‘After a few thumps, they let go of me’: Veteran editor on covering the North from Troubles to today
Noel Doran singles out the murder of Patrick Kielty’s father in 1988 in influencing his outlook as editor of Irish News for 25 years
Noel Doran singles out the murder of Patrick Kielty’s father in 1988 in influencing his outlook as editor of Irish News for 25 years
Mourners who forgot to wear Easter lilies handed replacements as service plays host to who’s who of republican circles
This superb book examines the 1986 murder of Frank Hegarty in Northern Ireland
Young Irish people are growing up with an unreasonable sense of confidence. St Patrick’s weekend is an ideal chance to correct the record
The lives of the modern, career-focused Irish in the States are a far cry from those of the immigrants who escaped a moribund Ireland in the 80s and 90s
Former Sinn Féin president’s legal battle has been rendered ‘academic’ by UK Trouble’s Legacy Act
Sense of occasion felt throughout the Assembly Chamber as Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly acknowledged ‘historic moment’, with one lone dissenting TUV voice
Three men injured by bombs in England allege Gerry Adams was ‘leading member’ of Provisional IRA
People within party may consider that negative publicity arising from some cases does party’s reputation no good
British government came under pressure from Sinn Féin in 2000 to give immunity to republicans who were ‘on the run’ for offences from before the Belfast Agreement
State papers: An MP colleague also remarked that Mandelson’s tunnel vision was his greatest strength and his greatest weakness
Newly declassified files span 10 years in which the Republic became more liberal and Northern Ireland gained peace
State papers: British officials also raised issue of prisoner release, saying ‘life of a Garda’ could not be valued differently from that of a UK policeman
The Mass, the words and the music
The former Sinn Féin President pursued a claim for damages after his historic convictions for trying to escape from prison were overturned
Sinn Féin's former president is happy to project an image of cheerful dottiness these days. How much this island has changed
Four decades after the sectarian atrocity at a church in Darkley during Northern Ireland’s Troubles, the Catholic and Protestant Archbishops of nearby Armagh reflect on the sectarianism of the past and today
Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid given standing ovation by Sinn Féin party members after emotional address
Call for commitment to peace and rule of law to be condition for registering as a party or taking seat in Dáil
Loyalists and republicans were opposed to the SDLP leader’s efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement in Northern Ireland, as these extracts from a new book by Stephen Walker show
A ‘man about the parish’ or ‘extremely active’ - party members weigh up the part currently played by the former politician
Cahill’s story of sexual abuse and subsequent mistreatment contains very uncomfortable truths
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald among opponents warning of interference on Moore Street area
An ‘Irish NHS’ is an oft-repeated pledge from Sinn Féin. But is it a threat or a promise?
Despite the lack of co-operation from the party, the author has produced a pointed chronicle of its evolution over the last four decades, without fear or favour - and with one explosive claim
Adams party leader for 35 years until 2018 when handing over control uncontested to Mary Lou McDonald
Unelected people are prominent and important in the leadership and decision-making processes of Sinn Féin
Niall Ó Dochartaigh has produced a fascinating account of communications between the IRA and the British
Most Americans see party through prism of Northern Ireland rather than as potential part of Dublin government, although some would be ‘shocked’ at manifesto, US analysts say
Sinn Féin has abandoned both anti-capitalism and the principle of making Northern Ireland unworkable, adopting economic policies that are not much to the left of the Republic’s mainstream
Former taoiseach says he was concerned about move intended to appease the fears of unionists
Former Sinn Féin leader claims broadcaster falsely alleged he sanctioned killing of British spy Denis Donaldson in 2016 Spotlight programme
Unionists were wavering and the future uncertain when Stephen Grimason revealed the deal on Good Friday 1998
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices