GAA members killed, the Dutch rave scene and an outstanding coming-of-middle-age story
Lost Gaels by Peader Thomspson; The Punk Rock Birdwatching Club by Richard Foster; Sweet Vidalia by Lisa Sandlin
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Excitement, boredom and duty - the reasons southern Protestants fought in second World War
With death of John Hemingway, Ian d’Alton examines motivations of ‘The Few’
Four former British soldiers charged over Belfast shootings 50 years ago
One of the accused is charged with the murder of Patrick McVeigh at the height of the Troubles
Last known Battle of Britain pilot, Irishman John Hemingway, dies aged 105
Born in 1919, the Dubliner flew Spitfires during the Battle of Britain
Freddie Scappaticci’s final years in a sleepy Surrey town: Neighbours were ‘sickened’ when they found out who he really was
The man known as Stakeknife, a senior British army agent in the IRA, was hidden away in middle-class suburban comfrot in Guildford
Unionists are enjoying the pile-on over the Republic’s defence freeloading
Ireland is facing international criticism and it’s only natural that unionists want to join in. But incomprehension over support for neutrality is also a factor
An Irish Diary on Edward Despard: the Irish officer who served in the British army but was executed as a revolutionary
A campaign by Despard’s wife, Catherine, ensured his imprisonment became the subject of a three-week debate in the House of Commons
The Sorrow and the Loss by Martin Dillon: Women whose lives were blighted by the Troubles
Too often the reader is left wanting to know more about these women and their lives
Use of force in killing of four IRA men in British military ambush ‘not justified’ – coroner
Claims IRA members opened fire in car park were ‘demonstrably untrue’, inquest found
Family of Irishman assassinated on Bloody Sunday by Collins ‘Squad’ compensated by British
Captain Patrick McCormack’s relatives received equivalent of £450,000 after he was shot dead in Gresham Hotel in Dublin
Senior British general ‘furious’ about new Bloody Sunday inquiry he saw as ‘cynical political move’
Department of Foreign Affairs found open criticism of political leaders remarkable
Motivations of the Irish who served in the first World War were complicated
Many were from the vanished tribe of Catholic ‘loyalists’ who saw no contradiction between their faith, desire for Home Rule and loyalty to the British Empire
Shooting Crows by Trevor Birney: Heartfelt personal writing meets hard-edged journalism
Birney recounts horror of Loughinisland murders and PSNI’s attempt to prevent exposure of collusion
Search for remains of murdered British soldier Robert Nairac stood down
Lead investigator urges anyone with information that could help locate burial site to ignore ‘myths’ and come forward
IRA campaign was not about civil rights. It was about driving people such as me ‘into the sea’
Neither republicans nor loyalists defended their communities, despite their claims. It was those in Northern Ireland who kept community ties alive while others tried to destroy them who ultimately won the argument
Operation Biting: Richly detailed account of key WWII manoeuvre
Max Hastings offers a thrilling account of a daring raid to steal German radar technology in 1942
There’s too much death: Prospect of an ‘official’ British history of the Troubles is hurtful to families like mine
Injustice of the Legal Act has been compounded by the knowledge that nine historians will participate in this project, apparently oblivious to the trauma of families
Injured military horses which bolted through central London making progress after surgery
Spooked horses seen galloping through city last week, causing injuries and damaging vehicles
McGurk’s bar massacre inquest ordered
North’s Attorney General orders fresh inquiry into the deaths of 15 people in McGurk's bar in Belfast in 1971
Britain should not fear ‘an honest approach’ to past sins, says historian
Mistakes in dealing with terrorism in Northern Ireland are being repeated elsewhere, argues Prof Richard English in a new book
Obituary: Rose Dugdale, the London debutante who became an art thief and IRA bomber
An unrepentant idealogue, she said the happiest day of her life was when she took part in an attack on Strabane RUC barracks
Kenova report: More lives lost than saved due to Stakeknife’s activities, inquiry concludes
Long-awaited inquiry into the activities of the British army’s top IRA agent, widely identified as Freddie Scappaticci, has cost €47m
Freddie Scappaticci: The life, activities and murders of an IRA double agent
One of the most notorious figures of the Troubles joined the Provisional IRA in 1969. He was interned without trial and released, later allegedly becoming an informer before heading up the IRA’s Internal Security Unit
Murders involving British army’s IRA double agent Stakeknife could have been stopped, inquiry set to report
Operation Kenova expected to find that interventions could have been made to save multiple lives
Let’s be real. If Russia ever targets Irish undersea cables, we will turn to the Royal Navy
Official doublethink has left us with a warped definition of neutrality that has confused the public and left the country defenceless
War of Independence: How the disappeared challenge the romanticised notion of ‘the good Old IRA’
Recovering the bodies of the disappeared from the 1916–23 period would risk damaging a key foundation myth of the Irish State – the notion of ‘the good Old IRA’
Pat McVeigh: ‘Maybe now we can clear my father’s name and let him rest in peace’
A former soldier is to face prosecution for the 1972 murder of Patrick McVeigh, a father of six and employee at Harland and Wolff
Operation Kenova: ‘Insufficient evidence’ to provide prosecutions against four people
Prosecutors considered six files reported to them as part of investigation into Freddie Scappaticci, alleged to be IRA spy Stakeknife
Some wear poppies to remember, while others drink to forget
London Letter: Royal British Legion volunteers sell red poppies as Remembrance Sunday approaches
Soldier accused of killing teenager in Derry in 1972 dies
Decision not to prosecute Soldier B over Daniel Hegarty’s death quashed by appeal court in June
Legal challenge lodged in Belfast against Troubles legacy bill
Judicial review proceedings launched on behalf of six bereaved families against contentious legislation
Decision to halt prosecution of British army veteran over 1972 murder quashed
Daniel Hegarty (15) shot twice as army moved into Creggan during operation to clear no-go areas set up by Republicans
RAF revelations focus uncomfortable attention on Ireland’s flexible neutrality
Irish stance increasingly looks like freeloading in Brussels as EU becomes more preoccupied with defence
Age of Emergency: Living with Violence at the End of the British Empire - meticulous, innovative, damning
Erik Linstrum’s research exposes a self-serving myth whose long shadow can be seen in today’s Britain
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