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Former senior IRA figure Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane dies after short illness
IRA
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald paid tribute to Mr McFarlane as "a great patriot who lived his life for the freedom and unity of Ireland"
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Use of force in killing of four IRA men in ambush was ‘not justified’, coroner rules
IRA
Soldiers’ claims that IRA members opened fire were rejected as “demonstrably untrue”
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Shergar case 'still open' following Aga Khan's death at the age of 88
Shergar
It's an Irish mystery stretching back more than 40 years
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Former justice minister voices concern over lack of parallel Omagh inquiry
Omagh bombing
Charlie Flanagan questioned whether all key information held in Ireland would be made available to the UK inquiry into the bombing
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One of the 'Colombia Three' appears in court charged with murder of three police officers in IRA bomb attack
Courts
Martin John McCauley was charged with the murder of Sergeant Sean Quinn and constables Allan McCloy and Paul Hamilton in 1982
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Paddy Hill, man wrongly convicted of Birmingham pub bombings, dies aged 80
IRA
The Birmingham Six spent almost two decades in prison for the bombings before their convictions were quashed in 1991
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Mary Lou McDonald says she believes Gerry Adams was never a member of the IRA
Mary Lou McDonald
McDonald's comments come as the High Court in Britain ruled this month that Gerry Adams will appear in court in 2026 in a civil case brought by bomb victims of the paramilitary group
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Former Garda revisits spot where he escaped death by less than an inch in notorious shoot-out
Leitrim
Eugene O’Sullivan survived coming face to face with an IRA gang in an infamous shootout in Leitrim in 1983, which claimed the lives of Garda Gary Sheehan and Army Private Patrick Kelly
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Children of murdered IRA man were sexually abused by 'monster' relative after fleeing to Galway, court told
Courts
Nuala McCann told Judge Brian O’Callaghan that what should have been a safe sanctuary for the children and their mother ended up being a nightmare after they were abused by Francis McCann, who was married to their aunt Mary but was not related to their father although they shared the same surname
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'My mother's death is not entertainment.' Son of Jean McConville slams new TV series on The Troubles
The Troubles
"I just don’t think people realise how hurtful this is"
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Mother of man killed by IRA linked mob calls on The Wolfe Tones to stop singing 'hurtful' Celtic Symphony song
The Wolfe Tones
Exclusive: Breege Quinn, whose son Paul was lured to a shed in Co Monaghan and beaten to death says it's 'time The Wolfe Tones realise the hurt' their song causes.
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MTV documentary footage filmed on day Lyra McKee was shot shown at opening of murder trial
Lyra McKee
TV presenter Reggie Yates and the MTV crew were in Derry filming a documentary on republicans opposed to the Northern Ireland peace process on the day of the shooting
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Palestine and Ireland prove Heaven Knows no Frontiers at joyous, fun, shouty occasion
Bohemian FC
Ireland's president receives huge ovation at fund-raiser
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Government to ban republican terrorist groups using Irish translation of IRA
IRA
Defence Minister Micheal Martin confirmed a new Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023 has been drafted to make it illegal for anyone other than the Irish Defence Forces to use the name
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Father of IRA bombing victim begged council to keep his son’s name on peace centre set up in memory
In the News
Colin Parry set up an educational charity as a memorial to son Tim, 12, who was killed in Warrington along with three-year-old Johnathan Ball in 1993
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Martin McGuinness seen setting up IRA car bomb in recovered documentary footage
Martin McGuinness
Parts of a documentary film recorded in the 1970s are now being shown on British and Irish screens for the first time in a BBC programme
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More lives lost than saved by use of British spy 'Stakeknife' in IRA during Troubles, investigation finds
PSNI
The agent Stakeknife was widely believed to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci, who was 77 when he died last year
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Sinn Fein merchandise store reports €177,000 profits as Christmas jumpers launched
Sinn Fein
Exclusive: The online shop sells Republican merchandise including 'Tiocfaidh Ár Latte' coffee mugs and a cookbook by Gerry Adams
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Urgent appeal for information as latest search for Columba McVeigh ends
The Troubles
The ICLVR has conducted six unsuccessful searches at Bragan Bog in Co Monaghan since 1999, covering more than 26 acres
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Eoin O Broin insists Jonathan Dowdall wouldn't have been near Sinn Féin if they knew his background
Eoin O Broin
Sinn Féin has continuously distanced itself from its former councillor, arguing that if they knew Dowdall’s links to crime, he would "never have been a member of Sinn Féin"
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Freddie 'Stakeknife' Scappaticci accused of being highest-ranking British spy in the Provisional IRA’s ranks dies
IRA
The West Belfast man would have been in his 70s and had left Northern Ireland around 2003.
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Garda Commissioner says day of action by force representative body will not be a repeat of 'Blue Flu'
An Garda Siochana
He told the broadcaster: “I don’t think there’s any risk of a blue flu.”
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Notorious scammers who shocked the world - from Anna Delvey to Jordan Belfort
Documentaries
Some fraudsters are so good at their murky art they gain fame - with a few even getting movies or a TV show based on them. With the release of Julianne Moore's swindler caper Sharper, we've looked at the most notorious
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Police release CCTV of car allegedly used in Detective John Caldwell shooting
Crime
At this point, there have been six men arrested as part of the police investigation, who are all aged between 22 and 71
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