Wikileaks
An online news site that allows journalists and activists in possesion of sensitive information to share it anonymously with the public. The site was created in 2006 by Julian Assange.
# wikileaks - Sunday 5 May, 2013
American officials in Brussels tell HQ: ‘The British are watering our whiskey’
The things you find in Wikileaks…
# wikileaks - Monday 29 April, 2013
Mystery over ‘hijacking incident at Dublin Airport’ 37 years ago
A Wikileaks cable contains limited information about an apparent hijacking incident at Dublin Airport in December 1976 but there are few other details about the event.
# wikileaks - Thursday 18 April, 2013
US noted Ireland’s ‘tendency to identify with North Vietnamese’ in 1973
In a confidential wire leaked by Wikileak, then US Ambassador to Ireland John DJ Moore spoke about the country’s reluctance to take a lead role in the European Community.
# wikileaks - Monday 15 April, 2013
Ireland got a ‘B’ grade for its last European presidency
The US said it would give Ireland a “tentative B” for its 2004 presidency of the European Union.
# wikileaks - Sunday 14 April, 2013
US doubted non-political role of Irish president after Hillery election
The American embassy here also believed the politician was “not enthusiastic” about the job.
# wikileaks - Saturday 13 April, 2013
‘Desperate’ Ireland wanted Britain to send NATO troops to Northern Ireland
A Wikileaks cable reveals that Garret FitzGerald asked the United States not to oppose any British reassignment of troops.
# wikileaks - Monday 8 April, 2013
US saw ‘a dollop of complacency’ in Irish efforts to pursue alleged terrorists
The latest Wikileaks cables highlight American concerns.
# wikileaks - Friday 1 March, 2013
Wikileaks source Bradley Manning pleads guilty to 10 charges
The US Army Private now faces up to 20 years in prison.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning. Here are nine things to know as you start your day.
# wikileaks - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
US army forced to release WikiLeaks case documents
The US army has published dozens of documents in the case of WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning, after media outlets and other groups had criticised a lack of transparency.
# wikileaks - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
Julian Assange to run for Australian senate, his mum says he’ll be ‘awesome’
The Wikileaks founder intends to run in the September poll even though he is currently holed-up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
# wikileaks - Tuesday 25 December, 2012
8 of the weirdest meetings of 2012
From Lady Gaga hanging out with Julian Assange to Tupac Shakur’s Coachella performance, here’s our shortlist of the stranger celebrity and political encounters of the year.
# wikileaks - Friday 30 November, 2012
Assange defends WikiLeaks two years after ‘cablegate’
Julian Assange has vowed to keep exposing secret documents and defended his controversial website Wikileaks.
WikiLeaks suspect tells court of his despair in ‘cage’
Bradley Manning is charged with aiding the enemy by causing hundreds of thousands of classified documents to be published on the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks.
# wikileaks - Thursday 29 November, 2012
Julian Assange has ‘lung condition’ says Ecuadorian embassy
The Wikileaks founder is unwell according to Ecuador’s ambassador to London. Assange has spent the past five months holed-up in the London embassy.
# wikileaks - Tuesday 9 October, 2012
Unlikely Celebrity Meeting of the Day: Lady Gaga and Julian Assange
Over to you: what do you think the two of them talked about?
# wikileaks - Wednesday 5 September, 2012
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your day.
# wikileaks - Monday 27 August, 2012
Ecuador’s president says Assange allegations ‘not crimes’ in most places
Correa said the alleged actions against the WikiLeaks founder were ‘not crimes in 90 to 95 per cent of the world’ but they had played no part in Quito’s decision to grant Assange asylum.
# wikileaks - Sunday 26 August, 2012
Ecuador and UK ‘must seek mutually acceptable solution’ on Assange case
President Rafael Correa says the two countries are returning to dialogue over controversy surrounding the WikiLeaks founder.
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Nine things you need to know this morning…
# wikileaks - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
Ecuador says attempts to storm embassy ‘would be suicide’
The people of Ecuador have rallied behind president Rafael Correa after he granted political asylum to Julian Assange.
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
The nine stories you need to know this morning.
# wikileaks - Sunday 19 August, 2012
Assange calls on US to drop ‘witch-hunt against WikiLeaks’
Speaking from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, the WikiLeaks founder describes Bradley Manning as “a hero and an example”.
Assange to make public statement from Ecuadorian embassy
The WikiLeaks founder will face arrest if he steps outside – and may make a public statement from a ground floor window.
The 9 at 9: Sunday
The nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# wikileaks - Saturday 18 August, 2012
Assange faces boredom and stress as embassy standoff continues
Visitors who have been to see Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy say he’s upbeat, but living very modestly.
# wikileaks - Friday 17 August, 2012
Poll: Should the UK stop Julian Assange from seeking asylum in Ecuador?
The UK says it has an obligation to extradite Assange to Sweden – but opponents claim he is being persecuted for political reasons. What do you think?
The 9 at 9: Friday
The nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# wikileaks - Thursday 16 August, 2012
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Ecuador grants asylum to Assange – but London says he WILL be extradited
The Foreign Office in the UK said that the decision “changes nothing” and the Wikileaks founder will still be extradited to Sweden.
Wikileaks, Ecuador condemn ‘UK threat to storm’ embassy for Assange
The Wikileaks founder continues in his bid to avoid extradition to Sweden.
# wikileaks - Monday 16 July, 2012
Bradley Manning trial: Lawyers ask court to drop ‘break-in’ charge
Attorneys at Manning’s military pre-trial hearings say the US Army Private had permission to read the ‘Cablegate’ files.
# wikileaks - Thursday 5 July, 2012
Wikileaks publishes “embarrassing” Syria Files
They include more than two million emails from Syrian political figures, ministries and associated companies.
# wikileaks - Friday 29 June, 2012
‘The Ballad of Julian Assange’ among songs featuring on new Wikileaks CD
The Beat the Blockade CD is the latest attempt by the whistleblowing organisation to raise funds for its projects.
# wikileaks - Sunday 24 June, 2012
Ecuador ambassador briefed on Assange in Sweden
Ecuador is mulling over whether to offer the WikiLeaks founder asylum, after he took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Tuesday.
There’s “no hint” of US plan to take Assange from Sweden, says Australian minister
Assange has sought asylum in bid to avoid being extradited to Sweden.
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Nine things to know this morning.
# wikileaks - Wednesday 20 June, 2012
WikiLeaks founder Assange seeks Ecuador asylum
Julian Assange yesterday walked into Ecuador’s embassy in London and applied for political asylum in a sensational bid to avoid extradition to Sweden over alleged sex crimes.
# wikileaks - Thursday 14 June, 2012
Court rejects Assange bid to reopen case
The Wikileaks founder is now one step closer to being extradited to Sweden to face sex crime allegations.
# wikileaks - Wednesday 30 May, 2012
Gilmore: ‘I never told US Embassy I wanted second Lisbon referendum’
The Tánaiste dismisses WikiLeaks’ tale of events, saying: ‘Don’t believe everything you read.’





















































