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Sam McBride on the DUP’s route to power sharing - denials, flattery of Ian Paisley’s ego and secret Sinn Féin talks
Flattery, deceit, a bung, MI5, and the secret back-channel to Sinn Féin- uncovered files have revealed the DUP’s route to power-sharing. Publicly the…
11 months ago
“I know evil is an over an overused word, but he was evil”: Detective who solved NI’s longest cold case
In September 1966 the body of a baby girl – Lynda Cochrane – was discovered at Ballykinler Army Base in County Down. It wasn’t until 2006 when former…
11 months ago
The Gunmen: Michael Stone, the Trouble's most notorious loyalist killer
Michael Stone is one of the most notorious gunmen of the Troubles. Known in loyalist circles as a gun for hire, he murdered 3 people at an IRA funera…
11 months ago
Peter ‘the Punt’ Robinson and the the loyalist ‘invasion’ of Clontibret
In the early hours of 7 August 1986, hundreds of Ulster Loyalists, some in paramilitary uniforms, spilled over the border and into the County Monagha…
11 months ago
Paddy Kielty and Cat Deeley’s shock split and is Liam Neeson going out with Pamela Anderson?
From the parish newsletter to the daily death notices, we like to keep tabs on the comings and goings of life around us. And when it comes to celebri…
11 months ago
London UDA ‘transitions’ into an “old comrades association”
There are reports that the London UDA has transitioned into an “old comrades association”. The faction fundraised for loyalist activities in Northern…
11 months, 1 week ago
Banbridge schoolgirl turned Islamic terrorist 'White Widow', connected to 7/7 attacks, remains at large
The so-called ‘White Widow’ is one of the world’s most wanted Islamic terror suspects. Samantha Lewthwaite has been linked to 400 deaths and the 7/7 …
11 months, 1 week ago
Sole suspect in Fermanagh shooting tragedy, Ian Rutledge, dies in hospital
The only suspect in the murder investigation into the fatal shootings of a mother and her two children in Co Fermanagh has died. Ian Rutledge (43) pa…
11 months, 1 week ago
The Miami Showband Massacre: "They tried to wipe out the entire band"
In 1960s Ireland, the showband scene was a massive cultural phenomenon. Ballrooms filled up night after night across the country, and at its heart wa…
11 months, 1 week ago
South-East Antrim UDA starts ‘winding down’ but rule out disbanding
Talk of loyalist paramilitaries disbanding is now generally seen as extremely unlikely. Cynicism abounds as to whether these armed groups will ever ‘…
11 months, 1 week ago