Fintan O’Toole: All the main actors in the Troubles tell partial, distorted and deceitful story
The British, loyalists and Sinn Féin each have their reasons for distorted storytelling
The British, loyalists and Sinn Féin each have their reasons for distorted storytelling
Programme includes documentary on feisty New Yorker writer Pauline Kael
Authors Joe Duffy and Freya McClements claim 186 children under 16 died in conflict
Community could be seen as ‘oppressive minority’, according to QUB historian
Late former senator ‘a giant who strode the stage of life in so many and varied roles’
‘Powell remembered seeing the two leaders of militant Irish republicanism playing with Tony Blair’s children and trying to ride Nicky Blair’s skateboard through the rose garden’
Journalist decided ‘he could wait no longer for government to be formed’, mourners told
Tony O’Reilly’s role in the paper, which is moving online, was one of support for its journalists
The strikes filled column inches at home and abroad but their impact and legacy cannot be easily or neatly defined
‘Sinn Féin must know that unionists will never fully return to the Assembly while even the faintest shadow of an IRA gunman remains’
‘Read your first drafts out loud to yourself, as if you were giving a sermon – a great way to show up areas in need of improvement’
‘While some may breathlessly trumpet Gerry Adams’s magnanimity in shaking the prince’s hand, the real bravery for peace was on the British side of that encounter’
Opinion: A generation with no memory of the Troubles must be told what the IRA did
In claiming Paisley’s extraordinary volte face was based in theology, Jordan shows a poor understanding of Northern politics and Irish history
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices