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# the-troubles - Wednesday 18 March, 2020
UK to introduce five-year cut-off point in bid to end re-investigations into soldiers who served in NI
The plans will deliver on the government’s promise to protect its former soldiers.
# the-troubles - Saturday 1 February, 2020
British government outlines Troubles victims pension scheme but SF criticises 'hierarchy of victims'
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
NI lobby group was accused of misleading investors about Republic to 'damage our national interest'
The spat was the subject of talks between a UK minister and an Irish ambassador in 1989.
# the-troubles - Monday 11 November, 2019
Coveney says Johnson promise to protect British soldiers from prosecution 'very concerning'
The prosecution of British soldiers for actions during the Troubles has proved controversial in the UK.
# the-troubles - Sunday 10 November, 2019
‘Nobody knows my Philip’s name’: Telling the stories of the Children of the Troubles
A new book by Joe Duffy and Freya McClements seeks to tell those 186 stories.
# the-troubles - Tuesday 22 October, 2019
Injured victims of the Troubles to get annual pension of between £2,000 and £10,000
Legislation that requires the UK Government to introduce a scheme came into effect at midnight on Monday.
# the-troubles - Saturday 19 October, 2019
1972 IRA documentary was ‘banned’ from being shown
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
The Disappeared: Search team questions if Columba McVeigh's body was moved
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
Phil Coulter says he declined OBE because he didn't like Margaret Thatcher
The songwriter disagreed with how Thatcher treated hunger strikers and miners in the 1980s.
# the-troubles - Wednesday 18 September, 2019
Bloody Sunday: Soldier F murder case adjourned until December at Derry hearing
Soldier F is accused of two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder.
# the-troubles - Tuesday 17 September, 2019
Veteran IRA member claims Gerry Adams lied when he denied being a member of the organisation
The Louth TD has repeatedly denied accusations that he was a member of the paramilitary organisation.
# the-troubles - Friday 13 September, 2019
Recent attempted bombings in Northern Ireland could drag us all back to the Troubles
A recent attempted mortar attack in Strabane has all the hallmarks of the past, writes Tom Clonan.
# the-troubles - Friday 6 September, 2019
Documentary links Martin McGuinness and Ian Paisley to new Troubles-era bomb attacks
The revelations are made in a documentary about the Troubles to air next week.
# the-troubles - Tuesday 27 August, 2019
Events take place to mark 40 years since IRA killings of Lord Mountbatten and Warrenpoint soldiers
The killings took place on one of the deadliest days of the Troubles.
# the-troubles - Sunday 11 August, 2019
Battle of the Bogside: It's 50 years since the community riot that changed Ireland
In August 1969, the people of the city’s Bogside area erected barricades to prevent the RUC entering.
# the-troubles - Wednesday 3 July, 2019
Man to be charged with murder of ex-Sinn Féin official and IRA/MI5 double-agent Denis Donaldson
Donaldson was killed months after admitting that he had worked as an M15 agent for over 20 years.
# the-troubles - Friday 21 June, 2019
Ex-IRA man granted UK Supreme Court hearing over Boston College tapes
The tapes which contain interviews with former paramilitaries were not meant to be heard in public until after their deaths.
# the-troubles - Monday 17 June, 2019
How an Irish publican's unease and mahogany doors spared a massacre during the 1994 World Cup final
‘I heard what I thought was a cork popping. I looked behind me and there was a bullet-hole in the mirror.’
# the-troubles - Monday 3 June, 2019
Police investigate hate crime at Warrenpoint memorial dedicated to 18 British soldiers
Ulster Unionist Councillor of Newry David Taylor said that it was “another disgusting attack” on the memorial.
# the-troubles - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
'The system is not fair': MPs criticise Theresa May over Northern Ireland amnesty
A “presumption against prosecution” for alleged offences committed by British soldiers has been proposed by the UK government.
# the-troubles - Friday 29 March, 2019
Tom Clonan: Deal or no deal, the border will be our problem this time. And we aren't ready for it
The Irish Defence Forces is already on its knees and will be unable to patrol any border on this island, writes Tom Clonan.
# the-troubles - Wednesday 20 March, 2019
'It's part of history': Auctioneer defends decision to sell deactivated rocket launcher
It is expected to fetch between €4,000 to €6,000
# the-troubles - Friday 8 March, 2019
Poll: Should Karen Bradley resign as Northern Ireland Secretary?
She has been sharply criticised for comments she made about killings during the Troubles.
Families of Ballymurphy massacre victims refuse to meet Karen Bradley
The group have refused to allow the UK’s Northern Ireland Secretary to apologise to them in person over comments she made about the Troubles.
# the-troubles - Thursday 7 March, 2019
FactCheck: Is Karen Bradley correct that killings committed by British forces during the Troubles were 'not crimes'?
Bradley has come under severe criticism for her comments in the House of Commons yesterday, but is she correct?
# the-troubles - Saturday 2 March, 2019
Ex-British soldiers could reportedly face Bloody Sunday murder charges 'within weeks'
Fourteen people were killed after British paratroopers opened fire.
# the-troubles - Monday 18 February, 2019
Former Real IRA commander: Even cameras on masts would be seen as 'spy posts' in border regions
John Connolly, the group’s leader in prison in the 2000s, says things would change dramatically in the event of a hard border.
# the-troubles - Thursday 14 February, 2019
PSNI 'deeply sorry' for not giving documents relating to 1990s killings to ombudsman
Human error and an archaic IT system are being cited as the reasons for the omission.
# the-troubles - Saturday 9 February, 2019
The surreal reality of life in 'the most militarised area of western Europe'
TheJournal.ie visited Dromintee GAA club to hear locals’ concerns of a hard Brexit.
# the-troubles - Tuesday 15 January, 2019
Arlene Foster criticised over assertion that 'we never had a hard border'
Foster insisted it was “a bit of a nonsense, frankly, to talk about a hard border”.
# the-troubles - Saturday 5 January, 2019
For decades, Irish taoisigh have been getting letters suggesting alternatives to the national anthem
Some people even wrote their own.
# the-troubles - Saturday 29 December, 2018
Garrett FitzGerald told Margaret Thatcher: 'John Hume will generally do what he is asked to do'
The frank assessment came in meeting between the pair in The Hague in 1986.
Charlie Haughey was urged to pressure 'British arrogance' over Birmingham Six and Guildford Four
The convictions of the nine men and one women were ultimately quashed.
# the-troubles - Friday 21 December, 2018
'I can't allow Ireland to be blamed here': Coveney says some UK politicians need reminder of Irish history
The Tánaiste said today it would be foolish to focus on any other solution to the border issue than the backstop.
# the-troubles - Wednesday 19 December, 2018
Ivor Bell deemed 'unfit' to stand trial in relation to Jean McConville disappearance
Jean McConville was killed by a single gunshot wound to the back of the head in December 1972.
# the-troubles - Tuesday 11 December, 2018
'When the border was finally ripped down - hope rose and healing began. We must not go back'
‘Growing up on the Irish border during the 1970s & 1980s was akin to some Bermuda Triangle existence, where people mysteriously disappeared and to this day, were never seen again,’ writes Grace Vaughan from Monaghan.
# the-troubles - Monday 12 November, 2018
Inquest opens into the deaths of 10 people shot by British soldiers in August 1971
A fresh inquest into the deaths was ordered in 2011.
# the-troubles - Tuesday 6 November, 2018
Alleged IRA bomber told gardaí he believed 'DUP and not the DPP' decided to charge him over 1972 bombing
The 66-year-old appeared before the High Court in Dublin today.
# the-troubles - Wednesday 10 October, 2018
'Is this the best use of £150m?': Ex-NI Secretaries of State say Troubles investigations should stop
The group says there needs to be a more ‘even-handed’ approach to investigations.
# the-troubles - Monday 17 September, 2018
The Disappeared: Search teams 'convinced' remains of Columba McVeigh are in Monaghan bog
A fifth search for the Tyrone teenager killed in 1975 begins today.
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Poll: Do you prefer sunshine or rainy days?
WELL, IT’S BEEN a week of blue skies across the country, with little rain in sight.
While it’s forecast to be colder over the weekend than in recent days, conditions, for the most part, are due to remain dry and sunny.
Temperatures today are to range between 9 and 15 degrees.
With little to no rain in sight at the moment, we’re wondering – are you itching for a rainy day? Or are you loving the sunshine?
So, today we want to know: Do you prefer sunshine or rainy days?
Poll Results:
Sunshine, definitely (10132)
I like both (1865)
Rain, for sure (822)
I actually prefer snow more than anything (581)
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The Irish For: Kiltartanese and a passionate affair. The story of Galway's Lady Gregory
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Darach Ó Séaghdha follows the artistic path of one of Ireland’s most fascinating historical women.
Larry Donnelly: Kennedy vs Markey could be the last throw of the dice for the Irish American dynasty
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
The Kennedy vs Markey battle is the distraction from Covid-19 we all need, says Larry Donnelly.
Opinion: Economic activity is primed to resume after Covid-19. In the meantime, it’s about survival
By Robert Sweeney
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