‘People try to make distinctions between a good paramilitary and a bad paramilitary. A good paramilitary might be somebody who sells coke on a Saturday night. A bad paramilitary would be somebody who’s dealing heroin’
‘Some were terrible, some were essentially excuses,’ says Prof Kieran McEvoy of the Apologies, Abuses and Dealing with the Past project
Two recent hijackings linked to opposition to the deal are causing much anger locally
Five Belfast bus routes suspended on Monday after latest of two recent hijackings
Loyalist Communities Council had said Irish Ministers no longer welcome in Northern Ireland
Senior source says party has no appetite for another damaging leadership contest
Widespread calls for calm in Belfast as police use water canon for first time in six years
Organisation calls for a ‘change in attitude’ from Dublin and withdraws from Shared Island Unit
Sharp exchanges in Assembly between DUP First Minister and senior Sinn Féin politician
‘He’s ignoring them, thinking they’ll just go away. We will not go away,’ says DUP leader
Reach UK group backs DUP plan to ‘free’ Northern Ireland from protocol
Séamus Ludlow was shot in a suspected loyalist paramilitary attack after leaving a Dundalk bar
PUP conference told of the importance of ‘selling the benefits of UK’
Gary McMichael and Billy Huthinson feel the role of loyalist leaders has been overlooked
Northern politicians now have a significant chance to restore Stormont
Belfast Agreement 20 years on: Bill Clinton warns ‘paralysis’ cannot go on indefinitely without endangering agreement
Victims campaigner Raymond McCord rejects statement as ‘nonsense’
Many in the DUP are not finely attuned to modern PC but they are true to themselves
Five main Northern Ireland political parties battle it out on BBC ahead of Thursday’s vote
Group with backing of UVF, UDA and Red Hand Commando warns unionists against voting for Alliance
Family of forester shot by suspected loyalists seek inquiry into gaps in Garda investigation
Forestry worker’s relatives want inquiries into State’s handling of his murder in 1976
Soldier questioned on suspicion of preparation for acts of terrorism in Northern Ireland
Former UVF and Red Hand Commando paramilitary imprisoned during Troubles
Foster says “action plan” will be in place by end of month
Down man also charged with attempted murders and possession of guns and rifle
Young people from both communities have different takes on relevance of the Rising
Robert Niblock laments former loyalist paramilitaries’ lack of artistic expression
Taoiseach reiterates that time for living with ‘constructive ambiguity’ is over
Initiative comes amid concern about ‘drift’ in loyalism and a risk of return to fighting
Loyalist paramilitary group asserts it ‘won’t be leaving the stage’ while republican groups still operating
Loyalist paramilitary group will remain ‘whilst republicans of any faction still exist’
Police investigating murder are to get access to former loyalist prisoner’s interview
Winston ‘Winkie’ Rea to have final roll of dice in European Court of Human Rights
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