Categories: Europe, Irish Republic
Outbreaks of Law and Order Sweep Ulster
by beano on 21 Jun 2006 at 21:38. Categories: News, Northern Ireland, Irish Republic, PSNI, Republicans, Dissident Republicans, Environment
Over the last couple of days we've seen the seizure of cocaine at Aldergrove with estimated value between £1-3 million, 8 men arrested (although 4 already released without charge) suspected of being involved with active republican groups, promises… more »
FIFA To Accept Southern Passports
Dermot Ahern and the Republic's Foreign Ministry may have grabbed the initial headlines on FIFA's reversal of an earlier decision to require Northern Ireland players to carry UK passports, but the IFA have said that their negotiations with FIFA were resp… more »
Cannes Winning Film "Pro-IRA" ?
The Irish blogosphere was all buzz this morning with the news that an Irish film had one the about the presentation of the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival to an film about the Irish war of independence. Meanwhile a storm is brewing in the Br… more »
Real IRA Smugglers Arrested in Spain
Two men believed to be connected to the Real IRA, the group behind the Omagh Bomb (in which 2 of the 29 victims were Spanish), have been arrested in Spain.
The men are being held in Madrid on suspicion of attempting to smuggle £683,000 worth of… more »
Irish Rubbish Still Being Imported
by beano on 03 May 2006 at 10:47. Categories: News, Northern Ireland, Irish Republic, Business & Economy, Local Government
Reports claim Ulster companies are dumping tonnes of Republic's waste here
No, I'm not talking about god-awful boybands. Is this what they mean when they talk about cross-border co-operation? Lisburn Council has written to the DoE demanding an investiga… more »
Republic Should Revert To Imperial Signs
The Republic of Ireland should revert to displaying distances and speeds on road signs in miles and miles per hour in the interests of safety, it has been suggested. Chairman of the Republic's National Safety Council Gay Byrne has heard calls from SDLP a… more »
The Voice of Violence
Republican Sinn Fein, who organised the "counter-protest" (read riots) against the victims march in Dublin on Saturday had this to say:
"The scenes witnessed in Dublin today only serve to illustrate how out of touch the 26-county political establishme… more »
Do We Want Them Back?
by beano on 28 Feb 2006 at 19:57. Categories: News, Northern Ireland, Europe, Direct Rule, Local Government
Tony Blair and Peter Hain wants them back; Sinn Fein desperately want it back. The SDLP see it as a priority and even the Ulster Unionists are quite keen. The DUP want it back, although on their own terms. Yes I'm talking about the Assembly.
Yet it em… more »
Dublin Riots Review
This young man had forgotten to hide his face during the 'counter-protest'. Luckily, a local Footlocker had been looted and there were no shortage of Celtic tops.
It's taken a day or two for things to sink in and, unsurprisingly, Republican internet w… more »
So Much For Eire Nua
A march being held in Dublin today, calling for the Dublin government to hold an enquiry into state involvement in arming the IRA resulted in a clash between republican counter-demonstraters and Gardai. Bricks and other missiles thrown at Gardai in the c… more »