Thirty-Third Dáil to Convene Today
February 20, 2020 No Responses

Thirty-Third Dáil to Convene Today

The 33rd Dáil will convene later today some 11 days after the new political landscape became clear. There are a number of procedures on the agenda which will begin at noon with the Clerk of Dáil Eireann Peter Finnegan reading...
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New Exhibition Reveals Struggle Between IRA and British Forces in Monaghan
February 19, 2020 No Responses

New Exhibition Reveals Struggle Between IRA and British Forces in Monaghan

Never-before-seen documents, hand-written correspondence, photographs and stories feature in an exhibition that reveals the struggle between the IRA and British forces in a border county. The Monaghan War of Independence files include more than 500 pages of fi...
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Britain’s Supreme Court Says It Does Not Have Jurisdiction to Hear Stone Appeal
February 19, 2020 No Responses

Britain’s Supreme Court Says It Does Not Have Jurisdiction to Hear Stone Appeal

Britain’s highest court has said it does not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal over the sentence of loyalist killer Michael Stone. Stone killed three people in a gun and grenade attack at Milltown Cemetery in west Belfast following an...
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Two Irish Citizens on Princess Diamond Cruise Ship Confirmed with Coronavirus
February 18, 2020 No Responses

Two Irish Citizens on Princess Diamond Cruise Ship Confirmed with Coronavirus

Two Irish passengers who were on board the Princess Diamond cruise ship have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, Tánaiste Simon Coveney has confirmed. The two Irish citizens, who are living abroad, are being treated in hospital in Japan. Six Irish...
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Kelly Says New IRA Threats Against Sinn Féin are ‘Stupid’ and ‘Dangerous’
February 18, 2020 No Responses

Kelly Says New IRA Threats Against Sinn Féin are ‘Stupid’ and ‘Dangerous’

New IRA threats against Sinn Féin are “stupid” and “dangerous”, a senior republican said. All party members have been warned of a dissident plot to launch an under-car bomb attack. Gerry Kelly, the party’s policing spokesman, said it would not...
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New IRA Car Bomb Threat Against Sinn Féin Revealed
February 17, 2020 No Responses

New IRA Car Bomb Threat Against Sinn Féin Revealed

The New IRA is planning an under car bomb attack on a Sinn Féin member, the party’s vice president has warned. Michelle O’Neill said she had been advised of the threat by police in Northern Ireland. Last week, Ms O’Neill,...
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Paul Quinn’s Mother Says Sinn Féin Put Her ‘Through Hell’
February 17, 2020 No Responses

Paul Quinn’s Mother Says Sinn Féin Put Her ‘Through Hell’

A woman who blamed the IRA for beating her son to death has claimed Sinn Féin has put her through hell. Breege Quinn’s son Paul was attacked in Co Monaghan in 2007. After the murder, Sinn Féin power-sharing minister Conor...
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Ahern Says Ireland Will Be Without New Government Until End of March
February 16, 2020 No Responses

Ahern Says Ireland Will Be Without New Government Until End of March

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has predicted a new government will not be formed before the end of March. He said work on creating a “stable and sustainable” coalition had not yet properly begun. A Sinn Féin surge during last weekend’s...
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McDonald Calls on Violet Dissident Groups to Disband
February 15, 2020 No Responses

McDonald Calls on Violet Dissident Groups to Disband

Violent dissident republicans should disband, the Sinn Féin leader said. Anti-peace process renegades threatened the party’s vice president Michelle O’Neill and veteran policing spokesman Gerry Kelly after they supported a recent recruitment campaign for ...
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Sinn Féin Blasts ‘Arrogant’ Political Rivals for Ruling Out Coalition
February 15, 2020 No Responses

Sinn Féin Blasts ‘Arrogant’ Political Rivals for Ruling Out Coalition

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has blasted “arrogant” political rivals for denying her party a place in the next Government. Fianna Fáil has ruled out entering a coalition with the left-leaning group because of historic links to the IRA...
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