13 February 2003 Edition
Cory must recommend full independent public inquiry
13 February 2003
Wednesday, February 12 marked the 14th anniversary of the 1989 assassination of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane by UDA gunmen, acting under the direction of the British Army Force Research Unit and the RUC Special Branch. Free article
Parents accuse school of breach of trust
13 February 2003
Parents of children attending St Malachy's High School in Antrim are accusing the school authorities of bad faith after pupils were taken to a career fair in Ballymena Tech that was attended by the British crown forces. Free article
Police Board sanctions use of CS gas
13 February 2003
Sinn Féin MP Michelle Gildernew has accused the North's Policing Board of giving the go ahead to PSNI proposals to arm themselves with weapons of repression. Free article
Ahern promises to raise concerns over register
13 February 2003
Sinn Féin's Pat Doherty has received a commitment from Taoiseach Bertie Ahern that he will mandate Minister Brian Cowen to formally raise the issue of the disenfranchisement of a large section of the Six-County electorate with the British Secretary of State, Paul Murphy, at the next meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference later this month. Free article
Newry/Armagh picks three
13 February 2003
Sinn Féin in Newry/Armagh will be fielding a strong three-person team for the forthcoming Assembly elections. Free article
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Sinn Féin puts concerns to PostComm chief
13 February 2003
Sinn Féin Assembly members from across the Six Counties met with the Chief of PostComm, John Semple, on Tuesday to discuss concerns about the Post Office. Free article
Colombia trial now a sham
13 February 2003
Speaking on his return from Colombia, Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe says there is no possibility of the three Irishmen facing charges of assisting FARC guerillas getting a fair trial. Free article
Safe sites and Subbies don't mix
13 February 2003
Last week, thousands of building workers marched through Dublin city centre, calling for proper union representation on all sites and for a safer, regulated working environment. Here, ROISIN DE ROSA examines the exploitative and dangerous system of subcontracted labour on construction sites. Free article
Dublin urged to back families' demand for inquests
13 February 2003
Sinn Féin has called upon the Irish government to oppose a set of proposals submitted by the British government in response to an earlier European Court of Human Rights ruling that the British had violated Article 2 in relation to the Right to Life. Free article
Call for fundamental reform of mental health services
13 February 2003
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Caoimhghin Ó Caoláin TD has described the Amnesty International report on mental healthcare published on Monday as "an indictment of successive governments and a call to action for the present Government". Free article