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ETA and the peace process > Gerry Adams writes in 'The Independent', London (Free article)
11 January 2011
They can make peace – but they should heed the Irish lesson Peace processes are challenging. Especially for governments. But they are better than war By Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MANY in the Basque Country have taken a close interest in the peace process in Ireland. They hope to learn from the Irish experience in an…
Greens on FitzPatrick and Cowen > 'Pathetic response from pathetic party' (Free article)
11 January 2011
THE Green Party’s response to the meeting between Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Seán FitzPatrick has been described by Sinn Féin Dáil leader Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin as “a pathetic response from a pathetic party”. There seems to be nothing that Fianna Fáil can do that will prompt the Greens to leave Government. Deputy Ó Caoláin said…
Video > Dáil returns: Sinn Féin TDs' no confidence motion and 'Golfgate' (Free article)
12 January 2011
AS the Dáil resumes after the Christmas break, Sinn Féin is calling on the Taoiseach to resign, dissolve the Dáil and call an immediate election. Sinn Féin Dáil leader Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD and Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams also talk about 'Golfgate', the IMF loan and taxpayers – including media workers – picking up the…
Amnesty presses Spain to lift repression of Basque political activity (Free article)
13 January 2011
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL has repeated its call for the Spanish Government to end its repression of Basque prisoners and legitimate political activity and freedom of expression following the announcement by ETA of a permanent ceasefire. In a statement also pressing ETA to ensure the end of threats and acts of violence, the Spanish Section of…
RUC veterans suspected of ‘being on gravy train’, says Alex Maskey (Free article)
13 January 2011
THE BILL for the Patten redundancy scheme is close to £500million for ex-RUC officers who are suspected by many in the nationalist community of being "little more than a gravy train when it comes to claiming money from the public purse", Sinn Féin has said. Spokesperson on Policing Alex Maskey said: I think that the vast amount…
Motion of no confidence in Taoiseach tabled by Sinn Féin and Independent TDs (Free article)
13 January 2011
THE leader of the Technical Group in the Dáil, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD, has announced that a motion of no confidence in Taoiseach Brian Cowen has this afternoon been tabled by the seven members of the group. Deputy Ó Caoláin (Sinn Féin) said: This Taoiseach and this Government are completely discredited. No effort must be…
Shankill Road voters are switching to Sinn Féin, say loyalist leaders (Free article)
14 January 2011
VOTERS in staunch loyalist areas such as the Shankill Road are switching to Sinn Féin because republicans are seen to be active for working-class communities, unionist and nationalist, senior UDA members have told the unionist daily, the News Letter . UDA leader Jackie McDonald explained that the switch to Sinn Féin is happening…
Amnesty > Public misled on suspected torture flights using Shannon (Free article)
14 January 2011
CABLES uncovered by whistle-blowers Wikileaks reveal that Ireland's then Foreign Affairs Minister believed US rendition flights taking prisoners to or from torture centres had transited Shannon, Amnesty International Ireland has said. Despite this, the Irish Government has always insisted there was not enough evidence to warrant proper…
Dáil election leaders’ TV debate has to include Sinn Féin to be fair (Free article)
15 January 2011
THE Political Correspondent of Ireland's leading red-top daily newspaper has said that a leaders' debate hosted by RTÉ in the Dáil general election can only be fair if it includes Sinn Féin. The Irish Daily Star's Catherine Halloran writes in her Popcorn Politics blog, in a piece titled A Bit of Political Four Play ,…
‘Suspicious Minds’ > Beechmount, Buzz McCoy and Robbie Williams (Free article)
15 January 2011
About ‘Suspicious Minds’ By Danny Morrison http://www.dannymorrison.com WROTE a feature for the 'Andersonstown News' this week called ‘Suspicions about “Suspicious Minds”’. Here it is. THE Morrisons moved from 2 Corby Way to 27 Iveagh Parade in 1963. Leaving behind my 10-year-old best friend Brendan Hunter, I was…
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