Irish News claims press freedom victory by resisting police injunction
Newspaper’s editor proclaims vindication after fighting ‘vague’ legal actionThe Irish News has won a significant press freedom victory in resisting an attempt by Northern Ireland’s police service...
View ArticleMan arrested in Ireland over murder of British spy Denis Donaldson
Garda Síochána hold man in his 40s for questioning in Co Donegal over killing in April 2006Irish detectives have arrested a man in his 40s in connection with the murder of Denis Donaldson, an MI5 spy...
View ArticleTime to rename Northern Ireland's anti-peace groups as gangsters
Media outlets should take a leaf out of the BBC’s book by refusing to refer to ‘dissident republicans’ - a term that embellishes them with a political veneerDo media outlets bear responsibility for...
View ArticleUndercover British army unit ‘saved life’ of Ulster loyalist leader Johnny Adair
Former soldier’s book reveals how assassination bid was thwarted by ramming a surveillance van into a motorbike used by two UDA hitmenOne of the most secretive and controversial units of the British...
View ArticleBBC programme used anonymous single source to smear Gerry Adams
Spotlight documentary alleged that the Sinn Féin leader ordered a murder but Irish police say Adams ‘does not feature’ in their inquiries into the killingSpotlight, the current affairs strand made by...
View ArticleEuropean court of human rights dismisses Omagh bombing appeal
Strasbourg court rules that civil trial of two men found liable for single worst atrocity of Northern Ireland’s Troubles was not unfairAn attempt by two Irish republicans to overturn a landmark civil...
View ArticleReal IRA figure Aidan 'The Beast' O'Driscoll shot dead in Cork street
The alleged former chief of staff of the republican dissident group was allied to Alan Ryan, who was killed in Dublin’s gangland turf warsTwo gunmen have ambushed and killed a former leading figure in...
View ArticleOmagh bomb victims' families to sue Northern Ireland police chief
Relatives accuse George Hamilton of investigative failings that allowed those behind 1998 atrocity to escape convictionRelatives of Omagh bomb victims have launched legal action against Northern...
View ArticleReal IRA founder guilty of bomb plan during Prince Charles visit
‘Arsenal of weapons and explosives’ was found at home of Seamus McGrane before Prince Charles’s 2015 visit to IrelandOne of the founders of the Real IRA has been found guilty of planning a bomb attack...
View ArticleBrexit is a 'huge help' to Irish republicanism, says dissident leader
Saoradh party’s chair believes exit from EU will fuel violent resistance to British ruleBrexit is a “huge help” to Irish republicanism and will fuel violent resistance to British rule in Northern...
View ArticleLyra McKee funeral: politicians urged to seize the moment
Clerics and relatives hope politicians present will convert shock into moment of change for Northern IrelandMourners at the funeral of Lyra McKee have implored politicians to turn the journalist’s...
View ArticleLyra McKee: priest receives standing ovation after calling out politicians –...
'Why in God's name does it take the death of a 29-year-old woman with her whole life ahead of her to get to this point?' These were the words of Fr Martin Magill as he spoke at the funeral of Lyra...
View ArticleReal IRA founder who plotted bombing while Prince Charles was in Ireland dies...
Seamus McGrane died from a suspected heart attack while serving an 11½-year sentence for directing terrorismOne of the founders of the Real IRA, who planned a bomb attack during Prince Charles’s visit...
View ArticleBritish and Irish journalists mark a year since Lyra McKee murder
NUJ members celebrate the ‘fearlessly questioning’ legacy of reporter shot dead during violent clashes in DerryJournalists across Britain and Ireland have marked a year since the murder of Lyra McKee,...
View ArticleFormer Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt dies aged 71
One of four men found liable for the 1998 Omagh bombing, though he always denied being involved The former Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt has died following a battle with cancer.McKevitt, who was...
View Article‘While there’s British interference, there’s going to be action’: why a...
In the face of scorn and contempt from former IRA members, a small number of dissident groups remain committed to armed action. What do they think they can achieve?Inthe early hours of 19 April 2019,...
View ArticleOmagh bombing could have been prevented, says high court judge
‘Real prospect’ 1998 attack by dissident republicans could have been thwarted, says Mr Justice HornerSecurity forces had a “real prospect” of preventing the 1998 Omagh bombing– the deadliest atrocity...
View ArticleLyra McKee’s sister says Sinn Féin letter leak exploits her murder for politics
Nichola McKee Corner brands leaking of exchange, allegedly between Sinn Féin and Saoradh, an exploitation of Lyra’s murderThe sister of Lyra McKee has called the timing of a leaked letter, reportedly...
View ArticleOmagh bomb suspect Liam Campbell extradited to Lithuania
Man held liable for the Omagh bombing, is due to face charges related to weapons smuggling for the Real IRAThe man found civilly liable for the 1998 Omagh bombing in which 29 people were killed has...
View ArticleLyra McKee: man jailed for possessing gun used to kill journalist
Niall Sheerin from Derry sentenced to seven years in prison, but not in connection with murder itselfA man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for possessing the gun used to murder the...
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