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Co Armagh author on writing debut novel about illegal love during The Troubles

"My inspiration for the novel is fundamentally the belief that the power of love compounds human resilience and determination"

Belfast Live · Feb 25, 2023

Henry McDonald obituary

Northern Irish journalist and author whose lively writing explored the Troubles with empathy and fascination

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023

Omagh bomb inquiry to be raised by minister with Irish counterparts

Dublin’s record on dealing with the legacy of the Troubles is ‘at best patchy and at worst non-existent’, Parliament is told

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

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Omagh bomb families welcome inquiry announcement

The Real IRA bombing in August 1998 claimed the lives of 29 people.

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

Veteran soldier avoids jail for 1988 Troubles killing

David Jonathan Holden was sentenced to three years at Belfast Crown Court, but the judge suspended the term for three years.

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

Omagh bombing: independent inquiry announced into 1998 attack

Car bomb killed 29 people in deadliest atrocity of Northern Ireland’s Troubles

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

Veteran convicted of Troubles killing set to be sentenced

In November, David Jonathan Holden, 53, was convicted of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in February 1988.

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

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Immunity rules for Troubles crimes may be tightened further, signals minister

A Tory frontbencher says he is ‘sympathetic’ to a number of proposals made by peers over what critics brand an amnesty.

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

Peers pressed to reject Troubles amnesty Bill ahead of Lords debate

The Government’s Legacy Bill would see a form of immunity offered for Troubles offences in exchange for co-operation with a truth body.

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

EU urged to ‘stand up’ to UK on Troubles legacy laws

Victims’ campaigners showed a film about the killings of their loved ones to a group of MEPs in Brussels on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

Author’s discovery of book about Nazi Olympics inspired Belfast novel

Fionola Meredith’s book The Stamp Of Beauty is set in post-Troubles Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023

‘Unjust’ to impose custodial sentence on veteran over Troubles death, court told

David Jonathan Holden, 53, was convicted of the 1988 manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in November.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

Veteran convicted of Troubles killing to face sentence hearing

David Jonathan Holden was convicted of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie at an Army checkpoint in Co Tyrone in February 1988.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

O’Neill welcomes Congressional letter on ‘dangerous’ legacy law plans

The Legacy Bill would provide immunity for people accused of Troubles offences, as long as they co-operate with a new truth recovery body.

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2023

‘Dirty wee torturers’: Northern Irish man tells of British army abuse during Troubles

Jim Auld, 72, was one of 14 ‘hooded men’ subjected to interrogation methods since ruled as torture

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023

Labour would repeal laws offering immunity to Troubles killers, Starmer vows

The Government’s controversial Legacy Bill would provide conditional immunity to people who co-operate with a new truth recovery body.

Daily Mirror · Jan 12, 2023

Mirror photographer Tom Buist dies at 84 after remarkable career starting aged just 14

The Edinburgh native joined the Mirror in 1965 and his reputation swiftly grew after his coverage of the Troubles in Ireland earned him a World Press Awards nod

The Conversation · Jan 4, 2023

Northern Ireland reconciliation bill highlights complicated role of Catholic Church during the Troubles

It has now been more than two decades since the signing of the Good Friday agreement in 1998, formally ending the Troubles in Northern Ireland. But the most recent attempt by the British government to “deal with the past” – the legacy and reconciliation bill – is itself provoking conflict.

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The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2023

Woman who made plea to Tony Blair feels betrayed 25 years after peace agreement

Margaret Gibney was a Belfast schoolgirl when she asked the then-prime minister to bring an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Belfast Live · Dec 27, 2022

Key issues to look out for in Northern Ireland politics in 2023

It looks set to be another year full of twists and turns for Stormont

Irish Mirror · Dec 25, 2022

Thirteen fresh inquests into Troubles deaths set for next four months

They will probe some of the most infamous atrocities that took place in Northern Ireland

Belfast Live · Dec 25, 2022

Thirteen Northern Ireland Troubles inquests set for next four months

Work continues amid uncertainty over whether all the inquests will be heard before the government’s legacy Bill is brought into law

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

Council of Europe urges UK to rethink controversial Troubles legacy legislation

The draft Bill offers a form of immunity from prosecution for perpetrators of crimes during the conflict in Northern Ireland.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 8, 2022

Scottish Justice Secretary calls for MSPs to oppose Troubles amnesty bill

THE Scottish Government is against a UK-wide bill that would provide an effective amnesty for people who committed crimes during the Troubles.

Irish Mirror · Nov 25, 2022

Former British soldier David Holden guilty over 1988 Troubles killing of Aidan McAnespie at army checkpoint

Trial judge Mr Justice O’Hara said the former soldier had given a 'deliberately false account' of what happened

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