Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville obituary Conservative Northern Ireland secretary who played a key role in initiating peace talks The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2023
Families voice concern of potential impact of bill on La Mon bomb investigation Twelve people were killed when the IRA exploded a bomb at the hotel on the outskirts of Belfast in 1978. The Independent UK · May 15, 2023
Three Reasons You Need to Use a 529 Plan (and Two Reasons You Don't) Tax benefits and a Roth IRA feature make 529 college savings plans attractive, but they're not a one-size-fits-all option. Kiplinger · May 15, 2023
Dead Shot review – an IRA terrorist is bent on revenge in crude Troubles thriller Gritty 70s London does most of the heavy lifting as an IRA man tracks down the British soldier who killed his wife in this Sky Original drama The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2023
The UK has a PR plan masquerading as an industrial strategy Britain says it has no need for Biden-style green subsidies as it has a thriving renewables sector. The complacency is staggering The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2023
Hearing over files in Kevin McGuigan inquest delayed Coroner Paddy McGurgan said he hopes to hear the full inquest in September. The Independent UK · May 12, 2023
TV tonight: a grisly report on the rise of leopard attacks on humans How urban expansion in India is threatening wild animals in their natural habitat. Plus: cop capers continue in Black Ops. Here’s what to watch this evening The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023
Preparing for the Next Recession: Six Considerations for Retirees Being more disciplined and risk averse in the good times can make it easier to weather the bad times when they inevitably arrive. Kiplinger · May 11, 2023
Patsy Hutch refuses to answer questions over alleged involvement in Regency Hotel shooting When confronted on the streets of Dublin and asked to comment on Ms Justice Burns findings, Patsy appeared to roll his eyes, and kept on walking - without uttering a word Dublin Live · May 10, 2023
Inherited Retirement Plan? How to Easily Understand Payout Rules Figuring out first which kind of beneficiary you are will make it easier to grasp the rules and timing on required distributions. Kiplinger · May 9, 2023
Dead Shot review – IRA man and British soldier lock horns in Troubles revenge drama There’s a crunchy veracity to the script for this evocative story of two men on opposing sides of the Northern Ireland conflict The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2023
If IRA bomb killed Thatcher 'working class Scotland would have shed few tears' claims Gerry Adams Gerry Adams, 74, was discussing the Troubles in Northern Ireland on the Rest is Politics podcast when he was asked about the bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton during the Conservative Party conference. Daily Record · May 9, 2023
Gerry Adams makes incendiary claim that IRA murder of Thatcher would have caused ‘very few tears’ The 1984 IRA bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton during the Conservative Party conference killed five and injured 31 The Independent UK · May 8, 2023
'Very few tears' would've been shed if IRA killed Margaret Thatcher, Gerry Adams claims The former Sinn Fein leader made the incendiary remark about the infamous Brighton hotel bombing at the 1984 Tory party conference, which claimed five lives and left more than 30 people injured Daily Mirror · May 8, 2023
The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023 Still: A Michael J Fox Movie to Matilda: the seven best films to watch on TV this week The Back to the Future star is funny, engaging and incredibly candid about living with Parkinson’s. Plus the classic tale of the girl who moves things with her mind
Edinburgh Live · May 4, 2023 Widow of Edinburgh soldier killed in double IRA bomb attack speaks out over 'profound sadness' A widow has spoken out about the 'profound sadness' she has felt since her husband John Gibbons from Edinburgh died 50 years ago in a double IRA bomb attack.
Daily Record · May 4, 2023 Widow of Scots soldier killed in double IRA bomb attack tells of 'profound sadness' 50 years on Trooper John Gibbons, who was originally from Edinburgh, had a three-month-old son when he died at the age of 22.
The Independent UK · May 4, 2023 Widow tells of profound sadness 50 years after death of soldier in IRA attack Trooper John Gibbons’ son was three months old when he was killed in 1973.
Bristol Post · Apr 30, 2023 Bristol City FC apologises for 'serious error' displaying message referencing attack from 1980s The club said it should never have got through its checking procedures
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023 Imperial War Museum to exhibit conflicting perspectives on Troubles London museum will display array of testimonies and archive photographs collected over the years
Foreign Policy · Apr 28, 2023 Biden Is Rewriting the Rules on Trade—and Americans Should Be Worried The administration is doing a sneaky end run around the Inflation Reduction Act.
Reuters · Apr 28, 2023 N.Ireland's Adams wrongly denied compensation for scrapped convictions - court Gerry Adams, former leader of the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), was wrongly refused compensation over historic convictions which were later overturned, Belfast's High Court ruled on Friday.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023 Gerry Adams wrongly denied compensation after convictions overturned, judge rules Victory for former Sinn Féin leader in long-running case linked to attempted prison escapes in 1970s
Kiplinger · Apr 25, 2023 Is Inflation a Big Retirement Worry? How to Protect Savings Concerns about how inflation eats into your resources or limits your ability to save sufficiently for retirement are real, but there are four things you can do to cope.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023 Killing Thatcher by Rory Carroll review – meticulous account of the Brighton bombing This deftly constructed account of the IRA’s 1984 attempt to kill the prime minister leaves us with one insistent question: what would have happened if they had succeeded?