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Saturday 19 September 2020
The payment scheme should have opened to applications at the end of May.
Mr Justice McAlinden said the position taken by the Deputy First Minister is ‘fundamentally inappropriate’.
Victims Commissioner Judith Thompson said the treatment of victims by the authorities was “cruel, callous and insulting”.
Dennis Hutchings is due at Belfast Crown Court on Monday for the opening day of his trial.
Patience appears to have run out among their rival clubs in England.
The spat was the subject of talks between a UK minister and an Irish ambassador in 1989.
Oisín McConville writes about his recent trip to Gaza and the West Bank with Trócaire.
Ulster Unionist Councillor of Newry David Taylor said that it was “another disgusting attack” on the memorial.
The three men are among 16 people killed by Republicans between 1972 and 1985.
Lyra’s work covered topics to do with the legacy of the Troubles, the fight for LGBT equality, and her own life.
Bradley has come under severe criticism for her comments in the House of Commons yesterday, but is she correct?
Northern Ireland secretary Karen Bradley said that killings by military and police forces during the Troubles “were not crimes”.
John Connolly, the group’s leader in prison in the 2000s, says things would change dramatically in the event of a hard border.
There have been a number of security alerts in Derry in recent days.
A support group is calling for better support, funding and care for victims.
Some of those left severely injured in the Troubles are now in their 70s and 80s. They says it’s imperative a special pension be introduced.
The 24-year-old was shot shortly after crossing an army checkpoint.
Barry McElduff’s widely criticised Twitter video put the 1976 IRA massacre back in the headlines.
Journalist and author Martin Dillon – who wrote a number of definitive books on the Troubles – talks to us about his autobiography.
James Gibson was shot dead by IRA gunmen on 2 December 1982.
Actor Ciaran McMenamin’s debut novel is inspired by his youth growing up in Enniskillen during the Troubles
Father Burke told Prime Time that he left the British Army and became a priest as a result of Robert Nairac’s murder.
The search for the remains of Seamus Ruddy will take place in a forest outside Rouen, northern France.
In documents seen by Channel 4, the Ministry of Defence admitted that they found some claims of torture credible.
Adams has repeatedly refused to name the man.
He added that he would not cooperate with future requests for Troubles information.
Daniel Rooney was shot dead by British Army soldiers in September 1972.
The Belfast boxer recalls the decisions he faced as a youngster.
New claims have come to light which allege that police officers may have known about the bombing in advance.
Manuel Pellegrini’s side are now second in the table, ahead of Arsenal on goal difference.
“I don’t know what the real deal is between him and the IRA.”
If it fails to comply, it will risk fines of up to €250,000 a day.
The 53-year-old was spoken to as part of the investigation into the killing of Jock Davison.
“Hundreds and hundreds” of people died as a result of collusion during The Troubles – according to former Ombudsman O’Loan.
17 people were killed by either rubber or plastic bullets during The Troubles.
My father was just 39 when he was killed by an IRA bomb. The fate that befell him has been like a virus in my family’s bloodstream; we can never forget.
The President added that “a strategy of amnesia is simply not an option”.
After the PSNI gained access to the tapes, leading to arrests, the college says it will return the material to former paramilitaries if they want.
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MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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