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Allison Morris on attempted murder of Sean O’Reilly as ONH feud boils over
There are fears of further bloodshed after an attempt on the life of a dissident republican in west Belfast. Taxi driver Sean O’Reilly was shot in th…
1 year ago
William Hampton: The eccentric English millionaire who left his wealth to Sinn Féin
William Hampton was a nomadic millionaire famously described by Leo Varadkar “a vagabond who lived in a caravan”. Hampton left most of his fortune to…
1 year ago
‘King Con’: Belfast conman Cartmill who scammed Stephen Nolan and Eamonn Holmes faces jail
Celebrity conman Jay Cartmill is facing prison after pleading guilty to 46 new fraud charges, taking his total number of criminal convictions to more…
1 year, 1 month ago
The East Tyrone IRA, Loughgall, Clonoe, and the SAS
A coroner’s ruling the SAS was unjustified in shooting dead four IRA men in Tryone has been controversial with unionist politicians and British Army …
1 year, 1 month ago
The IRA’s La Mon Bombing and the victims’ quest for justice
Twelve people died when the IRA fired bombed the La Mons House hotel on the 17 February 1978. Scores were injured, some horrifically. The Provisional…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Official IRA’s ‘training’ trip to North Korea
North Korea is one of the world’s most secretive states – known for its dictators who are treated like gods and an iron-clad grip on their citizens. …
1 year, 1 month ago
Allison Morris: The origins of the PSNI and the challenge of recruiting Catholics
23 years after its emergence, the PSNI is still less than one third Catholic and the numbers attempting to join are according to the Chief Constable …
1 year, 1 month ago
Ciaran Barnes: Why UDA shot pensioner after Bulgarian brothel raid in Coleraine
A Coleraine pensioner, who uses a mobility scooter, was shot five times in the arms and legs by the UDA. But what possible excuse would the loyalist …
1 year, 1 month ago
Top Belfast school Methody apologises after rugby hazing leaves boy ‘traumatised’
Methodist College Belfast’s insurers have been stung for £50,000 after a Carryduff boy sued over hazing at rugby camp. The boy was allegedly forced t…
1 year, 1 month ago
How I caught the catfish who took my identity
It all began in December, when an ex-girlfriend of Irish independent journalist John Meagher sent him screenshots of a fake dating-app profile using …
1 year, 1 month ago