British spy in IRA and 20 others could be charged with Troubles-era crimes

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Admin

Belfast prosecutors considering action against ‘Stakeknife’ and his British army handlers

A police inquiry into one of the biggest spy scandals in the history of British intelligence has recommended that more than 20 people including senior security force personnel and ex-IRA members be considered for prosecution, the Guardian has learned.

Operation Kenova, the multimillion-pound investigation into “Stakeknife” – the army agent at the heart of the IRA during the Northern Ireland Troubles – has now sent files identifying military commanders and at least one IRA veteran with a so-called “get-out-of-jail” card to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) in Belfast.

Belfast bonfire goes ahead after clashes between youths and police

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Admin

Three officers injured as officers are forced to retreat from pyre to mark 1971 mass internment

Youths in north Belfast have attacked riot police in a standoff over an unauthorised republican bonfire.

The officers withdrew in their Land Rovers from the New Lodge area on Thursday afternoon after coming under a hail of bottles, bricks, fireworks and other projectiles that injured three officers.

Friends of Lyra McKee begin peace walk from Belfast to Derry

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Admin

Hundreds of people take park in three-day walk in memory of murdered journalist

Friends of Lyra McKee have started a three-day peace walk from Belfast to Derry, five weeks after the journalist was murdered while watching clashes between police and dissident republicans.

At Writer’s Square in Belfast on Saturday morning, hundreds of people turned out, many wearing T-shirts in her memory and carrying flags bearing messages of peace.

Bombardier puts Belfast wing-making plant up for sale

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Admin

Four thousand skilled jobs at risk in Northern Ireland as Canadian firm unveils sell-off

The Canadian aerospace firm Bombardier is to sell its wing-making operation, which employs 4,000 people in Northern Ireland, sparking concern among trade unions and MPs about the impact on highly skilled jobs.

A spokesman for the prime minister said the government did not expect jobs to be affected but the trade union Unite said it was seeking stronger assurances from the government and the company.