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1969: How the Troubles Started in Northern Ireland
The Troubles did not break out on a specific date, but it is generally agreed that they began in 1969. The seeds of the ...
Michael Longley, 85, Northern Irish Poet of Nature and ‘the Troubles,’ Dies
Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t ...
Time for the whole truth about what the police and state knew about the McGurk’s Bar bombing - The Irish News view
Almost 54 years is a long time to wait for the truth. That’s how long the relatives of those killed in the McGurk’s bar ...
Irish Examiner11d
Book review: Remembering the GAA members killed during the Troubles
The 1970s were statistically the worst times of the Troubles. There were 2,096 killings between 1970 and 1979, and 68 of ...
RTE Online11d
Why Irish Government called on UN to intervene in Troubles in 1969
Taoiseach Jack Lynch's request followed many such demands by nationalists for the UN's engagement in Northern Ireland ...
The Tufts Daily13d
How lucky are the Irish?
Now that Ireland is moving forward in the social and cultural collective, how does it reconcile a past marred with strife and ...
Daily Mail7d
Troubles verdict means IRA 'can rewrite the history of Northern Ireland', MP warns
Sir David told the Commons: 'Soldiers will be leaving the Army ... Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 was a 'fatally ...
The Argus13d
British Army veterans of Northern Ireland Troubles march on Westminster
Veterans who served in the British Army during the Northern Ireland troubles have marched on Parliament calling for the retention of the Legacy Act. It comes as the current Labour Government is to ...
Gavin Robinson presses Government to back soldiers who killed four IRA men as Defence Secretary pledges ‘fullest support’
The Defence Secretary has pledged the Government’s “fullest support” for SAS personnel after a coroner found that a unit was ...