Ray D’Arcy offers an intriguing glimpse into a dirty industry
Radio: When the RTÉ host talks to Pat and Aisling Ryan, it’s an intriguing glimpse into an unseen and unglamorous yet vital industry
Irish Republican Army
This topic contains articles relating to the original IRA from the time of the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921). It also covers later paramilitary organisations that split to form contemporary groups, such as the Provisional IRA, Real IRA, and Continuity IRA, which were active during the Troubles in Northern Ireland and beyond.
‘Unspeakable’ Birmingham pub bombings remembered 50 years on
Explosions, widely blamed on the IRA, killed 21 people in the city in November 1974
Say Nothing: Bingeable yet sober-minded eulogy for the tragedy of the Troubles
Television review: Adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe book retraces abduction and murder of Jean McConville and experiences of IRA bomber Dolours Price
John Bruton’s former adviser says history of the peace process needs to be rewritten
Shane Kenny says the then taoiseach never received the credit due for his role leading up to the Belfast Agreement
‘We live in a messy world’: Harold Good became internationally known as a witness to IRA decommissioning
Former Methodist Church president Harold Good, whose house played a prominent role in in ending The Troubles, opens up about the challenges of peacemakers
Sinn Féin’s leaders are not really leaders. They’re more like glove puppets for unseen controllers
Recent controversies are not the reason for Sinn Féin’s decline, they’re symptoms of its underlying reality
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
Telling the story of an IRA hunger-striker: ‘What’s on stage is the reality: death, brutality, viciousness’
Staging the Martin Hurson Story has caused disquiet in parts of the North. Its aim is not to glorify, says its writer
Gerry Adams defamation case against BBC to be heard by jury next spring
The former Sinn Féin leader alleges he was defamed in a 2016 programme and article
Ireland’s most infamous unsolved murder: a massacre intended to strike fear into the hearts of Catholics
In a new book Edward Burke identifies the man he believes to have been responsible for the brutal killing of a Belfast Catholic family in 1922, a massacre whose repercussions continue to be felt
I was wary of the Kneecap film, but the tiocfaidh-ár-lá sex scene clinched it for me
From the chaos of the Troubles, the movie constructs a story of hope and tenderness, proving there’s more to life than land
These were our killing fields: one parish disfigured by decades of death, destruction and collusion
It is hard to believe this place once hosted vibrant industry and deadly sectarian violence
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
Voices of the dead speak again, telling unheard stories of the IRA ceasefire 30 years on
New writing and never-previously broadcast interviews bring alive the negotiations and nervousness before a critical moment in the Belfast peace process
Who was Robert Nairac and what happened to him?
'If remains are discovered, it will answer one of the questions that have swirled around the life and death of this 29-year-old soldier'
Thirty years after the ceasefire, former IRA members believe the battle of history is being won
Three republicans who served time during the Troubles have no regrets about the long IRA campaign of violence
The long shadow of a gunman: Weapon used to kill Kevin O’Higgins may still be out there
The gun used to assassinate the Free State minister for justice in 1927 was still in use in the 1970s during the Troubles
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
‘It was 24 hours a day of hatred’: whiskey distillery on Crumlin Road Gaol site stirs memories of the Troubles
The former prison, which housed 2,000 republicans and loyalists at the height of the Troubles, is now home to stills that can make 610,000 litres of whiskey
Tragedy of Civil War shows importance of political compromise - McDowell
Compromise should never be a dirty word in any true democrat's lexicon, says former tánaiste as he unveils plaque to War of Independence hero, Sean O'Donoghue
‘He chose a different route’: Centenarian Troubles survivor Barney O’Dowd laid to rest
Man who lost two sons and a brother in loyalist attack achieved own justice ‘by outliving the forces that had sought to destroy him and his family’
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
Denis Bradley: ‘Partition doesn’t work, never has worked, never will work’
The former priest who played a key role in the peace process reflects on the backchannel that enabled dialogue between the IRA and the UK government
Republicans who do not respect unionists or recognise State are standing in way of united Ireland
Commemorative and funeral marches by non-State actors wearing uniforms are polarising, ridiculous and ultimately unrepublican
This Town review: Ignore the toe-curling Irish stuff, Steven Knight’s new series is worth sticking with
Television: Peaky Blinders creator always had strange ideas about Irish people, and the Irish characters in This Town are no different
The Secret Army review: Extraordinary story of lost IRA documentary told in gripping style
Television: US academic gained unprecedented access to leadership of Provisionals in 1972
Grizzled ‘republican family’ veterans turn out for IRA bomber Rose Dugdale’s funeral
Mourners who forgot to wear Easter lilies handed replacements as service plays host to who’s who of republican circles
Sinn Féin is this island’s best resourced political party, the beneficiary of a legacy of barbarism
The effects of the Provisional movement’s fundraising campaign are still visible in Irish politics, north and south
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
Pearse McAuley: Garda killer and notorious IRA terrorist who was jailed for stabbing his then wife
McAuley was imprisoned for IRA crimes and domestic violence, though was previously celebrated by Sinn Féin members and TDs
‘I am a child of the Troubles. Ordinary boring government is much better’
Former IRA prisoner turned artist says of post-conflict Northern Irish society: ‘We’re not normal, but we’re heading towards normality’
Sinn Féin’s Troubles apology may be flawed, but silence from London has been deafening
‘Some were terrible, some were essentially excuses,’ says Prof Kieran McEvoy of the Apologies, Abuses and Dealing with the Past project
50 years on: Murder of Senator Billy Fox is remembered by his then girlfriend
Marjorie Coulson was waiting for her boyfriend to turn up when he was murdered by the Provisional IRA near her home
Chris Mullin and the Birmingham Six 50 years on: ‘My goal was simply to rescue the innocent’
The British journalist, author and politician on his campaign to help prove the innocence of six Irishmen wrongly imprisoned for bombings – and tracking down the real bombers
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