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New plans to protect Troubles veterans from prosecution, government announces

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The Independent UK · Oct 8

Stations by Louise Kennedy review – a superb follow-up to Trespasses

This tale of broken hearts and broken people moves from the Troubles of 1980s Northern Ireland to an unforgiving London of squats and payphones

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29

Drumcree standoff: Northern Ireland Secretary calls for calm as thousands of protesters block Orange Order march

Having been linked to major civil unrest during the Troubles, the Drumcree parade has faced a prohibition since 1998

The Independent UK · Sep 27

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Orange Order given permission to march down nationalist Garvaghy Road for first time in 29 years

The street was a notorious flashpoint during the Troubles

The Independent UK · Sep 25

These stories of forbidden love and devotion during the Troubles reveal a more intimate side of conflict in Ireland

The following story is runner up in The Conversation Prize for writers 2026, a competition run in partnership with Faber and Curtis Brown. Read more about the competition here.

The Conversation · Sep 23

Legacy framework will be a ‘step forward’ in reconciliation, Taoiseach says

The Irish premier discussed efforts to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles during a meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Evening Standard · Sep 18

Why Is Northern Ireland Part of the UK? Partition, the Troubles and Today's United Ireland Debate

Northern Ireland has remained part of the UK since Ireland was partitioned more than a century ago, but the Good Friday Agreement provides a legal route to a united Ireland.

International Business Times UK · Sep 16

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Troubles Bill will not bring ‘witch hunt’ of veterans – Killed soldier’s brother

Andy Seaman joined military veterans to meet MPs and peers and argue against former soldiers being shielded from accountability.

Evening Standard · Sep 14

Victims and survivors are ‘key to reconciliation’ in Northern Ireland, MPs told

Victims Commissioner Joe McVey made the comments to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.

Evening Standard · Sep 9

Government urged to mull consent of Attorney General for Troubles prosecutions

The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) said improvements must to be made to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill.

Evening Standard · Sep 6

Troubles legal costs almost double amount paid to victims, Chief Constable says

Jon Boutcher answered questions at the monthly meeting of the NI Policing Board.

Evening Standard · Sep 3

Burnham: I will take ‘Hillsborough approach’ to dealing with Troubles legacy

The Prime Minister said the Labour Government’s Northern Ireland Troubles Bill would be brought back to Parliament in the autumn.

Evening Standard · Aug 27

Skintown review – Northern Irish scamps rave their Troubles away

Catholics and Protestants find E-fuelled common ground at a hallowed Portrush club in Ciarán McMenamin’s adaptation of his own 2018 novel

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17

Bryant accused of ‘abdication of responsibility’ over victims’ scheme

The Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme is to close to new applications at the end of August.

Evening Standard · Aug 10

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Evening Standard · Aug 4

Bryant pressed to deliver ‘fair and balanced’ legacy legislation

Victims Commissioner Joe McVey met with Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant who is currently working on the Troubles Bill.

Evening Standard · Jul 31

‘Everybody is going to have to give a bit on legacy’ – Chris Bryant

Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant said work is ongoing on the Troubles Bill to deal with the legacy of the past.

The Independent UK · Jul 16

Final weeks for applications for Troubles disabled payments scheme

By May, some £139 million had been paid out to those permanently disabled in an incident from Northern Ireland’s troubled past.

The Conversation · Jul 14

During the Troubles, music shaped alternative identities for a generation of Northern Irish teenagers

During the Troubles, a harrowing 30-year conflict over the constitutional status of Northern Ireland, music opened up alternative ways of understanding identity.

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 9

Michael Oatley obituary

MI6 officer who held secret meetings with the IRA during the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland

The National (Scotland) · Jun 17

Al Carns blasted for 'disgracefully smearing' Troubles victims with IRA comment

A FORMER advisor to Tony Blair has blasted a potential Labour leadership challenger for “disgracefully smearing” victims of the Troubles.

France 24 · Jun 13

Belfast anti-immigrant riots show long legacy of sectarian violence

Anti-immigrant riots that broke out this week in Belfast, Northern Ireland, are part of a long history of conflict and sectarian divisions in a city marked by three decades of unrest known as the Troubles, according to residents and academics.

The Guardian - UK · May 29

Prestige Drama by Séamas O’Reilly review – brilliant wry comedy of Derry and the shadow of the past

A British and American film crew descend on the Northern Irish city to film a drama about the Troubles, in a keenly observed and snappily written debut

The Guardian - UK · May 26

Dig begins for remains of Troubles victim 50 years after disappearance

Seamus Maguire believed to have been killed and buried in County Antrim by republican paramilitaries in 1976

The Guardian - UK · May 26

UK security services helped devise act that gave amnesty over Troubles killings

Revelation that policing and state agency figures were in secret policymaking group angers victims’ groups

The National (Scotland) · May 21

John Swinney stands by 'move on from Troubles' remark in face of Holyrood protest

THE First Minister has stood by his statement that people must “move on” from the Troubles conflicts in Ireland in response to a protest at…

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