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Families of people killed by Bloody Friday bombs mark 50th anniversary of atrocity

The families of nine people killed in a series of bomb attacks known as Bloody Friday are set to mark the 50th anniversary of the atrocity later. Five men, two women and two children were killed when the Provisional IRA detonated 22 bombs within 80 ...

21 Jul 2022 at 10:57

National News

Sinn Fein ‘infecting’ young people over Provisional IRA violence, says Martin

Tanaiste Micheal Martin has accused Sinn Fein of “infecting a new generation of young people”. Speaking to reporters in Co Tipperary, where Fianna Fail is holding its annual think-in, Mr Martin said there is “huge incompatibility” between his ...

11 Sept 2023 at 17:16

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams ‘trying to stop any attempt to establish links to Provisional IRA’

Three mainland bombing victims have accused former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams of seeking to “close down any public hearing in which his membership of the Provisional Irish Republican Army might be evidenced and established”. John Clark, ...

21 Nov 2023 at 14:52

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams waits for ruling in High Court fight with mainland bomb victims

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is waiting to see if he has won the first round of a High Court damages fight with three victims of bombings on the UK mainland. They are: John Clark, a victim of the Old Bailey bombing in London in ...

21 Nov 2023 at 17:10

National News

'Help us to get justice' - Children of constables murdered in NI appeal for information

The daughter and the son of two police officers killed in Co Armagh 25 years ago have urged the public for help to get justice for their fathers. Constable John Graham and Reserve Constable David Johnston were shot dead in Lurgan on ...

16 Jun 2022 at 11:36

Northern Ireland

Son of killed Irish soldier urges Sinn Fein MP not to attend commemoration

A son of an Irish soldier killed in 1983 has appealed to Sinn Fein MP John Finucane not to take part in an event commemorating a republican. David Kelly’s father, Private Patrick Kelly, was killed along with Garda Gary Sheehan ...

07 Aug 2024 at 14:11

National News

Use of force in killing of four IRA men ‘not justified’ – coroner

Members of a specialist British military unit who shot dead four IRA men in an ambush in Co Tyrone in 1992 used lethal force which was not justified, a coroner has ruled. Northern Ireland’s presiding coroner, Mr Justice ...

06 Feb 2025 at 14:26

National News

Will of man believed to be Stakeknife will not be made public, High Court rules

The will of a man believed to be the IRA agent known as Stakeknife will not be made public, the High Court has ruled. Freddie Scappaticci, who changed his name to Frank Cowley in 2020, was believed to be Britain’s top ...

28 Jul 2025 at 11:54

National News

New search taking place in Co Monaghan bog for IRA victim Columba McVeigh

A new dig is taking place at Bragan Bog in Co Monaghan to search for the remains of Tyrone teenager Columba McVeigh. The 19-year-old from Donaghmore was abducted by the Provisional IRA, killed and secretly buried in ...

27 Aug 2025 at 09:35

National News

No evidence of police collusion in 1978 La Mon bombing, says ombudsman

There was no evidence of police collusion in the original investigation into the 1978 La Mon House Hotel bombing, a report from the Police Ombudsman has said. The report also said there had been an “earnest ...

11 Dec 2024 at 14:02

Local News

Funeral takes place of leading Republican Don 'Busty' Brolly in Lifford

The funeral of prominent Lifford Republican Don Brolly took place in the border town on Wednesday. Late of the Coneyburrow Road in Lifford, he died on Friday at Letterkenny University Hospital. A former ...

23 Oct 2024 at 12:50

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