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Water protest grows in Ireland
Just under 90,000 people marched in Dublin on Saturday 21 March in the latest anti-austerity protest against the 26 County government’s new water charges as a scandal over the operation of Irish Water, the new national water board, has expanded.
Read MoreStatement claims responsibility for attack in North of Ireland 0
——————————————————————— A statement has been issued in the name of the IRA, claiming responsibility for the attack on a prison warder earlier this month. The following statements were published in the Belfast-based Irish News this morning. ——————————————————————— “On Thursday, 1st
Read MoreReport says rampant sectarianism in North of Ireland’s jails 0
Catholics prisoners in the Six Counties are far more likely to be subjected to violence (or prison ‘discipline’) than their Protestant counterparts, a new report has revealed.Catholics outnumber Protestants in the North’s prisons by almost two to one, it was
Read MoreGerry Adams on the visit of the Queen of England to Ireland 0
Ireland and Britain: Towards a new relationship by Gerry Adams The article first appeared in the Irish Examiner on Saturday, May 14th The visit of the Queen of England has been the subject of considerable political and media focus. However,
Read MoreElections chaos in North of Ireland 0
Sinn Fein and the DUP are still polling strongly as counting draws to a close on the first day of the election results in the north of Ireland.So far, 35 out of 108 assembly members have been elected. The DUP
Read MoreElections chaos in North of Ireland 0
Sinn Fein and the DUP are still polling strongly as counting draws to a close on the first day of the election results in the north of Ireland.So far, 35 out of 108 assembly members have been elected. The DUP
Read MoreThe future of Islamic Ireland 0
Ireland’s Muslim population has grown tenfold in 20 years and is still expanding. But official Ireland is failing to engage with the increasing number of ethnic and political groups Eric Luke/ David Sleator/Dylan Vaughan/ Matt Kavanagh Dave Meehan MARY FITZGERALD
Read MoreIreland and the House of Cards 0
The Chains of Capital are Only as Strong as the Weakest Link Around here lately there’s been much talk about the Easter Rising. It’s nothing particularly interesting: just the “Men of 1916” turning up as the stars of a series
Read MoreIreland bailout protest draws 100,000 to Dublin streets 0
Demonstrators protesting austerity measures throw fireworks at gardaí protecting the Dáil from anarchist groups Henry McDonald in Dublin and Andrew Clark Sionnach Langan, aged three, was taken on the march. Photograph by Niall Carson/PA One of the largest demonstrations in
Read MoreIreland asks for €90bn EU bailout 0
Three-year loan, mainly earmarked to rescue the Republic’s debt-ridden banks, will be handed over by the IMF and the EU Henry McDonald in Dublin and Jill Treanor Brian Cowen and Brian Lenihan after confirming Ireland will seek a bailout loan
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