Unrest in Northern Ireland

Continuity IRA claims responsibility for Northern Ireland police ...Telegraph.co.uk - United KingdomThe Continuity IRA, the republican splinter group, has claimed responsibility for killing a policeman in an ambush in Craigavon, Northern Ireland. ...read more

Northern Ireland's police chief vows to catch officer's killersIndependent - London,England,UKBy Deborah McAleese and Claire Harrison Northern Ireland's police chief Sir Hugh Orde today made an emotional but defiant appeal for help in catching the ...read more

Second shooting 'feels like deja vu'BBC News - UKDuring the Troubles, late night statements from police chiefs about the latest murder in Northern Ireland were part of the daily routine. read more

New York Times: LONDON — A dissident splinter group of the Irish Republican Army took responsibility on Tuesday for the killing of a police officer that sent tremors of apprehension through Northern Ireland just 48 hours after two British soldiers were shot to death. read more

PSNI Officer killed in Northern Ireland.

Belfast Ireland, March 9th 23:30:

It has been confirmed that a PSNI officer has been shot and killed in the Craigavon area tonight.
The incident is understood to have happened near Lismore High School at Brownlow.
Police came under attack while investigating suspicious activity near the school. No links have been made to the killings over the weekend at this time.

PSNI officer shot in Craigavon

Belfast, Ireland, Monday March 9th, There are reports tonight that a PSNI officer has been shot in the Craigavon area.
The initial information suggests the shooting took place within the past hour and the victim is in a critical condition.
More news to follow.

Sinn Fein condemns attack on N. Irish army base

BELFAST (Reuters) - Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein on Sunday condemned the attack on a British army base in Northern Ireland, saying Republicans had a duty to oppose what it called a "wrong and counterproductive" act.
"Those responsible have no support, no strategy to achieve a United Ireland," Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams said in a statement.
"Their intention is to bring British soldiers back onto the streets. They want to destroy the progress of recent times and to plunge Ireland back into conflict," Adams said.