The Latest Breaking News from Troubles

Imperial War Museum to exhibit conflicting perspectives on Troubles

London museum will display array of testimonies and archive photographs collected over the years

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

British victims of The Troubles urged to apply for compensation worth up to £11k a year

Only 345 applications to The Victims' Payments Board established in 2021 have come from outside Northern Ireland, with thousands yet to claim

Daily Mirror · Apr 29, 2023

King Charles coronation: Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill to attend

Ms O'Neill said she is an Irish republican but is committed to "representing the whole community"

Belfast Live · Apr 26, 2023

Fathers shot, daughters killed in bombings: Ghosts of the blood-soaked Troubles haunt Northern Ireland

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — By now, these walls were meant to have fallen.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 17, 2023

‘We only agreed to do it if they shook hands’: Bono on the gig that helped end the Troubles

From Neil Hannon to Bertie Ahern, musicians, politicians and PR gurus recall the crucial part that a 1998 gig played in Northern Ireland’s peace process

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2023

US President extols ‘dividends of peace’ at new university campus in Belfast

Joe Biden noted a glass building in that location during the Troubles ‘would not have stood up’ amid the bombs.

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

Sunak and Biden must discuss Troubles legacy Bill, says Amnesty International

Campaigners said Government plans to deal with the legacy of the Troubles should be on the agenda when Rishi Sunak meets Joe Biden.

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

‘The torture’s real. The time I did was real’: the Belfast man waterboarded by the British army

The long read: Liam Holden went to prison for 17 years on the basis of a confession he made after being tortured by British soldiers in 1972. Now the government is making it harder for people like him to get justice

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2023

‘It’s like 45 years of torture’: searching for the bodies of the Troubles’ victims

Without the remains of loved ones to grieve over, families feel the Northern Ireland conflict has not ended

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023

What is the Good Friday Agreement?

Historic peace treaty brought republicans and unionists together after decades of violent political conflict in Northern Ireland, a period of trauma and turmoil known as the Troubles

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023