorial was commissioned and erected by a committee of railway workers at Cork's Kent station and was unveiled by Kathleen Kent, a niece of Thomas Kent. Free article
My Canadian Odyssey
18 May 2000
Following an Easter visit to Canada, West Belfast Assembly Member Councillor Alex Maskey has paid tribute to those he met who are working for justice and peace in Ireland. Free article
Warning - slippery when wet
18 May 2000
The difficulty faced by the Tribunal format for uncovering political corruption in Irish politics was very apparent this week when former assistant Dublin city and county manager George Redmond was in the witness box. Free article
Healthcare inequality
18 May 2000
A new survey by Trinity College researchers has found that households in the leafy middle and upper class suburbs of Dublin are three times more likely to find a general practioner nearby than those living in a socially deprived area. Free article