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A British spy was likely responsible for more lives lost than saved during the Troubles, report says
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA seven-year investigation of a former Irish Republican Army double agent concluded Friday in an...
Today in History: November 21, Las Vegas hotel fire kills 87
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoToday in History Today is Tuesday, Nov. 21, the 325th day of 2023. There are 40 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 21, 1980, 87 people died in a fire at the MGM Grand ...
Historic day in Northern Ireland as Michelle O’Neill becomes first nationalist leader
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn a historic moment, a nationalist politician has become First Minister of Northern Ireland as...
Troubles shadow lingers as N Ireland marks 25 years of peace
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPeter Olphert was 14 when Irish Republican Army gunmen killed his father. Mark Thompson lost his...
From Ireland, Biden confused a rugby team with 'Black and Tans' British military group – and the...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDUBLIN — President Joe Biden spoke proudly of his Irish roots during his first day in Ireland – so...
Northern Ireland prosecutor says UK soldiers involved in Bloody Sunday won't face perjury charges
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoFifteen British soldiers who allegedly lied to an inquiry into Bloody Sunday, one of the deadliest...
Tyrone man jailed in connection with bid to kill police officer
Press Association News via AOL· 7 months agoA Co Tyrone man has been sentenced to six years in jail after pleading guilty to offences connected...
An IRA bomber almost killed Margaret Thatcher. A new book asks how — and why
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRory Carroll's 'There Will Be Fire' revisits an infamous 1984 IRA bombing. He explains why it was...
Notorious loyalist was 'a state agent' - claims
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA loyalist killer has claimed the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) believed Billy Wright, the organisation’s leader in Mid Ulster, was a state agent....
A major question has hung over Biden’s trip to Ireland: Would he stay forever?
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDUNDALK, Ireland — They came by the thousands, crammed several lines deep along the narrow...