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Policing Board PR exercise leaves nationalists cold (Free article)
12 September 2002
Does the British government seriously think it can embarrass Sinn Féin onto Policing Boards and into District Policing Partnerships?
Rigorous investigation demanded (Free article)
12 September 2002
Sinn Féin National chairperson, Folye Assembly member Mitchel McLaughlin has called for a rigorous investigation by the Police Ombudsman of the PSNI attack on Sinn Féin Belfast chairperson Paud Devenney. He made his comment afer the Ombudsman's office released a report on Monday saying that it had found no evidence to support allegations that…
Does your granny play bingo? (Free article)
12 September 2002
Gambling, in all its shape and forms, is one of the most unrecognised addictions in Ireland today. Thousands of betting shops, like Paddy Powers, Stanley Racing, Ladbrokes and Boyles, not to mention casinos, racetracks, online betting organisations and lottery games operate daily in Ireland with full approval from the government. And why not? The…
Human Rights Commissioners quit (Free article)
12 September 2002
The Human Rights Commission is a 'toothless' organisation that has failed to achieve the remit envisaged by the Good Friday Agreement. Its independence and effectiveness has been compromised by the British government and its powers and resources are inadequate to the task.
The best democracy money can buy (Free article)
12 September 2002
Redundancies, rising unemployment and electricity charges, a health service in chaos, an economy clearly not generating enough tax revenue to meet important spending commitments and then the small matter of a referendum. The Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrats government have a lot on this month.
Loyalists plan London 'Day of Action' (Free article)
12 September 2002
In the week when even the RUC has been forced to concede that the overwhelming majority of sectarian attacks are carried out by loyalists, a group calling itself The British Ulster Alliance, based in England, has announced that it will be holding a 'Loyalist Day of Action' at 3pm outside Downing Street, London, on 5 October.
Iraq invasion feared imminent (Free article)
12 September 2002
A year after 9/11 and the language of the US administration is still that of war. It now seems probable that whatever the international position in relation to President Bush's "war on terrorism", the decision to attack Iraq has already being taken.
Sinn Féin demil protest at Lisanelly base (Free article)
12 September 2002
Sinn Féin organised a white line picket at Lisanelly British Army Military Base in Tyrone on Tuesday evening to protest at the lack of demilitarisation and the intensification of British military activity in the Omagh District Council area.
Bua na hIomána (Free article)
12 September 2002
Following Kilkenny's latest All-Ireland hurling triumph, AN DRAOI RUA wriites in praise of hurling and relates some of its folklore
Liverpool remembers Larkin (Free article)
12 September 2002
Nearly 2,000 people marched through Liverpool City Centre last Saturday in the fifth annual James Larkin Commemoration march and rally.
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