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News for 11 February, 2004
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Murphy refuses to attend hearing on Dublin/Monaghan bombing
Paul Murphy The Northern Secretary, Paul Murphy, has told the Oireachtas Justice Committee that had any evidence of collusion in the Dublin/Monaghan bombings been uncovered by British authorities it would have been passed on to Mr Justice Henry Barron. Mr Murphy has declined an invitation to attend in person before the committee, but sent a letter in the name of himself and former Secretaries of State John Reid and Peter Mandelson. View more |
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Families of murdered Catholics to petition UN
The Families of six people killed more than 30 years ago in north Belfast are to petition the United Nations for an inquiry into their deaths. Four of the men were shot dead by British soldiers in the New Lodge area shortly after loyalist gunmen killed two Catholics in February 1973. The Army claimed at the time that the men were killed during a gun battle, but their relatives say they were unarmed. View more |
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McGuinness - Claim The Right To Vote
At the launch of his party's electoral registration campaign today in Belfast, Sinn Féin Chief Negotiator Martin McGuinness MP accused the British government of 'engaging in blatant electoral fraud through the disenfranchisement of up to 250,000 people in the six counties'. View more |
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Adams to march in New York parade
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams will be marching in the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Syracuse New York. The announcement was made yesterday by U.S. Representative, James Walsh. Mr Adams will join Mr Walsh in the parade on March 13 and attend a reception of the local Ancient Order of Hibernians chapter later that day. View more |
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Dublin EU candidate against immigrant social welfare restrictions
Sinn Féin Dublin EU Candidate, Mary Lou McDonald has urged the Irish Government not to impose social welfare restrictions upon people coming to Ireland from the 10 accession states, which will join the EU on May 1st 2004. View more |
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Doherty welcomes Six Counties representation announcement
Pat Doherty Sinn Féin Vice President Pat Doherty MP has welcomed the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's commitment in the Dáíl yesterday to support Six-County representation in the Houses of the Oireachtas within the timeframe of this Dáil. However Mr Dohertyt called for an end to the foot-dragging that has characterised progress on the matter in recent years. View more |
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UUP target DUP proposals
Leader of the DUP, Ian Paisley ULSTER Unionists have targeted the DUP's devolution blueprint, which has been presented to the Good Friday Agreement review, and have also claimed that Sinn Fein would be "foolish" to reject it. Senior UUP negotiator Sir Reg Empey said the DUP's plans for a new Assembly would 'let' republicans off the hook. View more |
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Sinn Féin's Alex Maskey welcomes new hate-laws
Alex Maskey Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Racism, South Belfast MLA Alex Maskey, has welcomed the introduction of new laws on racism, sectarianism and homophobia for the Six Counties, but questioned whether the new laws on sentencing are enough. Mr Maskey said: "New laws on sentencing must be welcomed. However, it is becoming increasing clear that the bias in of Justice System must be addressed, particularly in relation to sectarian crimes. View more |
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Spellar rebuked for failing to register office use
The British Minister for the Six Counties, John Spellar, was today officially rebuked for failing to register his use of an office. Mr Spellar has been at the centre of a campaign for justice by the family of Peter McBride, a Catholic teenager murdered by two British soldiers in 1992, for his role in retaining the two men in the British army. Mr Spellar has never apologised to the McBride family for his decision, even though last June, the Belfast Court of Appeal ruled that it was illegal. View more |
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