paramilitaries
Why are we still tip-toeing around our paramilitary problem?
Any sensible discussion about the activities of the paramilitaries who continue to blight our society needs to first acknowledge that these criminal gangs should have been firmly consigned to history decades ago.
Need to ‘deradicalise’ young loyalists in Northern Ireland, academic tells MPs
Dr Aaron Edwards was giving evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
Shots fired at house in Newtownards ‘potentially linked to loyalist feud’
Four people, including two children, were in the house in the Stirling Avenue area of the town at the time of the incident.
Young people in Northern Ireland support desegregation
Research shows that more than 40% plan to leave the region to work or study.
Attending ‘glorifying events’ normalises terrorist violence, says Arlene Foster
The ex-first minister gave evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on the effectiveness of the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement.
Leona O'Neill: We need to break the paramilitaries' strangle-hold on our communities
Leona O'Neill: Why riot when life can be about so much more than confrontation?
THERE were two stories revolving around our young people last week.
Loyalist Communities Council silence on paramilitary loan sharking 'disappointing but not surprising'
THE FAILURE of the Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) to speak out against paramilitary loan sharks has been described as "disappointing but not surprising".