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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 groups in Derry. The report covers the period August 1, 2019, to July 31, 2020. Mr. Seymour states: ...
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 the IRA formed? The movement for ‘home rule’, or self-government of Ireland, gained momentum in...
Updated / Friday, 16 Apr 2021 10:49 Anna Joyce takes a deeper dive into the first episode of RTÉ's 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 amount of time inhaling true crime documentaries and procedural dramas, I'm ashamed to say I overl...
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.