Keep a gun under your pillow: life with an undercover officer in Northern Ireland Susan Phoenix learned valuable lessons during her husband’s clandestine career during the Troubles The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023
New inquest granted into 1974 killing of nationalist councillor Patsy Kelly He was abducted and killed by loyalists as he left the bar in Trillick, Co Tyrone, where he worked. The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023
'Bigger and better but less impact': The RUC in Turner kicks energy-saving goals The club is planning some more changes. The Canberra Times · Jun 8, 2023
Sinn Fein ‘cannot ride two horses’ when it comes to NI’s troubled past – Martin The Tanaiste was commenting amid a row over the planned attendance of a Sinn Fein MP at an event billed as the South Armagh Volunteers Commemoration. The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023
Billy 'King Rat' Wright was identified as gunman who tried to kill INLA boss - but was never charged Dominic McGlinchey's son Dominic Og is suing gardai over that investigation - and the probe into his father's murder a year later Irish Mirror · May 31, 2023
Son of man killed 50 years ago has answers to who shot his father as UVF admit murder The report from the UVF also confirmed the family’s suspicion there had been collusion in the murder Belfast Live · May 16, 2023
Here's what happened when cops raided a Thin Lizzy tour hoping to score a huge drugs bust When the Royal Ulster Constabulary decided to go after Thin Lizzy for suspected drug abuse it resulted in road blocks, surprise backstage busts and strip searches – but not an ounce of cocaine to be found Louder · May 1, 2023
‘Collusive behaviour’ in RUC investigation of murder of Co Tyrone councillor The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland found the RUC investigation into the 1974 murder was 'wholly inadequate' Belfast Live · Apr 26, 2023
Kingsmill inquest ‘a painful and frustrating process for victims’ families’ The long-running proceedings heard final submissions on Friday. The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023
'Labour’s Scottish leader and Keir Starmer real winners of Nicola Sturgeon’s step-down' Humza Yousaf is set to be Scotland’s first Muslim First Minister is a landmark moment - but a bitter battle for leadership has exposed damaging cracks in the SNP Daily Mirror · Mar 27, 2023
Disappeared investigator Geoff Knupfer to retire after 18 years A Commission was set up following the Good Friday Agreement to locate those abducted, murdered and secretly buried during the Troubles Belfast Live · Mar 26, 2023
‘We lived on our nerves’: how Belfast cop show Blue Lights captured a changed Northern Ireland As the rattling police drama launches, its stars talk about the legacy of the Troubles, living with bomb blasts and gunfire – and showing the real people behind the stab vests The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2023
Stormont leaders stand with chief constable in show of unity PSNI chief Simon Byrne hailed the importance of the act of political unity after the attempted murder of a senior officer. The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023
Blair’s failures over the Omagh bombing have become outright hostility to the truth under the Conservatives A new inquiry into the 1998 massacre may help the bereaved. But Rishi Sunak’s government wants to be rid of the legal mechanism that allowed it , says Irish Times journalist Fintan O’Toole The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023 The long campaign for justice for Omagh bomb families Four men have previously been found liable for the attack in a landmark civil case.
Belfast Live · Jan 6, 2023 Brother of RUC constable shot dead 30 years ago will "never stop fighting" for justice 21-year-old changed his shift so he could meet a girl
The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022 Government wanted RUC to keep power over parades after Drumcree clashes Declassified files reveal proposals to deal with the parading dispute.
Belfast Live · Dec 29, 2022 Drumcree linked murder of three Quinn children “changed the mood”, papers show "In the aftermath of this morning’s murders … the day has been characterised by intense activity aimed at resolving the standoff"
The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022 Quinn murders ‘changed mood’ in NI at height of Drumcree standoff Declassified papers reveal the level of violence during the 1998 parading dispute.
Belfast Live · Sep 30, 2022 RUC Reservist John Eagleson's family appeal for help in catching his killers "My mum Helen lived with that pain for the rest of her life"
Belfast Live · Jul 5, 2022 The Secret Netflix: 15 vital clues missed by police that proved trusted dentist Colin Howell was a double killer He weasled out of RUC questioning using charm and his Christian reputation, convincing detectives he was a widower who had been betrayed by his wife
Belfast Live · Jun 30, 2022 Troubles murder of RUC sergeant Joseph Campbell raises collusion question, inquest told Hearing told military intelligence officer accompanied notorious loyalist killer at scene of policeman’s murder
Belfast Live · Jun 29, 2022 McGurk's Bar bomb attack report quashed "in its entirety" as judge rules findings "illogical" "The findings in relation to investigative bias are infected by irrationality and it is not possible to remedy this legal wrong by mere excision"
Belfast Live · Jun 16, 2022 Families appeal on 25th anniversary of murder of RUC officers John Graham and David Johnston "Daddy went into work that morning, and never came home."
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022 Information on death of schoolboy shot by plastic bullet released from archives Paul Whitters, 15, sustained a fatal head injured when he was struck by a police baton round amid rioting in Londonderry in 1981.