Narrow Water Survivor ‘At Peace’ 40 Years After Warrenpoint Ambush
August 25, 2019 No Responses

Narrow Water Survivor ‘At Peace’ 40 Years After Warrenpoint Ambush

A survivor of a double bomb attack which killed 18 soldiers in Co Down says he feels at peace with himself 40 years on. Tom Caughey, a former member of the Parachute Regiment, was left so badly injured following the...
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O’Connell Death Mask Presented to Office of Public Works
August 24, 2019 No Responses

O’Connell Death Mask Presented to Office of Public Works

The death mask of one of the country’s best-known leaders is set to go on public display. Daniel O’Connell, known as the Liberator, campaigned for Catholic emancipation and against the Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland during his...
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Man Appears in Belfast Court Accused of Child Grooming
August 24, 2019 No Responses

Man Appears in Belfast Court Accused of Child Grooming

A man has appeared in court in Belfast accused of trying to meet a child after a grooming attempt. Paul Pius Lynch, 52, with an address on the Falls Road in west Belfast, has been charged with attempting to meet...
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No More Excuses, Stormont’s Rowing Politicians Are Warned
August 23, 2019 No Responses

No More Excuses, Stormont’s Rowing Politicians Are Warned

The Northern Ireland Secretary has warned Stormont’s rowing politicians there are “no more excuses” for failing to restore power-sharing. Julian Smith vowed to re-energize stalled talks to resurrect the devolved institutions as he expressed frustration a...
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Belfast Prison Inmate Staged Hunger Strike to Demand Vegan Diet
August 23, 2019 No Responses

Belfast Prison Inmate Staged Hunger Strike to Demand Vegan Diet

A prisoner went on hunger strike to secure a vegan diet in Northern Ireland, official files have revealed. The man was an inmate at HMP Belfast on the Crumlin Road and the year was 1987. A Northern Ireland Office (NIO)...
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DUP Sought Curfews in The North During The Troubles
August 23, 2019 No Responses

DUP Sought Curfews in The North During The Troubles

Democratic Unionist proposals to introduce a curfew in Northern Ireland during the Troubles were rejected by the Government, official files revealed. ID cards, beefed up border security and steps to seal off west Belfast would also have been adopted had...
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Continuity IRA Bombing A ‘Deliberate Attempt to Kill Police’
August 22, 2019 No Responses

Continuity IRA Bombing A ‘Deliberate Attempt to Kill Police’

Dissident republican group the Continuity IRA attempted to lure police to their deaths during a no-warning bombing near the border, a detective said. A device exploded while Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers were investigating a security alert...
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Remainers in The North Express Grave Concerns for No-Deal Brexit
August 22, 2019 No Responses

Remainers in The North Express Grave Concerns for No-Deal Brexit

Northern Ireland’s pro-Remain political leaders have warned Donald Tusk of “grave concerns” about the trajectory towards a no-deal Brexit. The risk of thousands of job losses and disruption to cross-border all-Ireland trade was raised with the European C...
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‘Paramilitary-Style Shooting’ in Belfast is Condemned
August 22, 2019 No Responses

‘Paramilitary-Style Shooting’ in Belfast is Condemned

An attack on a man in Belfast described as a “paramilitary-style shooting” has been condemned. The man, in his 40s, was shot in both legs in Ardoyne on Wednesday night. He has been taken to hospital, where his condition is...
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Irish Population Was in Decline Before the Vikings Arrived, According to New Research
August 22, 2019 No Responses

Irish Population Was in Decline Before the Vikings Arrived, According to New Research

Ireland’s population was in “serious decline” before the arrival of the Vikings, new research has found. It had been assumed that the Irish population saw a steady rise across the centuries until the Famine in the 1840s. But now academics...
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