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Mayor of Belfast fails nationalists (Free article)
31 August 2000
The silence and sheer hypocrisy of Belfast Mayor Sammy Wilson about the destruction of Catholic-owned property has been slammed by an Upper Falls Sinn Féin councillor.
Government accused of bowing to landlords (Free article)
31 August 2000
Sligo Sinn Féin Councillor Arthur Gibbons has accused the 26-County government of bowing to pressure from the powerful landlord lobby in refusing to ``take the logical and long overdue step of introducing strict rent control within the private rented accommodation sector as a step to prevent exploitation by slum landlords''.
Thousands are Sailing - Ireland's emigrant legacy (Free article)
31 August 2000
The experience of the Irish community in Britain is often overlooked in explorations of the relationship between Britain and Ireland, particularly the huge numbers of men and women who, forced by economic hardship, left Ireland to seek work in England in the years after the Second World War. In order to give voice to this huge well of experiences,…
Development Plan is not bridging East-West gap (Free article)
31 August 2000
The Dublin government's National Development Plan (NDP) is failing to tackle the growing gap in economic growth between the East and West of Ireland, according to a new report compiled by a senior civil servant.
Inflation hike leaves jobless worse off (Free article)
6 September 2000
For the first six months of this year, Bertie Ahern and Charlie McCreevy ignored the reality of rising inflation. They argued that the rate would come down to an average figure of 3% for the year.
McBride call for justice (Free article)
6 September 2000
The eighth anniversary of the killing, by two British soldiers, of North Belfast teenager Peter McBride was marked by a series of events throughout the Six Counties and in London this week.
The truth must out (Free article)
6 September 2000
News that the powerful US House of Representatives body, the International Relations Committee, is to call for the full implementation of the Patten Report, will add to mounting pressure on the British Government on the policing issue.
Meehan makes debut Antrim challenge (Free article)
6 September 2000
Long-standing Ardoyne republican Martin Meehan will carry the Sinn Féin torch in this month's Westminster by-election in South Antrim. The election, to be held on 21 September, is for the seat left vacant by the death of Ulster Unionist stalwart Clifford Forsythe earlier this year.
Equal access to education? Don't make me laugh (Free article)
6 September 2000
Isn't it amazing how the Dublin government contrives a scarcity through ineptitude and then shuffles its obligation to provide a service across to the private sector, where we then pay for the privilege of using that service.
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