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Outlook bleak (Free article)
1 August 2002
THE ACCELLERATING withdrawal of unionism from the peace process continued this week when UUP, DUP and other unionist representatives boycotted a meeting on sectarian violence called by Belfast Mayor Alex Maskey.
Mala Poist (Free article)
1 August 2002
Broken election promises? A Chairde, What's with all the whinging about the government breaking its promises so soon after the election? Fianna Fail is making rapid progress on "A lot done. More to do". Already done are those on the Drugs Refund Scheme, A&E casualties, VHI members and third level students, while ESB customers, CIE…
Lifting the stone - the unaccountable nature of the Special Branch (Free article)
1 August 2002
Over the next two weeks, GERRY KELLY, Sinn Féin spokesperson on policing, will examine what conceivably have been two of the biggest tests of effective accountability since the RUC became the PSNI - that is, the Ombudsman's report into the Omagh bomb and the new Policing Board's response to this. This week, he looks at the Ombudsman's Report.
Celtic League rejects Nice Rerun (Free article)
1 August 2002
The decision of the Dublin government to refuse to acknowledge the result of the Nice Treaty referendum was labelled "an attack on democracy" by Irish delegates to the Celtic league AGM in the Isle of Man earlier this week.
Students protest inequality in education (Free article)
1 August 2002
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Science and Education, Seán Crowe TD, attended a rally in Dublin on Tuesday in support of students' opposition to the 69% increase in capitation fees introduced by the Education and Science Minister Noel Dempsey. The protest took place on the Liffey Boardwalk, off O'Connell Bridge.
New inquiry into Lowry phone licence (Free article)
1 August 2002
You have to feel sorry for former Fine Gael minister, party chairperson and trustee Michael Lowry and former ESAT boss, tax exile and multi-millionaire Denis O'Brien. They are being unfairly victimised by outrageous publicity stunts and worse still by unfounded "innuendo".
Focus on Short Strand and Palestine at Ógra event (Free article)
1 August 2002
Ógra Shinn Féin activists from throughout Ireland attended a series of public meetings in the Rural College, Ballinascreen, Co. Derry at the weekend. Issues discussed included the political context in which sectarian attacks led by the UDA are increasing across the Six Counties as well as the recent atrocities carried out by Israel against the…
Bringing the dispossessed to Leinster House (Free article)
1 August 2002
THE SECOND Treaty of Nice campaign, cutbacks in health and education, privatisation, negotiating the difficulties being created by unionism and securing all-Ireland representation in Leinster House are just some of the challenges immediately facing Sinn Féin's newly expanded team in the 26-County Parliament. But who are they and what do they…
Justice delayed and denied (Free article)
1 August 2002
Rapists in Ireland can be pretty confident that the chances of their being brought to justice are slim indeed. This opinion will scarcely be dented by Michael McDowell's announcement last week of plans to tackle the severe backlog of such cases by relegating rape trials to the circuit courts. It was only after years of lobbying by women's groups…
Protecting Israel's unwelcome settlers (Free article)
1 August 2002
Shaul Mofaz, the chief of staff of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) who retired last week, was a primitive and amoral commander. In the Talaba, Gaza, Nablus and Jenin refugee camps (about 1,000 alleged deaths since the start of last winter's Israeli offensive) he was termed "the executioner". Many human rights organisations believe he should be…
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