Northern Ireland
McGuinness went from rebel to minister
21 March 2017Rebels are often condemned in their lifetime and praised in death. Former Irish Republican Army (IRA) leader Martin McGuiness managed to receive the praise while still alive.
Northern Ireland election won't solve the deep crisis in the system
07 March 2017A polarised election squeezed the left, but what matters more is the movement, says Simon Basketter
Socialists stand for a ‘different type of politics’ in Stormont assembly poll
28 February 2017The Northern Ireland assembly at Stormont is heading for a period of “administrative devolution” following an election this Thursday, with the assembly operating without an executive.
‘It’s time for a shake-up’ after the fall of Northern Ireland’s sectarian assembly
24 January 2017New elections in Northern Ireland are an opportunity for ‘real, tangible change’ say candidates for People Before Profit
Spies not blamed over Kincora in a ‘travesty’ of a child abuse inquiry
24 January 2017Children suffered decades of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in homes run by the state, charities and churches in Northern Ireland, an inquiry found last week.
Bad Monday for Northern Ireland coalition
10 January 2017The power sharing government in Northern Ireland has collapsed. Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness resigned as deputy first minister on Monday, triggering an election.
66 Days—a fine lesson in the brutality of the British state
02 August 2016Several attempts have been made to dramatise Bobby Sands’ fatal hunger strike—but 66 Days succeeds where others have failed, says?Sarah Bates
Ombudsman slams cops over Loughinisland murders in Northern Ireland
14 June 2016Police informants were involved in planning and executing a sectarian attack in which six people were shot dead in a bar in Northern Ireland as they watched a World Cup match in 1994.
Socialists Gerry Carroll and Eamonn McCann elected to Northern Ireland Assembly
08 May 2016The Northern Ireland Assembly elections saw socialists Eamonn McCann and Gerry Carroll elected in Foyle and West Belfast.
Don't miss rare performance of an epic play about Irish revolutionary James Connolly
07 April 2016The Non Stop Connolly show is an important 1975 epic play about the life of the Irish revolutionary James Connolly.
Woman sentenced after having an abortion in Northern Ireland
05 April 2016A woman in Northern Ireland was this week given a suspended prison sentence after inducing an abortion.
Government admits Loyalist killer was in British army
04 February 2016A terrorist convicted of killing of two men in Northern Ireland was a former member of the British army’s Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), the government has admitted.
1916 in Ireland - a rising against empire
02 February 2016At the height of the First World War a rebellion was staged in Britain’s oldest colony. Simon Basketter looks at how Irish rebels took over Dublin 100 years ago
Shankill bomb revelation blows the cover of British state terror
26 January 2016Extraordinary new revelations this week show that a notorious bombing by Irish Republicans was planned and overseen by a British agent.
Jail threat over abortion attempt sparks pro-choice protests
19 January 2016Pro-choice activists have taken to the streets against a decision to prosecute a woman for trying to bring about an abortion.
Abortion law ‘breaches’ rights rules Belfast High Court
01 December 2015The Belfast High Court has ruled that abortion law in Northern Ireland breaches human rights law.
Row over cuts is behind Northern Ireland's crisis
01 September 2015Official politics in Northern Ireland has been thrown into crisis.
News round-up
16 June 2015Police and child abuse; Belfast equal marriage march; over 3 million are underemployed
British army terrorism in Northern Ireland
02 June 2015The British state is guilty of murder and terrorism. A BBC Panorama programme, Britain’s Secret Terror Deals, examined security force collusion with Protestant Loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland strike hits back at deal
17 March 2015Tens of thousands of public sector workers across Northern Ireland took part in the biggest one-day strike there in years on Friday of last week.
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