Bloody Sunday killings ‘unlawful’
By politics.co.uk staff Media reports indicate that an upcoming report will rule the Bloody Sunday killings were unlawful, but the government has branded them “speculation”. The report, due out on Tuesday, will say some of the 13 killings that took place on January 30th 1972 were unlawful, the Guardian reported this morning. A […]
Bloody Sunday report to finally be published
By politics.co.uk staff The report of the Bloody Sunday inquiry will finally be published, 38 years after the event. Owen Paterson, secretary of state for Northern Ireland, confirmed today the report would be published on June 15th. Families of those killed or injured will be able to see the report hours before it is published, […]
Cameron reassures N. Ireland about devolution
By politics.co.uk staff David Cameron has tried to reassure Northern Ireland voters about his commitment to devolution while on his first trip there as prime minister. Mr Cameron met with first minister Peter Robinson, who lost his Westminster seat this election, and deputy first minister Martin McGuiness at Stormont. “Let me say this to those […]
Newry and Armagh: Dissident campaign is growing
By Niall McDonald Politicians from all sides in Newry and Armagh are worried by growing activity by dissident republicans. Last night’s explosion in Newtownhamilton has been the fourth attack by such groups in South Armagh in recent months. The bomb exploded outside Newtownhamilton police station, in the same spot where another car bomb was left […]
Car bomb in Northern Ireland
By Sasjkia Otto Three people including an elderly woman were taken to hospital after a car bomb exploded outside a police station in Northern Ireland last night. Dissident republicans are thought to be responsible for the attack, but nobody has claimed responsibility. The bomb went off in Newtownhamilton around 11.25 after Belfast hospital received a […]
Newry and Armagh: Candidates unite to condemn car bombers
By Niall McDonald Candidates from the Newry and Armagh constituency have united to roundly condemn those who placed a car bomb suspicious device outside Newtownhamilton police station early this morning. Dozens of families were evacuated from the Newry Street area of the town and were housed in a local school as army technical experts examined […]
N. Ireland bomb marks devolution
By politics.co.uk staff A bomb has gone off in Holyrood, County Down, in an attack thought to correspond to the devolution of policing and justice powers. The car bomb went off around 00:20 BST outside Palace Barracks, where MI5 has its Northern Irish headquarters. One elderly man suffered minor injuries. The Real IRA has claimed […]
Policing devolution clears NI Assembly
By Alex Stevenson The Northern Ireland Assembly has voted to accept a motion devolving policing and justice powers, in a historic moment for Stormont. An unexpected intervention from former US president George Bush failed to persuade the Ulster Unionist party (UUP) to back the vote, however, leading to concerns that powersharing remains vulnerable in the […]
Gerry Adams’ brother gives himself up to police
By politics.co.uk staff The brother of Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has been arrested in Ireland after handing himself in. Liam Adams had been wanted by the Police Service of Northern Ireland over allegations of sexual abuse. Irish police officers had not been able to arrest him when he walked into a police station before […]
Ian Paisley ends Westminster career
By politics.co.uk staff DUP North Antrim MP Ian Paisley will end a 40 year stint in Westminster when he steps down at the general election. The controversial figure confirmed to his local newspaper he would not be standing in the election, meaning he joins the small army of MPs standing down in a couple of […]
