Category: IRA
"Historic" Act Follows "Historic" Statement
A wise man (or wise arse) once said "A day like today is not a day for sound bites really. We can leave those at home. But I feel the hand of history on our shoulder.". :roll:
That was one "historic" day. Recently, we've had another - ah I remember it… more »
DUP Power-Sharing Offer
by beano 
on 19 Sep 2005 at 03:11. Categories: News, Northern Ireland, Orange Order / Other Marches, Ulster-Scots, IRA, Direct Rule Senior security sources in Northern Ireland are said to believe that IRA decommissioning is close. Jeffrey Donaldson, DUP MP for Lagan Valley, who was briefed on the situation by Tony Blair said "We believe that we will see the announcement on decommiss… more »
When's A Republican Not A Republican?
by beano on 04 Sep 2005 at 20:50. Categories: Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein, IRA, Republicans, Beano's Rants In yesterday's post on the terrorist attack on a charity fundraising festival I, very deliberately, did not use the term 'dissident' at all. The report linked to from the story lays the blame with "dissident republicans" but I feel this is a very deliber… more »
Shankill Victims to Meet Secretary of State
Family members of victims of the Shankill Bomb yesterday met secretary of state Peter Hain. Michelle Williamson and Bobby Baird both travelled to London yesterday to convey their distaste for Mr Hain's "gutless" decision to let Sean Kelly out of prison.… more »
IRA Statement Draft Uncovered
The ever-aware Northern Irish Magyar (known as Paul here at Everything Ulster) has discovered, tucked away in a dark corner of the internet, the first draft of last week's IRA statement.
You can see a little work was done to transform it from draft fo… more »
Troops Out
As pointed out earlier on EU and already blogged elsewhere the Romeo 12 watchtower in South Armagh's bandit country is being dismantled as I type. It seems little has changed for our Tony-appointed lord and master Peter Hain since his days in the "Troops… more »
Responses to the IRA Statement
Well so far responses from senior politicians haven't been entirely unpredictable. The governments are practically throwing a party for Gerry and the Widowmakers, Peter Hain warns Unionists not to doubt the sincerity of his buddies in the IRA or else the… more »
'Historic' IRA Statement "Ends Armed Campaign"
Yep folks, that moment you've all been waiting for. No, not lunchtime, I'm just finished thanks.
The provisional IRA have stated that they're ending the "armed campaign" (read terrorist bloodfest) that they forced on this country for 35 years. Isn't… more »
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