Former IRA man seeks decree lifting excommunication over his 1950s Border mission
Cork man Jimmy Linehan (90) wants the Catholic Church to remove the censures imposed on Irish people ‘since 1169’
Irish Republican Army
This topic contains articles relating to the original IRA from the time of the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921). It also covers later paramilitary organisations that split to form contemporary groups, such as the Provisional IRA, Real IRA, and Continuity IRA, which were active during the Troubles in Northern Ireland and beyond.
To see the woman convicted of my sister’s murder pictured with President Connolly broke me
The fetishisation of the Troubles by Kneecap is part of the same normalisation
Easter Rising channelled a hatred that still feeds violent causes
It is always worth remembering the tragic consequences of choosing conflict
Why is Daniel Kinahan facing a nonjury trial?
Extradited Dubliner’s case will be heard in a three-judge court created to hear charges related to terrorism and organised crime
Michael McDowell and political violence in Ireland
The violence of both the revolutionary period and the Troubles was inherently wrong
Ictu boss Owen Reidy: My mum was relieved the Provisional IRA took us hostage in the 1970s, not loyalists
Ictu general secretary Owen Reidy on his long trade union family pedigree, the time his family fell victim to an IRA bank raid and the problems organised labour faces in Ireland
We must kill the myth that Irish independence was achieved through violence
Admiration for cult of violence that motivated some 1916 leaders has warped popular understanding of our history for far too long, permeating popular culture
Have You Never Heard of Bill Fuller? review: An Irish showman with ties to Johnny Cash, a famed Dublin venue, the Mafia and gold digging
Charismatic talking heads help tell the story of an epic life in David Burke’s film
Furious: Lola Petticrew is at once menacing and vulnerable in visceral new thriller
The Belfast actor follows powerhouse turn as IRA bomber Dolours Price in Say Nothing with equally riveting portrayal of a serial killer on Disney+
Law student (25) granted bail and man (40) charged over car bomb seized in Co Monaghan
Isobella Perrie Sullivan, with an address in Clane, Co Kildare, was granted bail despite garda objection
Michael Oatley obituary: Senior British spy was key player in facilitating peace talks in North
MI6 officer codenamed the Mountain Climber was instrumental in setting up back channel with IRA that led ultimately to Belfast Agreement
Slain British ambassador remembered by his daughter 50 years after his death
Kate Ewart-Biggs spoke at event to remember her father Christopher who was assassinated by the IRA
The banned writer who explored the eroticism in Irish folklore
She wrote about lesbian women’s sexuality and the eroticism of Irish folklore, earning acclaim and a ban in Ireland
Messiah Andy Burnham will have to find a Thatcherite steel
The presidential culture associated with the office of British prime minister makes it a tough job
Journalist John Ware on the Troubles: ‘The conflict is still being slugged out’
The veteran broadcaster on revealing a 40-year-old ‘secret’ and the necessity of moral compromise in the Northern Ireland conflict
Murder at the bridge: What happened to Terence McKeever?
In the News podcast: The newly-wed businessman was killed by the IRA, but evidence has gone missing on both sides of Border
Death at the bridge: The Troubles murder of Terence McKeever, 40 years on
The newly wed businessman was killed by the IRA, but key evidence has since gone missing on both sides of Border
Iran war peace deal; the IRA murder of Terrence McKeever; thrilling All-Ireland football championship
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan
Dua Lipa celebrates wedding on Denis O’Brien’s luxury yacht. Another victory for Ireland
Plus: Europe’s flag absent from the Dáil, Feargal Quinn makes The New Yorker, and a gunfluencer for whom the Provo aesthetic appeals
DUP MP defends photo of herself with masked men at protest against Palestine rally
Hundreds turn out in the Co Down village on Saturday in opposition to Great March for Gaza
Garda Jerry McCabe murder inquiry ‘very much live’ 30 years after Limerick shooting
Provisional IRA opened fire on McCabe and partner Ben O’Sullivan during Adare post office attack in 1996
Irishman who died on hunger strike during War of Independence honoured in US birthplace
Joe Murphy was 25 when he died on the 76th day of hunger strike, the same day as Terence MacSwiney
I’m not saying they’re lying, but why would it take 312 fellas to lower Shergar into the ground?
Shergar: The Racehorse and the IRA attempts to fill the gaps in my knowledge of this most famous case
Starmer apologises for British army ‘overreaction’ in 1972 killing of five people in Belfast
Coroner found at least four of those shot dead in Springhill Westrock massacre were unarmed, including a girl shot in face
Woman charged in MI5 spying case fails in court bid to remove tag for wedding-dress trip
Amanda Duffy is awaiting trial on ‘serious terrorist charges’ arising out of an undercover surveillance operation targeting senior New IRA figures, court told
Post-byelection squabble among left-wing parties does not inspire confidence for future
A new way of doing things helped lift Ireland out of the doldrums in the 1980s. We need another today
‘A momentous day’: Search begins for man believed ‘disappeared’ by IRA 50 years ago
Seamus Maguire (29), from Co Armagh, is believed to have been killed by republican paramilitary in 1976
Republicans used 1926 Census to attack Cumann na nGaedheal failings, historian says
Critics, including William Butler Yeats, warned housing shortages and poverty were driving stagnation and depopulation
A ‘very important figure’: Former IRA chief of staff Moss Twomey to be honoured in Co Cork
Former Fianna Fáil TD Ned O’Keeffe defends decision to honour man interned by Éamon de Valera over fears he would overthrow State
Man guilty of attempt to murder police in Co Tyrone attack claimed by New IRA
Judge rejected suggestions of bomb attack being ‘elaborate incident to scare or terrorise’ police
Search of Rathfarnham land ‘stood down’ amid inquiry into unsolved murder of property investor
Liam Murray (42) was shot dead in his home on St Patrick’s Day 2009
Former RTÉ journalist Brendan O’Brien dies aged 82
O’Brien was a reporter with RTÉ from 1974 to 2002 and subsequently worked for Newstalk
Gaza flotilla dispersed; threat from the New IRA; and the price of Kerrygold
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan
The New IRA: Can ‘a couple of guys with gas canisters’ change Northern Ireland?
Though diminished, the group remains dangerous, as the recent attacks in Lurgan and Dunmurry demonstrate
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