Anthony McIntyre recalls the Sinn Féin leader’s time in the Provisional IRA

Some in SF say row is really about unionists needing to show respect to nationalists

Morrison complains to RTÉ over ‘water was too good for them’ reference to hunger strike

The British and Irish governments have a difficult decision to make

Mood downbeat as parties decide whether to return to formal negotiations

Key dates for ex-IRA commander, Sinn Féin leader and former deputy first minister

Key figures from both sides of the peace line have their say on the notion of Irish unity

Bookmarks: a round-up of the latest Irish literary news and listings

Hunger strikes ended 35 years ago today but legacy lives on in ‘twilight zone between history and memory’. Academics behind this Irish Times series reflect on lessons learned

Reflections on Border: ‘If a Berlin-type wall were to be erected, relations would suffer’

SF Minister says payments for quashed kidnap convictions will not affect relationships

The strikes filled column inches at home and abroad but their impact and legacy cannot be easily or neatly defined

In his prison writings Adams offered a subtle critique of the spiritual, sacrificial strand of republicanism which had dominated republican discourse for decades since 1916

Brighton bomber Patrick Magee wrote his PhD thesis while in jail on the portrayal of republicans in fiction. As a novel about the bombing is published, he explains his views

Cover of Budget 2016 document illustrates Government move to woo mothers

Martin Russell’s revitalised side bid to take a big scalp against a side currently in freefall

Mary Holland was at the funeral of an IRA man murdered by loyalist Michael Stone in Belfast’s Milltown cemetery when two British army corporals strayed into its path and were also murdered in one of the worst series of events during the Northern ‘Troubles’

The republican group’s policing system was inherently ill-equipped to deal with the rape of a 16-year-old girl such as Maíria Cahill

‘In the end Gerry Conlon won – the victory was his,’ his solicitor tells mourners

Formula needed to placate unionism without annoying republicans