Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... will a Justice Minister be informed of on the security side. That has been resisted thus far by Shaun Woodward who has given some of this information to the First and deputy First Ministers but has been wary of making it available to this committee.”
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Shaun Woodward has told local church and civic leaders to bring this message to politicians in Parliament Buildings: “Get on and seal the deal.” He clearly has the DUP in mind as that part continues to block the devolution of policing and justice. Already Peter Robinson and his colleagues have made the abolition of the Parades Commission...
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | yesterday
That is the message to civic and religious leaders from Secretary of State Shaun Woodward. Mr Woodward has been speaking to key decision-makers in the community at a reception in Hillsborough Castle. He wants influential voices in the community to tell politicians devolution must be completed. Mr Woodward reminded the DUP of the dangers of delaying the transfer of policing...
Working Class Tory (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... rather than from Dublin. But for most - and this is the truth that neither the Prime Minister, nor Shaun Woodward, the Northern Ireland Secretary, dares admit - being a "republican" is about being engaged in mafia-style criminality linked to the drugs trade. And the emasculation of the RUC , and the scaling down of troops in the province, has made the expansion of criminal...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... transferring policing powers.Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin and Northern Secretary Shaun Woodward are in regular contact on the issue.Mr Brown is expected to meet Mr Robinson and Mr McGuinness again this week to try to resolve what Sinn Féin is describing as an “impasse” that could lead to political “freefall”.While DUP leader Mr Robinson warned at the weekend that continuing...
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
- Last Updated: Saturday, November 7, 2009, 09:46NI leaders in London for devolution talksRelated»Northern Ireland’s First and Deputy First Minister will meet Gordon Brown in Downing Street today to discuss devolving policing and justice powers.Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward is also expected to attend the stock-taking exercise of progress to date.Sinn Féin Deputy First Minister...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... Sinn Féin warning came as Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin and Northern Secretary Shaun Woodward met in London yesterday evening to discuss growing tensions between the DUP and Sinn Féin.The setting by First Minister Peter Robinson of what the British and Irish governments and Sinn Féin view as a new precondition has caused political concern. Mr Robinson has called for...
Calling England (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... to take her seat at the last possible second; in fact Brown momentarily waited for her. Bothered (Shaun Woodward the NI Secretary) sat to Brown's left and Bewildered (Jack Straw, Justice Secretary) sat to the right of Bewitched. I hope that's clear. All the Front Bench appeared to be wearing red poppies rather than the white ones favoured by the Peace Pledge Union, of which Straw's...
BBC NEWS | The Devenport Diaries (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... up call" to the Stormont politicians that further delays cannot be afforded, whilst Shaun Woodward hopes it "should be hugely influential in informing an early decision". After listening to the Nolan programme's reports on so called punishment attacks earlier today, it's clear that whoever is in charge of the police and the courts in the future will have a real job...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... of justice powers to Stormont along with the SDLP, Alliance and Sinn Féin.Northern Secretary Shaun Woodward said: “It is for the Assembly to ask for those powers to be transferred and today’s IMC report should be hugely influential in informing an early decision.”Traditional Unionist leader Jim Allister dismissed the IMC’s link between policing and justice devolution and dissident...
BBC NEWS | The Devenport Diaries (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... Ashdown on his parades proposals. It's also putting a motion before the main Assembly calling on Shaun Woodward to provide the committee with any memoranda of understanding and protocols related to national security - something the Committee has been looking for unsuccessfully for some time. I'm told work is still continuing on the precise powers and independence of a future Justice...
