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Troubles immunity only for those who co-operate with new commission on legacy issues

The tweaked proposals leave open the route of prosecution if individuals are not deemed to have earned their immunity

Belfast Live

Queen’s Speech: Northern Ireland veterans to get immunity from prosecution with Troubles bill

Plan leaves open possibility of investigations if ex-soldiers don’t cooperate with new commission

The Independent UK

Troubles immunity only for those who co-operate with information retrieval body

Details of a tweaked Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill were unveiled in the Queen’s Speech.

The Independent UK

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What is the Good Friday Agreement? Peace deal that ended Northern Ireland Troubles explained

The agreement brought republicans and unionists together after decades of political conflict in Northern Ireland

The Independent UK

Tipping point for Northern Ireland? Unionists brace for first-ever loss in assembly elections

Is it a sign that Northern Ireland is ready to overcome old divides, or of new troubles ahead? For the first time ever, Unionists could find themselves in the minority when ballots are counted in regional assembly elections. Under the Good Friday Agreement, the DUP would still share power with…

France 24

Ex-Going For Gold host Henry Kelly urged to assist Troubles murder inquest

Kelly and fellow Irish broadcaster Vincent Browne have been identified as potential witnesses to a 1972 terror attack in Belfast.

The Independent UK

The week in TV: Anatomy of a Scandal; Derry Girls; Killing Eve; Gentleman Jack

Art imitates life in a probing Westminster thriller; more laughs with Lisa McGee’s Troubles comedy; Eve and Villanelle go out with a bang; and the dapper diarist is back

The Guardian - UK

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Division at a distance: Paul Graham on picturing the Troubles

As his series of images of mid-80s Northern Ireland is republished, the photographer talks about being a stranger in a contested landscape and his elliptical approach to representing the conflict

The Guardian - UK

Derry Girls star admits knowing nothing about the Troubles before joining show

UK born star Dylan Llewellyn plays the 'wee English fella' in the hit Channel 4 series

Irish Mirror

I was a real-life Derry Girl and it's astonishingly accurate

Growing up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles in the 1990s was pretty much as you see on-screen

Wales Online

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy review – love among the Troubles

In her first novel, the acclaimed short-story writer draws on the Northern Ireland of her childhood, merging unspeakable times with tough humour and romance

The Guardian - UK

Top 10 Northern Irish novels

Northern Ireland has always had a voice, and we’ve never been short of storytellers. The challenge has been finding someone to listen

The Guardian - UK

NIO still consulting over controversial legacy proposals

Government announced plans last year to introduce legislation to create a statute of limitations which would end all Troubles-era prosecutions.

The Independent UK

Soldier charged with Troubles killing acted with negligence, court told

David Holden is on trial at Belfast Crown Court accused of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in February 1988.

The Independent UK

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Army veteran to go on trial charged with Troubles killing

Aidan McAnespie, 23, was killed in Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone moments after walking through a border security checkpoint.

The Guardian - UK

‘The Troubles followed me’: Five people raised in Belfast reflect on the city they left

As Kenneth Branagh’s film vies for an award at this weekend’s Oscars, others who grew up near him share how leaving changed their lives

Los Angeles Times

Mary McNamara: 'Belfast' isn't my favorite movie in the Oscar race. But it gave me the most hope

"Belfast" was not my favorite movie of 2021 (not that anyone was asking) but it is the film that gave me the most hope, and at a time when hope is worth more than rubies, or even an Oscar campaign.

The Guardian - UK

‘A freeze frame death in front of the world’: the police killing of Sean Downes at the height of the Troubles

In 1984, an Irish republican was shot dead by police in front of journalists and TV crews. In an extract from a new book, the Guardian’s Ireland correspondent at the time remembers the incident and its aftermath at the height of the Troubles

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Eamonn Holmes looks back: ‘The lamb piddled down my new jacket’

The breakfast TV veteran gets up close with livestock again – and recalls Belfast during the Troubles

The Independent UK

Sister of UDR man murdered 50 years ago says she never got over his death

Johnny Fletcher was the second member of the UDR killed during the Troubles.

The Independent UK

Irish minister condemns UK Government’s legacy plans

The Government in Dublin has repeatedly made clear its opposition to a proposed amnesty for Troubles offences.

Tribune News Service

New on DVD: Kenneth Branagh revisits tumultuous childhood with 'Belfast'

A semi-autobiographical black-and-white film about a boy growing up in Belfast amid The Troubles tops the DVD releases for the week of March 1.

The Guardian - UK

MI5 forced to hand over secret files on Northern Ireland operations

Revelation from Operation Kenova leader comes at US hearing at which UK’s amnesty plan is called ‘cover-up’

The Guardian - UK

The Slowworm’s Song by Andrew Miller review – failure and redemption

An alcoholic former soldier is tormented by his role in the Troubles in this beautifully written apologia for our common frailty

The Guardian - UK

‘I just cried’: film stirs memories on Belfast street Branagh left behind

As director’s movie is nominated for seven Oscars, residents of Mountcollyer Street recall when the Troubles started

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