Amnesty clause for soldiers breaches human rights law, Belfast court rules High court ruling prompts calls to scrap legislation that grants amnesties to soldiers for Troubles-era crimes The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024
‘The bloody Protestants ran BBC in Northern Ireland’ in 60s and 70s, says ex-TV boss Former BBC One controller Paul Fox says anti-Catholic prejudice was deeply embedded at the corporation during the Troubles The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024
Grisly secrets of the ‘disappeared’ of Anglo-Irish war uncovered by research Irish state’s founding fathers killed and disappeared five times more people than Provisional IRA would do over 30 years The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024
First among firsts: On the Sinn Fein and Irish politics After decades of the Troubles followed by political reconciliation, the nationalists in Ireland are on the ascendant The Hindu · Feb 5, 2024
Frank Farian: Boney M’s mastermind was one of pop’s greatest oddballs He never got the reappraisal that Abba did, but with covers of 60s psych, songs about the Troubles and an unerring knack for hooks, the late German songwriter leaves a daring legacy The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2024
‘I regret punching Lennon’: Terri Hooley on his wild life in the Belfast punk scene He belted a Beatle, launched the Undertones and foiled armed kidnappers. Terri Hooley explains how he kept Northern Irish teens kicking as the Troubles escalated The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2024
‘Our lives are still fractured’: Northern Ireland’s ‘peace babies’ Those born about the time of the Good Friday Agreement say lives still marred by trauma and political vacuum. Al Jazeera · Dec 23, 2023
The Guardian view on the Northern Ireland legacy law dispute: Britain is in the wrong Editorial: Under a less shortsighted UK government, London and Dublin would have worked together to solve an enduring Troubles problem The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2023
Tory minister 'can't rule out consequences' over Ireland suing UK Government Consequences for UK-Irish relations cannot be ruled out because of legal action over the Troubles Legacy Bill, a Northern Ireland Office minister… The National (Scotland) · Dec 21, 2023
Ireland Takes UK To European Court Over 'Troubles' Amnesty Law Ireland announced legal action Wednesday against the UK government in the European Court of Human Rights over a law granting immunity to combatants in the Northern Ireland conflict. International Business Times · Dec 20, 2023
Sunak hits out at Irish plan to sue UK in ECHR for blocking Troubles probes Legal action risks reigniting Tory war over the Strasbourg court – as UK accuses Dublin of hypocrisy The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023
Ireland to launch legal action against UK over Troubles amnesty law Ireland to argue that aspects of the UK law are incompatible with obligations under European Convention on Human Rights. Al Jazeera · Dec 20, 2023
Ireland to launch a legal challenge against the UK government over Troubles amnesty bill Ireland’s government says it will take legal action against British authorities over a controversial law that gives some immunity from prosecution for offenses committed during three decades of sectarian violence The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023
'Troubles' lawsuit by Ireland sets up new UK clash with ECHR court All parties in Northern Ireland also oppose UK's 'extreme' bid to stop prosecutions from era of unrest Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023 The 50 best TV shows of 2023: No 10 – Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland This unforgettable history of the Troubles is the documentary series of the year. The astonishing, soul-baring interviews are both a warning call, and a beacon of hope
The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023 Legacy Act has retraumatised Troubles victims, legal challenge hears Belfast High Court is hearing a legal challenge to the Government’s new laws to deal with the legacy of the NI Troubles.
The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023 Legal challenge to laws dealing with legacy of Troubles to begin High Court judge Mr Justice Colton will hear the case at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast.
The Conversation · Nov 9, 2023 New law sidesteps British culpability in Northern Ireland's Troubles The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act became law in the United Kingdom on Sept. 18. It is an attempt to resolve the many open investigations into murders committed during the 30-year armed conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023 Mike Arron obituary Other lives: Manchester-based press photographer who covered many major news stories, from the Aberfan disaster to the troubles in Northern Ireland
The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023 Operation Kenova report ‘ready for publication’, says new police chief Jon Boutcher led the investigation into the activities of Stakeknife, the Army’s top agent in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023 Feargal Sharkey praised for ‘powerful’ Israel-Palestine speech on Have I Got News for You Comments made by the musician and activist, who grew up during the Troubles, are being lauded by panel show’s viewer as ‘eloquent’, ‘informed’ and ‘worth listening to’
WEKU · Nov 3, 2023 Britain bans prosecution of past Catholic and Protestant killings in Northern Ireland Twenty-five years after a Northern Ireland peace agreement, a controversial new law bans prosecution of crimes dating to the Troubles. Supporters deem it reconciliation. Victims see denial of justice.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2023 Olympic champion Mary Peters: ‘I feel the terrible loss of life in the name of sport’ The former pentathlon gold medallist tells Donald McRae of the death threat and horror of Munich 1972, the Troubles, and promoting Belfast
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023 Legacy Act will allow soldiers’ families to seek answers, says lawyer The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act received royal assent earlier this month.
The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023 Legacy laws legal challenge must be heard in November, judge says A number of relatives of Troubles victims gathered at the High Court in Belfast.