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Fergus Finlay: Is US society moving towards a total embrace of culture of killing?

Nineteen children and two teachers lost their lives in yet another school shooting and yet the NRA continues to enjoy the support of politicians terrified of losing their lucrative funding

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Ex-SF politician gets ban over ‘cracker’ tweet

world

Philippine president tells troops not to fear civilian deaths

Finding the courage to prevail, to hope

Gerry Adams a barrier to Sinn Féin normalisation

Does the IRA still exist? - Sinn Fein struggle to sound credible

Dáil dramatics

As the Dáil takes its break, political correspondent Shaun Connolly looks back on a term of tax dodgers, ding-dongs, and declarations of love

Fri, 20 Jul, 2012

Cowen treaty admission ‘did not lose referendum’

THE admission that he failed fully to read the Lisbon treaty was not a “determining factor” in the Government’s referendum defeat, Taoiseach Brian Cowen insisted yesterday.

Thu, 26 Jun, 2008

SF’s revised tax stance won’t buy place at top table

ON Sunday, Sinn Féin (SF) leader Gerry Adams dropped the bombshell that the party had revised its tax policies and now accepted the 12.5% corporation tax rate.

Wed, 09 May, 2007

More hype than hope in Sinn Féin’s speaking rights campaign

I SAT in Seanad Éireann for an hour one afternoon in September last year. I didn’t become a member of the Seanad or win any elections, or anything like that.

Thu, 06 Oct, 2005

FF totally ignorant of true situation in the North

THE column by former Fianna Fáil adviser Noel Whelan (Irish Examiner, September 15) is typical of the arrogance of that party concerning unionists and loyalists and their total ignorance as regards the situation in Northern Ireland.

Wed, 21 Sep, 2005

‘Ballot box and money laundering don’t mix’

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell yesterday said there was no place for those with “a ballot box in one hand and a money-laundered bank draft in the other”.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2005

The crimes, the contradictions and now the comeuppance

HOW are things in Mississauga this fine day? And in Toronto by the lake? Do the natives make you welcome, my Irish friends?

Mon, 07 Mar, 2005

North talks face another count

Peace process dealt another blow as IRA accused of being behind £26.5m bank heist, writes Dan McGinn.

Sat, 08 Jan, 2005

New peace deal 'must end paramilitarism': Ahern

The next peace process deal in the North must ensure loyalist and republican paramilitarism disappears forever, the new Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern insisted today.

Fri, 01 Oct, 2004

Republicans on verge of historic change - US envoy

Irish republicans are on the verge of an historic makeover, a senior US State Department official claimed tonight.

Thu, 30 Sep, 2004

Sinn Féin gains set in context

MARY DUNDON joins a long list of seasoned political commentators who would claim that, in light of the local elections, Sinn Féin are now a “force to be reckoned with” (Irish Examiner, July 5).

Sat, 10 Jul, 2004

Time for all private armies to retire, says Ahern

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern yesterday warned that all private armies must retire as time is running out for the completion of a credible peace process.

Mon, 26 Apr, 2004

Attempts to alter Good Friday deal must be resisted: McGuinness

The British government was today told to resist efforts by hardline unionists to alter the Good Friday Agreement.

Thu, 22 Jan, 2004

Time to take the gun out of politics

FOLLOWING the return of US President George W Bush’s envoy Richard Haass to Belfast, pressure is mounting on the IRA to break the deadlock in the peace process

Sat, 12 Apr, 2003

IRA ceasefire set to top Assembly debate

Northern Ireland Assembly members were today preparing to debate the state of the IRA ceasefire in the wake of allegations that the republican terror group is still targeting senior politicians.

Mon, 29 Apr, 2002