Motivations of the Irish who served in the first World War were complicated
Many were from the vanished tribe of Catholic ‘loyalists’ who saw no contradiction between their faith, desire for Home Rule and loyalty to the British Empire
British army
Shooting Crows by Trevor Birney: Heartfelt personal writing meets hard-edged journalism
Birney recounts horror of Loughinisland murders and PSNI’s attempt to prevent exposure of collusion
Search for remains of murdered British soldier Robert Nairac stood down
Lead investigator urges anyone with information that could help locate burial site to ignore ‘myths’ and come forward
IRA campaign was not about civil rights. It was about driving people such as me ‘into the sea’
Neither republicans nor loyalists defended their communities, despite their claims. It was those in Northern Ireland who kept community ties alive while others tried to destroy them who ultimately won the argument
Operation Biting: Richly detailed account of key WWII manoeuvre
Max Hastings offers a thrilling account of a daring raid to steal German radar technology in 1942
There’s too much death: Prospect of an ‘official’ British history of the Troubles is hurtful to families like mine
Injustice of the Legal Act has been compounded by the knowledge that nine historians will participate in this project, apparently oblivious to the trauma of families
Injured military horses which bolted through central London making progress after surgery
Spooked horses seen galloping through city last week, causing injuries and damaging vehicles
McGurk’s bar massacre inquest ordered
North’s Attorney General orders fresh inquiry into the deaths of 15 people in McGurk's bar in Belfast in 1971
Britain should not fear ‘an honest approach’ to past sins, says historian
Mistakes in dealing with terrorism in Northern Ireland are being repeated elsewhere, argues Prof Richard English in a new book
Obituary: Rose Dugdale, the London debutante who became an art thief and IRA bomber
An unrepentant idealogue, she said the happiest day of her life was when she took part in an attack on Strabane RUC barracks
Kenova report: More lives lost than saved due to Stakeknife’s activities, inquiry concludes
Long-awaited inquiry into the activities of the British army’s top IRA agent, widely identified as Freddie Scappaticci, has cost €47m
Freddie Scappaticci: The life, activities and murders of an IRA double agent
One of the most notorious figures of the Troubles joined the Provisional IRA in 1969. He was interned without trial and released, later allegedly becoming an informer before heading up the IRA’s Internal Security Unit
Murders involving British army’s IRA double agent Stakeknife could have been stopped, inquiry set to report
Operation Kenova expected to find that interventions could have been made to save multiple lives
Let’s be real. If Russia ever targets Irish undersea cables, we will turn to the Royal Navy
Official doublethink has left us with a warped definition of neutrality that has confused the public and left the country defenceless
War of Independence: How the disappeared challenge the romanticised notion of ‘the good Old IRA’
Recovering the bodies of the disappeared from the 1916–23 period would risk damaging a key foundation myth of the Irish State – the notion of ‘the good Old IRA’
Pat McVeigh: ‘Maybe now we can clear my father’s name and let him rest in peace’
A former soldier is to face prosecution for the 1972 murder of Patrick McVeigh, a father of six and employee at Harland and Wolff
Operation Kenova: ‘Insufficient evidence’ to provide prosecutions against four people
Prosecutors considered six files reported to them as part of investigation into Freddie Scappaticci, alleged to be IRA spy Stakeknife
Some wear poppies to remember, while others drink to forget
London Letter: Royal British Legion volunteers sell red poppies as Remembrance Sunday approaches
Soldier accused of killing teenager in Derry in 1972 dies
Decision not to prosecute Soldier B over Daniel Hegarty’s death quashed by appeal court in June
Legal challenge lodged in Belfast against Troubles legacy bill
Judicial review proceedings launched on behalf of six bereaved families against contentious legislation
Decision to halt prosecution of British army veteran over 1972 murder quashed
Daniel Hegarty (15) shot twice as army moved into Creggan during operation to clear no-go areas set up by Republicans
RAF revelations focus uncomfortable attention on Ireland’s flexible neutrality
Irish stance increasingly looks like freeloading in Brussels as EU becomes more preoccupied with defence
Age of Emergency: Living with Violence at the End of the British Empire - meticulous, innovative, damning
Erik Linstrum’s research exposes a self-serving myth whose long shadow can be seen in today’s Britain
Our air defence treaty-not-a-treaty with the UK is great value
John McManus: Like some of the other peculiarities of Anglo-Irish relations, the logic – for both sides – of the air defence treaty-not-a-treaty trumps the spiteful instincts of even the pettiest of political minds
Sinn Féin seeks more information on defence agreements with RAF
Tánaiste defends arrangements with British air force to protect Irish airspace
Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning: Ethical audit tries to suggest history’s misery was for greater good
Nigel Biggar is generous in the latitude he allows imperial states for actions to avoid ‘anarchy’
Freddie Scappaticci obituary: IRA informer ‘Stakeknife’ was known as ‘jewel in the crown’ of British intelligence
IRA enforcer turned British army agent was deeply involved in some of the murkiest chapters of the Troubles
Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci - alleged to have been British army’s IRA mole Stakeknife - dies
Stakeknife worked within the IRA’s notorious ‘nutting squad’, interrogating suspected informers during the Troubles
Irish neutrality is ‘over’ and Defence Forces are ‘vulnerable’, Finnish military expert claims
Lieut Gen Esa Pulkkinen urges investment in Republic’s Air Corps, Naval Service and cyber defence
‘It’s been retraumatising’: Families of six men shot dead by British soldiers seek truth 50 years on
Calls for Irish Government to intervene as UK moves towards process families see as British ‘state investigating itself’
‘Incredibly relevant’: Bloody Sunday documents shed new light on atrocity
The archive of civil rights campaigner Kevin Boyle provides a ‘powerful first-hand account’ of events
Stubbly British soldiers shouting at people in hoods: what’s not to like?
Patrick Freyne: If you enjoy muck, tears and vomit and feel nothing but warmness towards the British military, then SAS: Who Dares Wins is for you
From remembrance ceremony to murder, the final hours of Sir Henry Wilson
How two republicans gunned down a hero of the first World War on his own doorstep
Finland expected to indicate intention to join Nato
UK agrees to provide support to Finland and Sweden in case of Russian aggression
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