#The Troubles

# the-troubles - Sunday 31 July, 2022

# The Troubles

Service to mark 50 years since Claudy bombing in Northern Ireland

Jul 31st 2022, 8:20 AM 11,454 Views 7 Comments

Nine people were killed and 30 injured when three car bombs exploded on July 31 1972.

# the-troubles - Tuesday 5 July, 2022

# Northern Ireland

'Utterly shameful' Troubles legacy legislation clears the House of Commons

Jul 5th 2022, 8:17 AM 15,365 Views 10 Comments

MPs voted 282 to 217 to give the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill a third reading.

# the-troubles - Wednesday 22 June, 2022

# 1974

Name of baby Martha O'Neill added to Dublin and Monaghan bombings memorial on Talbot St

Jun 22nd 2022, 12:08 PM 11,192 Views 0 Comments

Baby Martha O’Neill was stillborn three months after the bombings on 17 May 1974.

# the-troubles - Monday 13 June, 2022

# The Troubles

Ballymurphy Massacre: Families receive 'significant damages' in court case against UK government

Jun 13th 2022, 11:50 AM 11,546 Views 9 Comments

Ten people, including a mother of eight and a Catholic priest, were killed in the British Army shootings.

# the-troubles - Wednesday 18 May, 2022

# Northern Ireland

Coveney has 'serious concerns' around new Troubles amnesty legislation

Updated May 18th 2022, 5:35 PM 17,686 Views 24 Comments

The proposals are almost universally opposed by political parties across the UK and Ireland as well as victims’ groups.

# the-troubles - Tuesday 17 May, 2022

# Amnesty

UK Government set to bring forward Troubles legacy proposals

May 17th 2022, 7:35 AM 7,524 Views 7 Comments

It comes the day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Northern Ireland in a bid to restore power-sharing.

# the-troubles - Wednesday 11 May, 2022

# The Troubles

Tweaked Troubles amnesty plan met with opposition

May 11th 2022, 9:59 AM 4,957 Views 2 Comments

Under UK Government proposals, immunity for Troubles-related crime will depend on co-operation with an information retrieval body.

# the-troubles - Wednesday 27 April, 2022

# Newspaper Reporters

Journalists Vincent Browne and Henry Kelly urged to help Belfast Troubles inquest

Apr 27th 2022, 5:35 PM 18,012 Views 6 Comments

Browne has said he was “totally unaware” of any efforts made by a Belfast coroner to contact him in relation to the inquest.

# the-troubles - Wednesday 23 March, 2022

# Derry

Judge quashes decision not to proceed with Soldier F Bloody Sunday prosecution

Updated Mar 23rd 2022, 4:16 PM 24,763 Views 13 Comments

Bloody Sunday families had challenged a number of decisions not to prosecute taken by the PPS.

# the-troubles - Saturday 12 March, 2022

'It’s probably similar to what’s happening in Ukraine' - growing up in the North during conflict

# Aimee Mackin

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# Aimee Mackin

'It’s probably similar to what’s happening in Ukraine' - growing up in the North during conflict

Mar 12th 2022, 6:58 AM 6,516 Views 6 Comments

‘We were playing football in the garden and the British soldiers were walking up the road across from us because there was a barracks close enough to where I live.’

# the-troubles - Tuesday 8 February, 2022

# Collusion

RUC 'deliberately destroyed' files on Sean Graham bookmakers massacre

Feb 8th 2022, 11:39 AM 13,191 Views 9 Comments

Eight loyalist attacks attributed to the UDA or its Ulster Freedom Fighters cover name have been examined in an ombudsman’s report.

# the-troubles - Sunday 30 January, 2022

# 50TH ANNIVERSARY

'A terrible atrocity': Thousands attend Bloody Sunday memorial to remember victims

Updated Jan 30th 2022, 7:33 PM 56,770 Views 49 Comments

Relatives of those killed and injured on Bloody Sunday attended a remembrance walk to honour those who died
Micheál Martin took part in the remembrance walk and laid a wreath at a ceremony held afterwards
President Higgins will later say the tragic events of 50 years ago today "reverberated across this island and around the world"

# the-troubles - Thursday 27 January, 2022

# Derry

Michael D Higgins, Micheál Martin and Jeremy Corbyn to feature in Bloody Sunday commemorations

Updated Jan 27th 2022, 12:49 PM 20,487 Views 44 Comments

Micheál Martin will lay a wreath at the memorial to the victims of the tragedy.

# the-troubles - Wednesday 29 December, 2021

# The Troubles

Decommissioning demands during first IRA ceasefire ‘were pointless’

Dec 29th 2021, 2:25 PM 12,292 Views 14 Comments

Senior security figures told Irish officials two months before the ceasefire ended that the insistence on prior decommissioning was unnecessary.

# Peace Process

John Hume 'literally cried on Martin McGuinness's shoulder' amid health concerns in 1994

Dec 29th 2021, 12:02 AM 45,905 Views 23 Comments

The SDLP leader later retired from public life after 40 years as an activist.

# the-troubles - Wednesday 15 December, 2021

# The Troubles

UK Supreme Court rules PSNI decision not to investigate Hooded Men case was unlawful

Dec 15th 2021, 8:00 PM 22,962 Views 0 Comments

The ‘Hooded Men’ were detained and subjected to extreme interrogation methods in 1971.

# A Shared Island

Patrick Kielty: The past left trauma on all sides, but the future of this whole island looks bright

Updated Dec 15th 2021, 9:10 AM 28,725 Views 39 Comments

The comedian and broadcaster shares the text of his stirring speech made at the Shared Island Forum earlier this week.

# the-troubles - Saturday 11 December, 2021

'I don't think I've quite forgiven them for what they stole from me'

# What Could Have Been

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# What Could Have Been

'I don't think I've quite forgiven them for what they stole from me'

Dec 11th 2021, 7:00 AM 81,664 Views 8 Comments

In April 1987, an IRA car bomb killed two people and ended the career of Ulster flanker Nigel Carr, who was driving to Ireland training with two team-mates.

# the-troubles - Saturday 20 November, 2021

# Northern Ireland

Experts say UK government's plans for 'official' Troubles history would be 'almost impossible'

Nov 20th 2021, 8:00 PM 30,314 Views 25 Comments

The proposal was first reported last weekend.

# the-troubles - Friday 15 October, 2021

# Belfast

Trial of former British soldier for Troubles killing is adjourned after he's taken to hospital

Oct 15th 2021, 12:41 PM 14,292 Views 0 Comments

Dennis Hutchings is charged with the attempted murder of John Pat Cunningham in Co Tyrone in 1974.

# the-troubles - Monday 11 October, 2021

# Dennis Hutchings

British Army veteran challenges admissibility of document in Troubles trial

Oct 11th 2021, 6:52 PM 15,646 Views 0 Comments

The former soldier’s trial also heard from a war veteran and former MP who described the defendant as the epitome of the best class of officer.

# the-troubles - Thursday 30 September, 2021

# The Troubles

Operation Kenova interim report into Troubles era murders to be published

Sep 30th 2021, 8:18 AM 6,883 Views 1 Comment

It is reviewing a number of historic offences which occurred during the Troubles including more than 200 murders.

# the-troubles - Friday 20 August, 2021

# The Troubles

Former British soldier to stand trial over Troubles-era killing of Aidan McAnespie

Aug 20th 2021, 10:18 PM 20,756 Views 0 Comments

A cousin of Aidan McAnespie said today’s decision came as a “relief” to the family.

# the-troubles - Tuesday 20 July, 2021

# The North

Stormont politicians reject UK government plans for Troubles 'amnesty'

Updated Jul 20th 2021, 5:26 PM 17,744 Views 17 Comments

The Assembly was recalled from its summer recess as anger grows over proposals to deal with legacy in NI.

# Classified Documents

Tony Blair's 1997 Famine message was ghost-written by aides as he couldn't be contacted

Jul 20th 2021, 9:13 AM 29,069 Views 28 Comments

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

NI political leaders hold ‘robust’ talks, co-chaired by Coveney, on Troubles legacy plans

Jul 16th 2021, 2:25 PM 6,998 Views 9 Comments

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

Anger over UK government’s plan to ban Troubles prosecutions continues to grow

Jul 15th 2021, 6:49 PM 13,038 Views 22 Comments

A former chief constable said the plans for a statute of limitations did not sit comfortably with him.

# Northern Ireland

Johnson's claim that halting prosecutions will 'draw a line under the Troubles' provokes outcry

Jul 15th 2021, 12:00 PM 12,942 Views 27 Comments

The proposed Troubles amnesty has been labelled the “mother and father of all cover-ups”.

# the-troubles - Wednesday 14 July, 2021

# The Troubles

Coveney says Irish politicians have 'different view' to UK on ending Troubles prosecutions

Updated Jul 14th 2021, 11:02 AM 18,703 Views 0 Comments

Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney said: “This is not a fait accompli.”

# the-troubles - Friday 2 July, 2021

# The Troubles

What caused landmark legacy prosecutions against former British soldiers to collapse?

Jul 2nd 2021, 3:37 PM 7,319 Views 6 Comments

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

UK Supreme Court examines suitability of PSNI to investigate 'Hooded Men' treatment and killing of Jean Smyth

Updated Jun 14th 2021, 1:30 PM 16,259 Views 23 Comments

Lawyers argued those affected were entitled to ‘effective, independent investigation’.

# the-troubles - Thursday 27 May, 2021

A bullet in the post and being harassed on the way to training - Gaels living with the Troubles

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# The42 Reads

A bullet in the post and being harassed on the way to training - Gaels living with the Troubles

May 27th 2021, 8:00 AM 15,692 Views 4 Comments

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

Theresa May warns that laws stopping soldiers being pursued over NI violence 'will cover terrorists as well'

Updated May 11th 2021, 8:55 PM 33,968 Views 141 Comments

Legislation on the issue is expected to be forthcoming.

# The Troubles

Ballymurphy inquests: Use of lethal force by British Army in 1971 shootings 'not justified', coroner rules

Updated May 11th 2021, 2:40 PM 37,449 Views 29 Comments

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

Taoiseach warns against 'spiral back' to sectarian conflict on anniversary of Good Friday Agreement

Apr 10th 2021, 12:09 PM 16,051 Views 54 Comments

The agreement was signed 23 years ago today.

# the-troubles - Thursday 8 April, 2021

# Belfast Violence

Brian Rowan: Once again, the politics of Northern Ireland is in a mess and violence has won out

Apr 8th 2021, 10:08 AM 23,477 Views 37 Comments

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

'Nothing ever changes the past': Reopening of bereaved payments scheme welcomed

Mar 7th 2021, 1:00 PM 14,202 Views 0 Comments

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

Future of long-running Troubles archive secured with new funding

Feb 17th 2021, 10:36 AM 6,168 Views 3 Comments

Cain has been a free online resource since March 1997.

# the-troubles - Wednesday 27 January, 2021

# Northern Ireland

Ian Paisley Jr criticised for linking IRA activities to Catholicism

Jan 27th 2021, 7:01 PM 63,798 Views 105 Comments

The comments were made at the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee earlier today.

# the-troubles - Thursday 21 January, 2021

# The Troubles

Thousands of bereaved demand full investigation into Northern Ireland conflict

Jan 21st 2021, 11:55 AM 7,848 Views 5 Comments

They want an independent team of detectives to search for leads for fresh prosecutions and other measures to recover information.

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