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Bonus: NI's first referendum on a United Ireland, 50 year ago
On this day, 50-years-ago, on the 8th March 1973, the Northern Ireland Sovereignty Referendum was held - a border poll on a United Ireland. Why was i…
3 years ago
Kim Jong-un's North Korea: Assassinations, nuclear tensions and the child heiress to the throne
Kim Jong-un, the secretive monarch-like leader of supposedly communist North Korea, has recently unveiled his daughter to the world. That has sparked…
3 years ago
John DeLorean: The rise and fall of the man who brought the future back to Belfast
John DeLorean was an eccentric but brilliant engineer. He had remarkable success in the US automotive industry, but he dreamed of striking out by him…
3 years ago
The murder of Robert McCartney and the IRA cover up
Robert McCartney was murdered by members of the IRA in January 2005; he died after being stabbed in the street outside a bar in Belfast. Like many o…
3 years ago
What is the Windsor Framework and will it be enough for the DUP?
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has triumphantly declared his new Brexit deal with the EU – the Windsor Framework. What exactly does it entail, how does …
3 years ago
Allison Morris on the New IRA threat after Omagh shooting
The New IRA has claimed responsibility for the attempted murder of PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell in Omagh. A typed statement plastered…
3 years ago
‘The Firm’ - Lurgan and Portadown’s cross-community crime gang
The crime gang known as ‘The Firm’ has something different about it, it's a cross-community crew. Based in the Lurgan and Portadown areas, the Firm i…
3 years ago
What makes a serial killer and why are we fascinated by them?
Books, films, documentary series – the serial killer market is hugely profitable. We just can get enough of murder, horror and psychopaths. Why is th…
3 years ago
High profile PSNI detective critical after suspected New IRA gun attack
A high-profile senior detective is in a critical condition after gunmen tried to murder him in Omagh, Co Tyrone. PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John…
3 years ago
Sean Fox: Drugs boss murdered ‘after protection money for dissidents not passed on’
The murder of Sean Fox in October 2022 sent shockwaves through Belfast and beyond. The Belfast Telegraph now understands that Sean Fox believed he wa…
3 years ago