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Terror at the turn of the road (Free article)
29 July 2004
Ligoniel is a small and isolated nationalist area of 600 houses on the very edge of North Belfast. Life for the residents is made all the more difficult by the fact that there is only one way in and one way out and that way is through the notoriously hostile unionist-controlled Crumlin Road.
You are history, you are legend (Free article)
29 July 2004
BY KEN KEABLE - These words echoed down the years and across the sea from Spain to Ireland on 9 July, when Waterford posthumously honoured and joyfully celebrated those who, in the 1930s, were officially reviled.
Racists force families to move (Free article)
29 July 2004
Three Nigerian men fled their Coolfin Street home in the loyalist Village area of South Belfast at the weekend after a explosive device was found in the rear of their home. This attack came within 24 hours of a loyalist petrol bomb attack on a Bangladeshi family in the same area.
Aer Lingus 'smash and grab' redundancies (Free article)
29 July 2004
What is happening at Aer Lingus? Just week's ago, its chief executive Willie Walsh announced that he and some of the other directors wanted to buy the state airline from the government. This week, Walsh proposed new job cuts, running to 1,300 workers or nearly one quarter of its workforce, even though the firm is on course to make profits of €94…
€100 million banking fraud (Free article)
29 July 2004
Two reports on banking malpractice published in recent days have highlighted over €100 million in fraud through either non-payment of tax or overcharging customers. In the case of both National Irish Bank (NIB) and AIB, investigations are ongoing into illegal banking practices that ran throughout both organisations.
Risk free private sector (Free article)
29 July 2004
In this era where the privatisation agenda is at full steam ahead in the telecommunications, transport and electricity sectors, the last week has provided a remarkable insight into how the private sector works when it comes to investing its own money into developing infrastructure.
Belfast to host Volunteer Pete Ryan tribute (Free article)
29 July 2004
A republican tribute night to IRA Volunteer Pete Ryan, who was shot dead in a British shoot-to-kill operation in 1991, is to be held in Gort na Mona GAA club in Belfast on Friday 8 August. Ryan, a native of Ardboe in County Tyrone, was among a group of eight republicans who carried out one of the most daring escapes from British custody in the…
Omagh Council honours Patsy Kelly - Family still fighting for justice (Free article)
29 July 2004
Sinn Féin Councillor Patsy Kelly was remembered last Thursday by his colleagues at Omagh District Council, on the 30th anniversary of his murder. A plaque dedicated to him was unveiled in the main chamber of the council during a ceremony also attended by his family and friends.
Death of Bobbie Heatley (Free article)
29 July 2004
Friends and former comrades of Bobbie Heatley have been paying tribute to the prominent Irish civil rights activist and socialist republican who died in Belfast on Monday afternoon, aged 69, following a short illness.
Death of Iñaki Uriarte (Free article)
29 July 2004
On Monday 26 July, Iñaki Uriarte, a man dedicated to furthering Basque culture, language and traditions, died in Bilbao (Basque Country). Uriarte, who lived briefly in Ireland in 1999, was a journalist and Basque language activist. He was also the President of the Association of Popular Organisations in Bilbao.
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