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South Donegal

Bundoran book launch will tell a tale of RUC injustice and brutality

Octogenarian Bernard O’Connor from Enniskillen says that he will be “guaranteed not to sleep” after the launch of his book, ‘Freeing the Truth’ when it takes place at McGarrigle's bar and restaurant in Bundoran this Friday evening at 8pm. Such will ...

01 Sept 2022 at 08:38

Northern Ireland

Brexit impact on land border could destabilise communities, says ex-police chief

The implications of Brexit on the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic have the potential to destabilise communities and increase pressure on police, a former PSNI chief constable has said. Sir Hugh Orde said he hoped that ...

17 Nov 2022 at 19:30

National News

British officers coerced murder confessions from Derry Four - NI's Police Ombudsman

RUC officers unfairly obtained confessions from four young men who were wrongly accused of murdering a British soldier, an investigation by Northern Ireland's Police Ombudsman has found. Gerry McGowan, Michael Toner, Stephen Crumlish and ...

10 Jun 2022 at 17:06

National News

Policeman's widow accuses RUC of failing to protect her murdered husband

A policeman’s widow who believes rogue colleagues colluded in his murder has accused the RUC of failing to protect him and abandoning her family. Sergeant Joseph Campbell was shot dead outside Cushendall RUC station in February 1977. ...

23 Mar 2023 at 17:06

Northern Ireland

Negotiating with mortal enemies was only way to secure peace deal – Lord Empey

Negotiating with people who were almost “mortal enemies” was the only way to deliver the Good Friday Agreement, a former Ulster Unionist leader has said. Lord Reg Empey, a close ally of David Trimble, said many people are alive ...

06 Apr 2023 at 11:00

Crime & Court

New evidence shows Michael Leonard shot three times by RUC

New evidence shows that a Donegal man shot dead by the RUC in 1973 was fired at three times. Michael Leonard from Pettigo was shot dead by the Royal Ulster Constabulary on May 17, 1973 near the Donegal-Fermanagh border at ...

23 Aug 2023 at 14:36

Northern Ireland

Irish ‘liked to roll pitch in their favour’ in intergovernmental conferences

The Irish government liked to “roll the pitch in favour of their own team” in intergovernmental conferences with the UK, a senior Northern Ireland Office (NIO) official said in 1998. Declassified state papers reveal ...

24 Aug 2023 at 00:01

National News

Head of investigations at new NI legacy body talks of ‘peace and reconciliation’

The man tasked with leading investigations in a new Troubles legacy body in Northern Ireland has said his motivation in taking up the role is to attempt to spread peace and reconciliation. Former senior police ...

14 Sept 2023 at 14:49

Northern Ireland

Kingsmill inquest ‘a painful and frustrating process for victims’ families’

A long-running inquest into the Troubles deaths of 10 Protestant workmen murdered by the IRA at Kingsmill in 1976 has been a “painful and frustrating process” for the victims’ families, the hearing was told. ...

31 Mar 2023 at 13:39

Lifford/Stranorlar MD

Theft of a memorial plaque and wreath from a graveyard in Castlefin

A black marble memorial plaque and a wreath have been stolen from St Mary’s Cemetery in Castlefin. The incident occurred between 8:45 pm on Saturday, November 4 and 12:00 pm on Sunday, November 5. Gardaí ...

14 Nov 2023 at 11:56

Local News

Theft of Castlefin memorial to 1st RUC officer killed in Republic condemned

The theft at the weekend of a memorial unveiled just a week previously at Castlefin cemetery to the first RUC officer killed in the Republic during the Troubles, has been condemned. 31-year-old Catholic,...

08 Nov 2023 at 12:07

Arts & Entertainment

RTÉ doc 'Murder of a GAA Chairman' sheds light on the unanswered questions of the family of Sean Brown

On May 12, 1997, in a small rural village in South Derry, Sean Brown, the esteemed chairman of Bellaghy Wolfe Tones GAA Club, fell victim to a brutal act of violence that shook the foundation of the ...

18 Apr 2024 at 09:55

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