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Two children injuredThe Campaign Against Plastic Bullets and the Pat Finucane Centre have reacted angrily to the revelation that the now defunct Police Authority ordered a £300,000 purchase of a further 50,000 plastic bullets at its final November meeting. moreLoyalist pipe bomber diesLast week a Protestant teenager was fatally injured when a pipe bomb exploded in his hand.Acceptable policing `still to be negotiated'An edited version of the address by North Belfast Assembly member Gerry Kelly at the annual Edentubber Martyrs commemoration.Share the Wealth in Budget 2002An edited version of Sinn FŽin's pre-Budget submission, launched in Dublin on Wednesday.Criminal justice system must be transformedSinn FŽin has welcomed the long awaited publication of the British government's Draft Legislation and its response to the Criminal Justice Review Group's recommendations.Tensions remain high at Holy CrossThe RUC/PSNI changed its policing arrangements this week to allow the parents of Holy Cross pupils walk to school in their own time rather than in convoy as has been the case until Monday.Finucane family's court challengeJudicial Review proceedings have been lodged against John Stevens for the failure to provide any relevant documentary material to the Finucane family relating to the murder of Pat Finucane.Sectarian victim denied compensationThe attitude of the RUC/NIPS towards attacks on Catholics has been questioned after an arson victim was denied compensation.Orange Order withdraws from Currin talksThe Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition say the decision by Portadown Orangemen to break off contact with the Independent South African mediator Brian Currin, "comes as no surprise".McGuinness slams British Army harassmentMid-Ulster MP Martin Mc Guinness has called for an immediate end to the increasing British Army activity and harassment of Nationalists in Tyrone.M‡ire Drumm rememberedA commemoration to mark the 25th anniversary of the loyalist killing of Sinn FŽin vice-President M‡ire Drumm was held in Milltown Cemetery in Belfast on Sunday 11 November.Backing for Colombia ThreeThe Dublin Trade Council, at its meeting on Tuesday night, unanimously backed a motion calling for the return of the Colombia Three.Same old SDLPFERN LANE on the SDLP conference last weekend, when a touted 'new beginning' for the party failed to materialise.Derry family still waiting for justiceThirty years on, the Thompson family are still trying to find out the truth behind their mother's death.Relatives demand cooperationRelatives and survivors of the May 1974 Dublin/Monaghan bombings have called on the British government to co-operate fully with the inquiry being conducted by Justice Barron.DUP is working in AssemblySinn FŽin Assembly member Conor Murphy has said that the DUP should 'come clean to the public' and admit they are playing a central role in the Assembly.Burke's grimm taleAnother day, another tribunal, another politician with a Grimm fairytale: former Fianna F‡il minister Ray Burke.Old folks left with no heatAngry residents of Mellows Court, Finglas, have slammed Dublin Corporation for the lack of heating facilities in their new homes.Prodi's contempt for democracyThe Sinn FŽin representative on the National Forum on Europe has criticised the remarks by European Commission president Romana Prodi.Resignation of SF Cllr Brian MacUaidMonaghan Sinn FŽin County Councillor Brian MacUaid last week tendered his resignation both to Sinn FŽin and to Monaghan County Council.Kevin Barry CommemorationA large crowd turned out in Tralee on Sunday November 4 to honour Kevin Barry who was executed on 1 November 1920 at the tender age of 18.Lough Neagh lignite mining reprieveCommunities along the western shores of Lough Neagh are relieved that two requests for lignite mining have been withdrawn.Fight to save Erne embalming servicesUrgent meetings are being held to discuss the withdrawal of embalming services from the Erne Hospital planned for 1 December.McGuinness backs diversityEducation Minister Martin McGuinness has announced a £700,000 package and a network of five teachers to provide translation and support services to pupils from ethnic communities throughout the North.Residents want Dublin Waste outA residents' association in Dublin's East Wall has called for the disgraced 'Dublin Waste' company to be put out of business.Drug deal struck at WTOTrade negotiators at world trade talks in Doha reached broad agreement on Tuesday on a deal to ensure that developing countries have access to medicines.
DAILY REPUBLICAN NEWS SERVICE
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