# the-troubles - Tuesday 20 July, 2021
# The North
# The North
The Assembly was recalled from its summer recess as anger grows over proposals to deal with legacy in NI.
# Classified Documents
# Classified Documents
The 1997 speech, marking the 150th anniversary of the Famine, did not have input from the then-Prime Minister, files show.
# the-troubles - Friday 16 July, 2021
# The North
# The North
Stormont is to be recalled on Tuesday to debate plans for a statute of limitations on Troubles crimes.
# the-troubles - Thursday 15 July, 2021
# Nothern Ireland
# Nothern Ireland
A former chief constable said the plans for a statute of limitations did not sit comfortably with him.
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
The proposed Troubles amnesty has been labelled the “mother and father of all cover-ups”.
# the-troubles - Wednesday 14 July, 2021
# The Troubles
# The Troubles
Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney said: “This is not a fait accompli.”
# the-troubles - Friday 2 July, 2021
# The Troubles
# The Troubles
A judge’s ruling in the trial over the 1972 murder of Joe McCann has led to two other cases unravelling.
# the-troubles - Monday 14 June, 2021
# The Troubles
# The Troubles
Lawyers argued those affected were entitled to ‘effective, independent investigation’.
# the-troubles - Thursday 27 May, 2021
# The42 Reads
From The42
# The42 Reads
Down’s Conor Deegan and Antrim hurling legend Terence McNaughton recall the experiences of living through the Troubles.
# the-troubles - Tuesday 11 May, 2021
# Legacy Issues
# Legacy Issues
Legislation on the issue is expected to be forthcoming.
# The Troubles
The events of 9-11 August 1971 in Belfast have become known as the Ballymurphy Massacre Coroner Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan has said all 10 victims were "entirely innocent" The coroner raised concerns about “serious failings” in military testimony provided Minister Simon Coveney described the ruling as "historic" and said all bereaved families must have access to "an effective investigation"
# the-troubles - Saturday 10 April, 2021
# The Troubles
# The Troubles
The agreement was signed 23 years ago today.
# the-troubles - Thursday 8 April, 2021
# Belfast Violence
# Belfast Violence
The former BBC correspondent and author says it’s like a rewind button has been pressed to the past in the North.
# the-troubles - Sunday 7 March, 2021
# The Troubles
# The Troubles
The scheme applies to individuals who have lost a parent, spouse/partner, and/or a child in Northern Ireland’s Troubles.
# the-troubles - Wednesday 17 February, 2021
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
Cain has been a free online resource since March 1997.
# the-troubles - Wednesday 27 January, 2021
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
The comments were made at the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee earlier today.
# the-troubles - Thursday 21 January, 2021
# The Troubles
# The Troubles
They want an independent team of detectives to search for leads for fresh prosecutions and other measures to recover information.
# the-troubles - Sunday 27 December, 2020
# The Troubles
# The Troubles
State papers reveal that IRA chiefs did not like the socialism of Sinn Fein’s “urban-based leadership”.
# the-troubles - Monday 30 November, 2020
# Pat Finucane
# Pat Finucane
Finucane was shot by loyalist paramilitaries in front of his family in Belfast in 1989.
# the-troubles - Tuesday 24 November, 2020
# The Troubles
# The Troubles
Pat Finucane’s widow Geraldine and son John met the Taoiseach yesterday.
# the-troubles - Sunday 22 November, 2020
# The Troubles
# The Troubles
Finucane was shot by loyalist paramilitaries in front of his family in 1989 amid claims of collusion with state forces.
# the-troubles - Tuesday 29 September, 2020
# Derry
# Derry
The range of potential offences included murder, attempted murder and causing grievous bodily injury with intent.
# the-troubles - Wednesday 26 August, 2020
# Martina Anderson
# Martina Anderson
Martina Anderson said the money was mainly for “those who fought Britain’s dirty war in Ireland”.
# the-troubles - Monday 17 August, 2020
# Belfast
# Belfast
Jennifer McNern is taking a judicial review case against the Northern Ireland Executive.
# the-troubles - Tuesday 4 August, 2020
# Newspapers
# Newspapers
Newspapers have extensively covered the life of John Hume in today’s front pages.
# the-troubles - Thursday 30 July, 2020
# Patrick Rooney
# Patrick Rooney
Patrick Rooney was the first child to be killed in the Troubles.
# the-troubles - Wednesday 3 June, 2020
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
Victims Commissioner Judith Thompson said the treatment of victims by the authorities was “cruel, callous and insulting”.
# the-troubles - Wednesday 13 May, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
Gerry Adams welcomes the UK Supreme Court quashing today of his conviction for attempted Maze Prison escapes in the 1970s.
# the-troubles - Sunday 19 April, 2020
# Interview
From The42
# Interview
Felix Healy looks back on his remarkable football career and life.
# the-troubles - Wednesday 18 March, 2020
# The Troubles
# The Troubles
The plans will deliver on the government’s promise to protect its former soldiers.
# the-troubles - Saturday 1 February, 2020
# The Troubles
# The Troubles
Those convicted of playing a part in an incident in which they were injured will be denied access to the scheme.
# the-troubles - Saturday 28 December, 2019
# The Troubles
# The Troubles
The spat was the subject of talks between a UK minister and an Irish ambassador in 1989.
# the-troubles - Monday 11 November, 2019
# Troubles Era
# Troubles Era
The prosecution of British soldiers for actions during the Troubles has proved controversial in the UK.
# the-troubles - Sunday 10 November, 2019
# Remembered
# Remembered
A new book by Joe Duffy and Freya McClements seeks to tell those 186 stories.
# the-troubles - Tuesday 22 October, 2019
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
Legislation that requires the UK Government to introduce a scheme came into effect at midnight on Monday.
# the-troubles - Saturday 19 October, 2019
# Spotlight On The Trouble
# Spotlight On The Trouble
The Secret Army documentary includes scenes which show Martin McGuinness with a car which was later used to bomb Derry and handling a gun.
# the-troubles - Monday 23 September, 2019
# Bragan Bog
# Bragan Bog
The ICLVR says it has “no reason to believe” it was deliberately misled about the location of the body.
# the-troubles - Saturday 21 September, 2019
# Hunger Strikes
# Hunger Strikes
The songwriter disagreed with how Thatcher treated hunger strikers and miners in the 1980s.
# the-troubles - Wednesday 18 September, 2019
# Soldier F
# Soldier F
Soldier F is accused of two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder.
# the-troubles - Tuesday 17 September, 2019
# The Troubles
# The Troubles
The Louth TD has repeatedly denied accusations that he was a member of the paramilitary organisation.
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