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Sam McBride: Covid Inquiry reveals Stormont’s ‘rotten system’
The Covid-19 pandemic was an unprecedented event all over the world. NI Officials and ministers are now under scrutiny as they appear before the Covi…
2 years, 1 month ago
South Armagh IRA: Inside Northern Ireland’s ‘Bandit Country’
During the troubles, South Armagh became known as ‘Bandit Country’ - a heartland of paramilitary activity. The Provisional IRA’s notorious south Arma…
2 years, 2 months ago
Lordship: The murder of Adrian Donohoe and the runaway Co. Armagh suspect - part two
After the murder of Adrian Donohoe, the main suspect Aaron Brady boarded a one-way flight to America. He had no intention of ever returning to Irelan…
2 years, 2 months ago
Lordship: The murder of Adrian Donohoe and the runaway Co. Armagh suspect – Part One
What goes in to catching a garda killer?
In January 2013, Detectives Joe Ryan and Adrian Donohoe from Dundalk garda station were tasked with escorti…
2 years, 2 months ago
EXTRA: The extraordinary life of Stephen Grimason, the journalist and top Stormont Spin doctor who broke news of Good Friday Agreement
Stephen Grimason was the journalist who waved the Belfast Agreement on our television screens with the iconic quote: “I have it in my hand”. The form…
2 years, 2 months ago
BelTel Sport: Linfield and Cliftonville set to face off in tense Irish Cup Final
This Saturday's Irish Cup Final sees Cliftonville play Linfield at a sold-out Windsor Park. It’s set to be one of the most eagerly anticipated cup fi…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sunningdale and the Ulster Workers Strike (Part Three): Who really won?
Loyalism stood triumphant. The Ulster Workers Strike succeeded. It brought down the Sunningdale executive, the council of Ireland binned, power-shari…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sunningdale and the Ulster Workers Strike (Part Two): The loyalist ‘revolt’
Northern Ireland had never seen the like of the Ulster Workers Strike – a rebellion against the state – by loyalists. The strikers wanted an end to …
2 years, 2 months ago
Sunningdale and the Ulster Workers Strike: The forgotten power-sharing ‘experiment’
In 1973 the ‘Sunningdale Agreement’ established power-sharing in Northern Ireland, preceding the Good Friday Agreement or Belfast Agreement by 25 yea…
2 years, 2 months ago
Warrenpoint-based Michael O’Loughlin breaks gangster code by admitting crimes
Michael O’Loughlin was arrested in Co Down in 2020 as part of a Europe-wide crackdown on organised crime. He was one of the first criminals arrested …
2 years, 2 months ago