Alex Kane: Unionism should be ready to think the unthinkable

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31 Dec, 2019 All the news, half the price. Save 50% on a digital subscription to the News Letter!    Find out more → Alex Kane: Unionism should be ready to think the unthinkable Well, here we are, just 18 months away from the centenary of the first sitting of the NI Parliament on June 7, 1921 (in Belfast City Hall, then in the Presbyterian College on Botanic Avenue, until Stormont opened in 1932). Latest News Declassified Files: Labour planned to put NI on an involuntary path to Irish unity Northern Ireland would have been involuntarily put on a path towards Irish unity if Labour had won the 1992 general election and there had been no agreement to restore devolution, according to declassified government files. Appeal after NI play park set on fire – 'significant damage' caused Police are appealing for information following the report of an arson attack in the Seaview area of Warrenpoint last night (Sunday 29th December). Councils spent £23k to fix damaged Irish signs Councils in Northern Ireland have spent nearly £23,000 repairing and replacing vandalised bilingual signs in the last five years. Britain's professed ethical dimension to foreign policy in relation to export of arms did not appear to apply to Libya Jonathan Ganesh (December 26th) calling on the UK government to compensate victims of IRA-Libya terror says it has been very distressing to know US victims of Gaddafi Semtex received substantial compensation and UK victims received nothing. Sport Update Sharon Stone kicked off dating app after complaints from cynical men Basic Instinct actress Sharon Stone has had her profile on a dating app blocked after users believed it was too good to be true. Game of Thrones actor Andrew Dunbar laid to rest in Portrush amid emotional scenes There were emotional scenes in Co Antrim on Monday as a funeral was held for a talented Northern Ireland actor who died suddenly on Christmas Eve. Anti-abuse campaigner says he would 'do it all again' One of Northern Ireland's highest profile campaigners for abuse victims says he would do it all again, as compensation looks likely to be paid out in coming weeks. And finally... JustGiving fundraiser to help and support the search for missing mother-of-four Helena McElhennon exceeds target An online fundraiser started to support the search for Helena McElhennon has exceeded its £3000 target. See all the day's news here

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Gardai leaked UK ambassador details to IRA – ‘collusion’ revealed in state papers

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30 Dec, 2019 All the news, half the price. Save 50% on a digital subscription to the News Letter!    Find out more → Gardai leaked UK ambassador details to IRA – 'collusion' revealed in state papers A document about a British ambassador's holiday was deliberately leaked by gardai and ended up in the IRA's possession, newly declassified state papers have revealed. Latest News Snow could still arrive before the end of this week The mild weather over the festive period is "unusual but not unheard of" the Met office has said. Declassified files: Drumcree crisis 'a disaster for both communities that helped IRA' The Drumcree crisis was "a disaster for both communities", a high-level committee which brought together senior security figures and NIO officials was told in 1996. IRA used 'wash houses' to destroyed forensic evidence Terrorists used "wash houses" to destroy forensic evidence during the Troubles, making it exceptionally difficult for the security forces to solve murders, a submission prepared for a US court said. Samuel Beckett: Reclusive Irish literary giant who fought with the French Resistance Historian GORDON LUCY on the life and work of the 'Waiting for Godot' author Sport Update Dungannon Swifts confirm double exit 'with immediate effect' Dungannon Swifts have confirmed exits by two members of the club's backroom team. Sean Reidy proud of Ulster's unbeaten home record Ulster's five try 35-3 bonus point win over Connacht on Friday night meant Dan McFarland's side have gone through the whole of 2019 undefeated at Kingspan Stadium. Opinion: 2020 could prove to be a defining period for this Ulster squad The first packed Kingspan Stadium since May 2017 was rewarded by an Ulster performance of note in the Guinness PRO14 as they signed off 2019 with an impressive display in a 35-3 rout over Connacht on Friday night. And finally... Declassified files: Top Sinn Fein figure 'broke down in tears and apologised' A senior on the run republican apologised in tears to the then Alliance Party leader, according to a file declassified today. See all the day's news here

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