SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has said that a budget position forcing cuts on the Department of Education is a direct…
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Blood Sunday: Eastwood calls for Army apology 50 years on
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has called on the British Army and the Parachute Regiment to issue a formal apology 50…
State papers: Sinn Féin and PUP’s ‘face-to-face confrontation’
Newly-released state papers from 1998 reveal some of the tensions behind-the-scenes in the run-up to the Good Friday Agreement. There…
‘Brandon Lewis tone deaf to victims of conflict’
SINN Féin’s Waterside representative Christopher Jackson has accused Brandon Lewis of being tone deaf to the voices of victims of…
Troubles: Pat Finucane Centre walks out of NIO meeting
A meeting between the Derry-based Pat Finucane Centre and the Northern Ireland Office to discuss the Government’s Troubles amnesty proposals…
Westminster directs Stormont to set up abortion services
Westminster has directed Stormont’s Department of Health to set up full abortion services in the North of Ireland by no…
Troubles: British Government considering halting live prosecutions
THE British government wants to explore ways to halt live court proceedings in Troubles-related cases. On Wednesday at Westminster, Secretary…
Statute of limitations planned for Troubles-related killings
THE British Ireland Secretary of State for the North Brandon Lewis has confirmed the government will seek to introduce a…
PM: Troubles proposals allows people to ‘move forward’
THE British Prime Minister has said plans to introduce a statute of limitations on Troubles-related murders will allow the North…
Eastwood: Political Leaders must unite on victims pension
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has called on Ministers and political leaders to set aside their squabbling and come together to…