The Easter Rising and the perils of mythology
The IRA wielded 1916 to legitimise their own campaign of violence in the Troubles.
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The strange rebirth of Sinn Féin
Under Mary Lou McDonald the party is on the path to power – but can she keep its uneasy alliance…
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Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland reveals the madness of sectarianism
James Bluemel’s documentary series may be the best television ever made about Northern Ireland’s Troubles.
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From the NS archive: Ulster’s heart-stopping moment
3 April 1998: Peace talks are reaching a conclusion, but can nationalist and unionist leaders persuade their supporters to accept…
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The IRA’s blank assassin
The Brighton bomb killed five people but failed to hit its target, Margaret Thatcher.
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How Ireland’s violent history haunts The Banshees of Inisherin
Martin McDonagh’s Oscar-nominated film is set during the bloody conflict of 1922, but it is not a neat metaphor for…
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The remarkable reconciliation between the royal family and Sinn Féin
In dark times, the warmth between Irish republicans and the monarchy is an inspiring reminder of progress.
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The grief caused by the Troubles lives on. I know – I’ve spoken to the victims
The government’s new landmark legislation will forever cut off a route to criminal justice for those killed during the conflict.
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Ireland’s forever wars
A new book chronicles the killings that shaped a nation.
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In Northern Ireland, the New IRA is gaining a foothold with younger generations
The murder of 29-year-old journalist Lyra McKee by the New IRA while she was observing a riot in Derry last…
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My friend, the IRA informant
At 20, Sean O’Callaghan was a murderer. Then he decided to take a different path.
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The lady was for turning: Margaret Thatcher’s Battle With the IRA by Thomas Hennessy
The extraordinary sequence of events now seems too far-fetched even for a British version of Homeland.
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David Trimble feels like a victim of Nazi aggression in the 1930s: if he doesn’t give in, the tanks
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