Maghaberry Prison

Protest cancelled as prison agreement reached

Pete Baker on August 13, 2010, 12:56 pm

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The Northern Ireland Prison Service has published the text of an agreement between segregated republican prisoners in Maghaberry Prison and prison authorities. The agreement is expected to bring to an end the protest by the prisoners in Roe House, and the planned public demonstration in Londonderry on Saturday has been cancelled. From the BBC report BBC NI Home Affairs Correspondent Vincent Kearney said that during the discussions, the prisoners had put forward a list of five demands and that agreement had been reached on …

“we can only conclude that publicity was indeed his agenda”

Pete Baker on August 6, 2010, 4:06 pm

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The reports of “ground-breaking talks” to be held in September between Sinn Féin and the 32 County Sovereign Movement appear to have been somewhat exaggerated… From the iol report The 32 County Sovereignty Movement later, however, played down the expectation of talks. It said it believed talks were to focus on issues surrounding dissident republican prisoners held in Maghaberry prison in Co Antrim. It claimed no firm arrangement on a wider meeting was yet agreed and accused Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams …