IRA

Dr Ian Bownes obituary
Psychiatrist tasked with assessing the mental state of Irish republican prisoners in the Maze during the 1980s
Owen Bowcott
01, Apr, 2025 @4:46 PM

Jennifer Johnston obituary
Prizewinning author who wrote elliptical, needle-sharp novels about family, Irish history and the Troubles
Patricia Craig
06, Mar, 2025 @5:46 PM

Coroner to refer findings on 1992 shooting of four IRA members to DPP
Justice Michael Humphreys says he is obliged to send report of Northern Ireland SAS ambush
Lisa O'Carroll in Dublin
20, Feb, 2025 @12:45 PM

SAS soldiers used unjustified lethal force against IRA members, inquest finds
Families of the four men shot dead during 1992 incident in County Tyrone welcome the ruling
Matthew Weaver
06, Feb, 2025 @1:48 PM

Disgruntled police in Northern Ireland responsible for IRA leaks after Good Friday agreement
Newly released Irish archives include leaks from UK government and RUC’s attempts to undermine Sinn Féin
Robert Booth and agencies
30, Dec, 2024 @12:01 AM

Northern Ireland Office ‘should have protected’ murdered solicitor
Newly released documents show senior official accepted that Rosemary Nelson should have been offered help
Emine Sinmaz
27, Dec, 2024 @12:01 AM

Grave exhumed near Northern Ireland border in hunt for IRA ‘disappeared’
Search for Joe Lynskey, who was murdered and secretly buried by IRA in 1972, takes place in County Monaghan
Lisa O'Carroll in Dublin
27, Nov, 2024 @10:38 AM

The week in audio: Cover: Stakeknife; From Bomb to Ballot: The History of Sinn Féin; The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show – review
Context is all in two indispensable podcasts about Northern Ireland. And Zoe Ball ensures an orderly handover for Radio 2 Breakfast listeners
Miranda Sawyer
23, Nov, 2024 @5:00 PM

Son of woman killed by IRA condemns ‘cruel’ Disney series
Say Nothing, about 1972 abduction and murder of Jean McConville, is horrendous, says Michael McConville
Lisa O'Carroll in Dublin
21, Nov, 2024 @12:20 PM

PM must prioritise Birmingham pub bombings inquiry, say victims’ families
Relatives of those killed in 1974 attack urge government on its 50th anniversary to set up statutory inquiry
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent
21, Nov, 2024 @6:00 AM

I’m used to outsiders mangling Belfast's history. So Say Nothing was a breath of fresh air | Rachel Connolly
The adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe’s book isn’t flawless – but it doesn’t airbrush the complex, messy story of the Troubles, says writer Rachel Connolly
Rachel Connolly
18, Nov, 2024 @10:00 AM

‘Thatcher would have known’: Pat Finucane’s family hope to finally learn truth about his murder
Announcement of a public inquiry could expose collusion by those at highest levels of UK government
Daniel Boffey in Belfast
17, Nov, 2024 @3:00 PM
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