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Gerry Adams wins his defamation case against the BBC
A jury in Dublin has awarded Gerry Adams €100,000 in damages. The former Sinn Féin leader won his High Court defamation action against the BBC on Fri…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Referees ensure UVF’s Winkie Irvine given lenient sentence for firearms charges
UVF commander Winston ‘Winkie’ Irvine has been jailed after being caught with guns. He was sentenced to 30 months with half served on license after b…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Lucid Talk polling: Kneecap, Sinn Féin, Irish signs and what is a woman
The latest Belfast Telegraph Lucid Talk polling shows sharp divisions on some touchstone societal issues. Among the issues surveyed in the latest pol…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Kincora: Lord Mountbatten, MI5, William McGrath and Tara – the search for the truth
Kincora was a home for vulnerable boys in east Belfast – but controlled by paedophiles. It was a place where dozens of boys and teenagers were abused…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Gerry Adams’ BBC defamation trial: Jury hears final arguments
A jury in a Dublin court has heard a third week of evidence in the Gerry Adams defamation trial. The former Sinn Féin leader is suing the BBC over a …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Martin McGuinness and the story of the Provisional IRA in Derry
Support for the IRA in Derry grew in the wake of the civil rights campaign – and the authorities response to it and soared in the aftermath of Bloody…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
EXTRA: Kneecap's Mo Chara faces charge under terrorism act over Hezbollah flag
When west Belfast rapper Mo Chara, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, of Kneecap allegedly displayed a Hezbollah flag on stage in London, he didn’t just spark contr…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Former PSNI officer challenges ‘Sean’ allegations of anti-Catholic sectarianism in the force
One of the PSNI’s first Catholic recruits, told the Belfast Telegraph he had faced sectarianism, including references to “Fenian b******s”. Despite C…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Bryson, McKay and O’Hara misconduct trial to begin in Belfast – Allison Morris reports
Loyalist Jamie Bryson, former Sinn Fein MLA Daithi McKay and party member Thomas O’Hara will be standing trial at Belfast Crown Court charged with co…
10 months ago
Gerry Adams defamation case: BBC vigorously defends its journalism
The former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams is suing the BBC over allegations made in a Spotlight programme that he sanctioned the murder of Denis Donald…
10 months ago