Events… Britain’s Dirty War: The Murder of Sam Marshall 7 Mar 2012 On the 7th of March 1990 Sam Marshall and his two friends, Colin Duffy and Tony McCaughey, were attacked by British gunmen as they left the Royal Ulster Constabulary barracks…
Ireland… Latest: 26 Counties To Hold EU Treaty Referendum 28 Feb 201228 Feb 2012 Govt forced to hold EU Treaty referendum The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, has just confirmed in the Dáil that the people of the 26 Counties will be asked in a referendum…
News… Miami 5: Urgent Action 28 Feb 20125 Mar 2012 Roberto González, René's only sibling and an important member of the Cuban Five's legal team, is gravely ill with cancer in a Havana hospital. As Cuban Five supporters know, although René…
Events… Clonoe Martyrs 16 Feb 201215 Feb 2013 Today is the twentieth anniversary of the murder of four IRA volunteers at Clonoe. The volunteers had earlier taken part in an attack on the RUC barracks in Coalisland and…
News How The BBC Reports Chavez’s Venezuela 15 Feb 201216 Feb 2012 By News Unspun The headline "Chavez 'would accept' Venezuela election defeat " ran on the BBC website on 14 January 2012, for a story which reported that Hugo Chavez would not…
Ireland… Bloody Sunday- 40 Years On 30 Jan 201230 Jan 2012 Forty years ago today 14 civilians were murdered by the British Army on the streets of Derry. Coverage of yesterday's march in the city can be found here. The Bloody…
Ireland… Loyalists And The Paedophile Tory 18 Jan 201225 Jan 2012 The conviction and sentencing of paedophile John Smart will no doubt receive a bit of news coverage not only because of his horrific abuse of vulnerable children but also because…
Ireland… Support Vita Cortex Workers 11 Jan 201213 Jan 2012 Vita Cortex Workers Website Vita Cortex Workers on Twitter Support Vita Cortex Workers Facebook Page The article below first appeared in the Irish Times. Funny how life goes on.…
Ireland… Remember Political Prisoners This Christmas 24 Dec 201115 Jun 2012 December is traditionally prisoners month for republicans. A time to think about those men and women held in prison and their families on the outside. This year has been particularly…
Culture… Up The Ra And All That 21 Dec 201116 Feb 2014 By Jim Slaven It has now been a week since the SNP government passed their Offensive Behaviour Bill in the Scottish parliament. Since then much has been written and said…
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