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Brutality in BBC drama Blue Lights shocked cast who had not lived through Troubles

The writers of the Northern Ireland criminal drama want to shed light on continued threat posed by gangs involved in drugs trade

The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair glad 'plague' of social media didn't exist when Good Friday Agreement was made

The former Labour Prime Minister spoke to MPs on the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee this morning ahead of next month’s 25th anniversary of the historic agreement, which ended most of the violence of the Troubles

Daily Mirror

Funeral on Wednesday for well-known Derry figure Patrick Hume

Patrick Hume 'stood with brother John through hard times during the Troubles'

Belfast Live

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Victims' group in exhibition and appeal for Derry Troubles survivors to come forward

Moving exhibition on display at the Guildhall

Belfast Live

Respect for Troubles victims has been ‘washed away’, say family members

Family members of those killed during the Troubles have expressed the lasting impact on their lives.

The Independent UK

Granddaughter of Troubles victims speaks of generational trauma 50 years on

Tanya Williams-Powell spoke of the impact on her family of the death of Thomas Niedermayer at the hands of the IRA.

The Independent UK

Co Armagh author on writing debut novel about illegal love during The Troubles

"My inspiration for the novel is fundamentally the belief that the power of love compounds human resilience and determination"

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Henry McDonald obituary

Northern Irish journalist and author whose lively writing explored the Troubles with empathy and fascination

The Guardian - UK

Omagh bomb inquiry to be raised by minister with Irish counterparts

Dublin’s record on dealing with the legacy of the Troubles is ‘at best patchy and at worst non-existent’, Parliament is told

The Independent UK

Omagh bomb families welcome inquiry announcement

The Real IRA bombing in August 1998 claimed the lives of 29 people.

The Independent UK

Veteran soldier avoids jail for 1988 Troubles killing

David Jonathan Holden was sentenced to three years at Belfast Crown Court, but the judge suspended the term for three years.

The Independent UK

Omagh bombing: independent inquiry announced into 1998 attack

Car bomb killed 29 people in deadliest atrocity of Northern Ireland’s Troubles

The Guardian - UK

Veteran convicted of Troubles killing set to be sentenced

In November, David Jonathan Holden, 53, was convicted of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in February 1988.

The Independent UK

Immunity rules for Troubles crimes may be tightened further, signals minister

A Tory frontbencher says he is ‘sympathetic’ to a number of proposals made by peers over what critics brand an amnesty.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Peers pressed to reject Troubles amnesty Bill ahead of Lords debate

The Government’s Legacy Bill would see a form of immunity offered for Troubles offences in exchange for co-operation with a truth body.

The Independent UK

EU urged to ‘stand up’ to UK on Troubles legacy laws

Victims’ campaigners showed a film about the killings of their loved ones to a group of MEPs in Brussels on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Author’s discovery of book about Nazi Olympics inspired Belfast novel

Fionola Meredith’s book The Stamp Of Beauty is set in post-Troubles Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK

‘Unjust’ to impose custodial sentence on veteran over Troubles death, court told

David Jonathan Holden, 53, was convicted of the 1988 manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in November.

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The Independent UK

Veteran convicted of Troubles killing to face sentence hearing

David Jonathan Holden was convicted of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie at an Army checkpoint in Co Tyrone in February 1988.

The Independent UK

O’Neill welcomes Congressional letter on ‘dangerous’ legacy law plans

The Legacy Bill would provide immunity for people accused of Troubles offences, as long as they co-operate with a new truth recovery body.

The Guardian - UK

‘Dirty wee torturers’: Northern Irish man tells of British army abuse during Troubles

Jim Auld, 72, was one of 14 ‘hooded men’ subjected to interrogation methods since ruled as torture

The Independent UK

Labour would repeal laws offering immunity to Troubles killers, Starmer vows

The Government’s controversial Legacy Bill would provide conditional immunity to people who co-operate with a new truth recovery body.

Daily Mirror

Mirror photographer Tom Buist dies at 84 after remarkable career starting aged just 14

The Edinburgh native joined the Mirror in 1965 and his reputation swiftly grew after his coverage of the Troubles in Ireland earned him a World Press Awards nod

The Conversation

Northern Ireland reconciliation bill highlights complicated role of Catholic Church during the Troubles

It has now been more than two decades since the signing of the Good Friday agreement in 1998, formally ending the Troubles in Northern Ireland. But the most recent attempt by the British government to “deal with the past” – the legacy and reconciliation bill – is itself provoking conflict.

The Independent UK

Woman who made plea to Tony Blair feels betrayed 25 years after peace agreement

Margaret Gibney was a Belfast schoolgirl when she asked the then-prime minister to bring an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

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