Archive for November, 2006

Saddam’s ‘chaotic’ trial challenged

The UK solicitor who helped to prepare Saddam Hussein’s defence has called the trial unlawful and said that the case should have been heard at an international court, similar to the one that tried Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes.
Des Doherty — a solicitor in Londonderry who also represented interested parties in the Saville inquiry — [...]

Rapprochement brings rehabilitation

Life in Northern Ireland has been transformed. Five years ago you were likely to face a British ­soldier pointing a rifle when you looked out of a car window into a roadside field. Now, thanks to rapprochement between the province’s Republican and Loyalist factions, it is rare to see the army at all.
The speed of [...]

Dubliners turn Newry into a commuter town

Northern Ireland Market House prices in the Border town of Newry have risen by 371 per cent since 1996 - but are still lower than in the Republic, says Paul Gosling
Newry has become a hot spot for homes. According to the just published house-price survey from mortgage lender Halifax, house prices in Newry [...]