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Just as the DUP was slowly becoming more progressive under Arlene Foster, their new leader, elected by a narrow margin, looks to drag the party back to the days of Ian Paisley. We could be witnessing the final rattle of the partitionist, Unionist snake, writes FRA HUGHES

Heavy Derry focus in David Seymour’s latest anti-terror law report - violent republican activity and PSNI counter-measures reviewed The activities of republican groups opposed to the 1998 settlement and the jurisdiction of the police and courts feature prominently in a new report by the independent reviewer of anti-terror laws. Tuesday, 25th May 2021, 5:30 pm David Seymour, in his 13th report on the Justice and Security (NI) Act 2007, examines the use of the powers to counteract republican gr...

Published: What is the IRA and what has it fought for? The Irish Republican Army (IRA) is the name that has been used by a number of paramilitary groups in Ireland and Northern Ireland, all with the aim of ending British rule and establishing an independent republic within a unified Ireland. Willing to use violence – even regarding it a necessary tactic – the IRA has been classified as illegal and a terrorist organisation by the British and Irish authorities. Advertisement When was...

Updated / Friday, 16 Apr 2021 10:49 Anna Joyce takes a deeper dive into the first episode of RTÉs essential new podcast series, which revisits the Irish arms crisis of 1970 - listen to GunPlot above. My knowledge of Irish history consists of three key events: the famine, the 1916 rising, and the Good Friday agreement. Unfortunately, despite nabbing an A in the Leaving Cert everything else from Home Rule to the GAA is a bit of a blur (apologies Ms. Keating). But as someone who spends an unholy...

Although the recent death of Prince Philip has put a chill on the clashes, it is most likely temporary as there are layers to the uprising that go back hundreds of years.

The first, intimate portrait of the Orange Order. If there is any more controversial body of men (and, with the exception of Ruth Dudley Edwards, who has been admitted to an honorary position in her very own lodge, they are all men) in the British Isles, it is hard to think who they might be. To most outsiders, grown men parading in bowler hats, white gloves, coloured sashes or collarettes, rolled umbrellas and banners showing scenes from the Old Testament or from a war that ended three centuri...

No decision in ‘Soldier F band’ investigation after 18 months Clyde Valley Flute Band members wore Parachute Regiment insignia in support of a British soldier who is accused of murdering innocent civilians on Bloody Sunday Clyde Valley Flute Band shirt with parachute regiment insignia and letter F Reporter: );  ); The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) says that further time is needed to decide whether members of the Clyde Valley Flute Band will be prosecuted. It comes 18 months after the l...

Jobs will be lost and the cost of living will increase due to disruption caused by the post-Brexit trade arrangements, the institution predicted.

Michael Gove has expressed frustration at the lack of progress in talks with Brussels aimed at resolving difficulties in Northern Ireland’s Brexit arrangements. The Cabinet Office Minister will meet the European Commission’s vice president Maros Sefcovic in London on Thursday to discuss the problems faced in Northern Ireland as a result of the new trading arrangements. Mr Gove acknowledged the protocol was “not working at the moment” with the result being “disruptions and difficulties...

Northern Ireland Protocol not working at the moment, Michael Gove says Michael Gove will meet the European Commissions Maros Sefcovic this week. Picture by Kirsty OConnor/PA Wire David Hughes, Harriet Line and Michael McHugh, Press Association 08 February, 2021 16:12 Michael Gove has expressed frustration at the lack of progress in talks with Brussels aimed at resolving difficulties in Northern Irelands Brexit arrangements. The British Cabinet Offic...