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The Mary Nelis Column (Free article)
13 May 2010
As elections go the campaign to take seats in the British Parliament at Westminster, was a fairly mundane affair, illuminated only by the Fermanagh/South Tyrone result, now known as Michelle and 'the famous four'.
Hamill report due by year end (Free article)
13 May 2010
The Robert Hamill Inquiry will produce a report by the end of this year. The solicitor to the Hamill investigation said a series of recommendations would also accompany the findings. Members of the public are being invited to submit their views in the next two weeks on any issues they believe the inquiry should cover in the recommendations.
On the One Road - Comrades go North on the election trail (Free article)
13 May 2010
In the run-up to the recent Westminster election, republicans from the 26 Counties rallied in support of their Six-County comrades to lend support to the campaign. For some it was an opportunity to meet prominent republicans they had only ever heard of or read about before. For others it was striking for the sheer size of republican support…
Children's Ombudsman report a cause for concern (Free article)
13 May 2010
The Ombudsman for Children in the 26 Counties has found major inadequacies in the area of child protection. Issuing her report on Tuesday, Emily Logan found that most parts of the state has no 24-hour access to the Child Protection Notification Service.
It's all Greek (Free article)
13 May 2010
Last week saw European governments propose an unprecedented €110 billion bail-out package for Greece, which includes a €1.3 billion contribution from Ireland; the IMF is to back up this bail-out by another €30 billion. With Ireland ranking ahead of Greece and in fact top of European debt tables, speculation is mounting regarding how this bail-out…
Move to all-Ireland energy prices (Free article)
13 May 2010
Energy Regulators North and South propose to harmonise energy prices through the introduction of an all-Ireland retail energy market. The move, which is a long sought after Sinn Féin proposal, was welcomed on Wednesday by Mitchel McLaughlin.
Cúlchaint LE EOGHAN Mac CORMAIC (Free article)
13 May 2010
Tá grúpa sa Pharóiste seo a théann amach gach seachtain ar shiúlóid sna sléibhte Eachtaí, atá ar ndóigh ag breathnú anuas orainn gach lá den bhliain ach nach mbíonn mórán deis ag daoine a bheith ag dul tríothu ar chos de ghnáth. An tseachtain seo caite, mar chuid d'imeachtaí a eagraíodh thart ar chuairt daltaí ón Bhriotáin sa cheantar, d'eagraigh…
Protestors at Dáil cause an upset (Free article)
13 May 2010
Gardaí hitting protestors with batons as they try to charge the plinth outside Leinster House might be an image that the 26 County media will get used this year as the government's financial disaster hits home. But when it happened on Tuesday night, it took a few people by surprise. The Enough is Enough campaign, launched recently by Sinn Féin TD…
THE JULIA CARNEY COLUMN (Free article)
13 May 2010
"And we're receiving reports that Sinn Féin's Michelle Gildernew may be about to lose her seat by a margin of eight votes." Sweet Jesus. My hand is shaking so much I can barely fill my glass with gin as an insufferably smug Arlene Foster fills my screen.
Lowest earners hit by Meath County Council back-rent measures (Free article)
13 May 2010
Mayor of Navan and Meath Sinn Féin Councillor Joe Reilly has slammed the decision to hit pensioners and other low-income families with a six-month backdated bill for rent increases. Rent assessments which should have been carried out in December by Navan Town Council are only now being completed, with tenants being expected to pay back for six…
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