Former US ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith turned against Sinn Féin after 9/11, British files claim
She also thought Tony Blair ‘should be much tougher with IRA’, friend told British prime minister’s chief of staff
Alec Reid
‘We needed him and he was there’: how Fr Alec Reid got the IRA to talk peace
Television: RTÉ's The Secret Peacemaker is an excellent portrait of Fr Alec Reid and his pivotal role in persuading the IRA that talking was in the end more productive than slaughter
Support group established for distressed clergy of all denominations
Care4Clergy set up due to lack of opportunity to speak in confidential settings
Breda O’Brien: Armagh kerfuffle highlights church leaders’ work for reconciliation
President’s refusal to attend NI service may have focused more attention on work for reconciliation carried out by the Church Leaders’ Group
Kilkenny loom large as Antrim’s hurling odyssey gathers pace
Two seasons after scrape with Division 2A relegation, Darren Gleeson’s side are making waves
On the brink of civil war: The two dark weeks that still haunt Northern Ireland
The North stood on the brink of catastrophe following the Gibraltar and Milltown killings 30 years ago
Vincent Browne: The scale of hatred for Gerry Adams is unfair
As the Sinn Féin leader prepares to step down, it is important to recall his many achievements
Where did Theresa May’s new friends, the DUP, come from?
With anti-Catholic roots, the DUP is anti-gay and pro-Brexit
NI peace process began with question from Fr Alec Reid to Gerry Adams
New book recalls fascinating life and eye-witness accounts of late Belfast priest
Brendan Duddy: From chip-shop owner to secret peacemaker
Duddy was the first outsider ever to meet the IRA’s Army Council
Daniel O’Connell deserves British honour, Mary McAleese says
Former president wants Houses of Parliament to mark Irish politician’s legacies
Edward Daly: An accidental bishop who disliked the limelight
‘Bloody Sunday changed my life in every way’ said Dr Daly, whose stroke liberated him
The decommissioning of the Provisional IRA, 10 years on
‘We all fell silent. One of the men handed over a last gun, ceremoniously, to the general’
Funeral of ‘Disappeared’ Seamus Wright 42 years after death
Mourners told it took 16 years to locate remains after IRA had admitted responsibility
Why do relics, which featured in the papal canonisations, play a key role in church?
Veneration of relics brings us to the heart of Catholic Christianity
Catholic bishops plan major pastoral conference for next year
Bishops encourage laity to engage with consultation process begun by Pope Francis
Priest known as ‘pillar of the peace process’
Fr Alec Reid - Born: August 5th, 1931; Died: November 22nd, 2013
As Liam Adams is convicted, focus turns to what SF leader knew
Gerry Adams was aware of abuse allegation against his brother as far back as 1987
Hundreds of mourners join politicians and clergy for Fr Alec Reid funeral
Former president praised deceased as simple, humble priest who was also a radical
Gerry Adams’s IRA past crucial to peace
Opinion: Adams, encouraged and facilitated by Fr Alec Reid, embarked on a project to end republican violence forever
Kerry and Dublin rivalry may be lopsided but it is a rivalry, not like the All Blacks and us
Many GAA counties share with rugby the disadvantages of limited demographics and the tyranny of tradition
Ecumenical service for ‘pilgrim of peace’ Fr Alec Reid
Ceremony attended by Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness and unionist representatives
US pays official tribute to peacemaker Fr Alec Reid
US Consulate says cleric helped lay foundations for the ongoing peace process
North’s peacemaker priest Fr Alec Reid dies in Dublin
Tipperary priest was best known for his work during Troubles
Tributes paid to ‘pillar’ of the peace process Fr Alec Reid
Adams: He was also a very good friend of mine, of my wife, of my family
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