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"No grave to tend, no place to grieve": The four remaining 'Disappeared'

The funeral of Seamus Wright heard today in Belfast that he was a “deeply committed” family man.

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Mary Lou's Sinn Féin leadership bid has one very important supporter

The Sinn Féin leader has given his backing to his deputy.

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New appeal over killings linked to secretive British Military Reaction Force

The unit was in operation during the early years of the Troubles.

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'I've never tried to pull the wool over people’s eyes about my history'

Martin McGuinness insists he would never compare himself to Nelson Mandela.

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Today is a big day for the truth about the 'Birmingham Six' IRA pub bombings

In two weeks we’ll know if there’s enough evidence to open an inquest.

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Gerry Adams condemns death threat made to Fine Gael TD

Regina Doherty got into a heated debate with the Sinn Féin leader.

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Case dropped against man accused of Omagh bombing

A spokesperson for the PPS said that the evidence simply was not there to secure a conviction.

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The truth about the ‘Birmingham Six’ IRA pub bombings could soon be heard

An inquest into the atrocity is to be reopened.

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20 years on: Family, friends and colleagues gather to remember Jerry McCabe

The detective garda was shot dead by the IRA on this day 20 years ago.

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Ivor Bell will go on trial over alleged involvement in Jean McConville kidnap...

The 79-year-old is also charged with being a member of the IRA.

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Over 40 years later, arrest made over sectarian massacre of 10 Protestant...

One man survived the hail of bullets.

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10 extremely Irish understatements

We wouldn’t be ones for making a big deal out of things, now.

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Explainer: The conflicting words between Gerry Adams and the son of a...

Adams says he will make a statement to the Dáil on the matter.

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'I was actually in jail' - Mayhem in Dáil as FG TD links SF deputies to Brian...

Alan Farrell says that Dessie Ellis and Martin Ferris should make a statement on the matter.

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Enda Kenny and Gerry Adams face off over blacked-out van driver

The Taoiseach called on the Sinn Féin leader to give more information to gardaí.

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Two ex-British soldiers to face murder charge for shooting dead of IRA man

Joe McCann was shot dead in Joy Street, Belfast in 1972.

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FactCheck: You asked, we answered - suicide, austerity and the Troubles

FactCheck takes a closer look at a claim that was widely shared on social media this year.

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British MP says he was 'kind of a torturer' during the Troubles

The former colonel, who is now a Conservative MP, completed seven tours of the North.

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Tom Clonan: Truth of what happened in Troubles can't be allowed die with...

The untimely death of the Sinn Féin politician has brought Ireland’s faltering peace process into sharp focus, writes Tom Clonan.

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'He goes to his grave having shown no remorse': Criticisms in Stormont on...

DUP leader Arlene Foster had somewhat kinder words for her former deputy minister.

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Former British soldiers rally against prosecution of retired officers for...

The veteran’s protest is against what it alleges is a “legal witch hunt” against former soldiers who served during the Troubles.

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Remains found in France confirmed to be Seamus Ruddy

The Newry-born teacher was abducted from Paris in 1985.

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Tributes paid on the death of 'secret peacemaker' Brendan Duddy

The Derry businessman had been an important link between IRA forces and the British government for over 20 years.

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Jeremy Corbyn says IRA bombing campaign was 'completely wrong'

The UK Labour leader has been coming under pressure to clarify his stance on the IRA’s bombing campaign.

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IRA bomb-maker apologises for his part in Birmingham bombings

“I apologise not only for myself, I apologise for all active republicans who had no intention of hurting anybody and sympathise with you.”

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'He's a coward, as simple as that' - Sister of victim rejects apology from...

Michael Christopher Hayes said he did not plant bombs in Birmingham but refused to say who did.

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Patrick O'Donovan: 'I don't differentiate between atrocities'

The junior minister suggested in an interview that republicans were responsible for the Dublin-Monaghan bombings.

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'Behind the masks': New digital archive documents Northern Ireland's history

A library in Belfast has collected tens of thousands of items related to the Troubles and subsequent peace process.

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This stretch of border shows why Brexit will be an enormous headache to...

This road crosses the border multiple times in just a few miles (or kilometres). What will happen after Brexit?

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'Nobody had time to sit and ask: Why are these killings taking place? Why are...

Journalist and author Martin Dillon – who wrote a number of definitive books on the Troubles – talks to us about his autobiography.

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Remembering the time Carrie in Sex and the City compared a fight with her...

People died Carrie.

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Families of victims of deadliest Belfast bombing of The Troubles say PSNI has...

Fifteen people were killed when a bomb exploded in McGurk’s Bar in north Belfast in December 1971.

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'Politicians can't agree about 10 people - so another 490 injured through no...

The political impasse in Northern Ireland leaves those injured in the Troubles in legislative limbo, writes Dennis Godfrey.

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A new sitcom set during the Troubles began last night, and Irish people LOVED it

They had us at “He was due to start at Christian Brothers but there were concerns for his safety as unfortunately he’s English.”

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1.7 million viewers tuned into Channel 4's new sitcom set during the Troubles...

Derry Girls centres around a teenage girl named Erin, her group of friends, and her family.

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Family of prison officer shot dead by IRA says gardaí didn't act on...

Brian Stack’s family want the Taoiseach to “demand answers” from gardaí.

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Loyalist 'supergrass' jailed for six-and-a-half years for five murders

Former Ulster Volunteer Force chief Gary Haggarty was a paid police informer.

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Family of man shot dead by British Army won't be given report on the killing...

The 24-year-old was shot shortly after crossing an army checkpoint.

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'People were killed over their connection with the GAA and that was the most...

Mickey Harte reflects on his memories of trying to enjoy Gaelic Football during the Troubles in the latest episode of Laochra Gael.

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Tánaiste says report that Aidan McAnespie's body part was 'disposed of' must...

The 24-year-old was shot shortly after crossing an army checkpoint.

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