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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· 2 months agoA seven-year investigation of a former Irish Republican Army double agent concluded Friday in an...
On This Day, Aug. 22: IRA founder Michael Collins assassinated
United Press International via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOn Aug. 22, 1922, Michael Collins, a founder of the Irish Republican Army and a key figure in...
The Secret Army: the IRA propaganda film forgotten for almost 50 years
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMembers of the Provisional IRA in June 1972. A new BBC documentary tells how in 1972 the Irish...
FBI docs: Security concerns arose in Kentucky, other places during Queen Elizabeth visits
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 12 months agoRecently-released documents reveal a 1980s plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to the...
FBI releases its files on Queen Elizabeth II, revealing fears of ‘everpresent’ IRA threats
NBC News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoQueen Elizabeth II's FBI files, released in response to a FOIA request, shows clearly that the FBI...
FBI Releases Files Showing ‘Ever-Present’ Threats Against Queen Elizabeth II
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 12 months agoPhoto Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyWhenever the late Queen Elizabeth II...
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...
Britain's top IRA spy probably cost more lives than he saved, inquiry says
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBELFAST (Reuters) -The actions of a senior British informer in the Irish Republican Army (IRA)...
Haynes: 'Ireland' documentary shares both sides who lived through chaotic period
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoJune Proctor delivered her son, John, on Sept. 9, 1981, in a small Northern Ireland hospital. Five...
Plot to kill Queen Elizabeth: Documents show FBI was aware of threat during 1983 U.S. visit
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFederal law enforcement took steps to thwart a suspected assassination plot against Queen Elizabeth when she visited the San Francisco Bay Area four decades ago, a new report says. Recently ...