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‘True giant of civil rights’: Daughter leads tributes at funeral of Austin Currie

‘Daddy was always a hero to us, now we know he was a hero to so many others too’

A new Ireland of equals needs to be more than a slogan

A plan is needed as many unionists become increasingly disillusioned with Westminster

Ex-SDLP MP unapologetic about House of Lords elevation

Margaret Ritchie: ‘I will be reflecting the views of the party in that chamber’

Political deadlock: NI system is same as that which agreed 1994 ceasefire

When Troubles started in 1969, only Unionist Party had power in Northern Ireland

Lyra McKee and her investigation into the mysterious murder of a unionist MP in 1981

Book extract: Edited extract from Angels with Blue Faces by Lyra McKee

In a Word. . . Yesterday

Today, 50 years ago, the Troubles began

Images of beaten and bloodied civil rights marchers in Derry were seen around the world

‘No one imagined the violence that would follow’: Eamonn McCann on Derry in 1968

Civil rights march ‘created a spark which led on to conflagration’, veteran protester recalls, 50 years on

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How Austin Currie’s 1968 housing protest ignited NI’s civil rights movement

Revisiting the issue 50 years on the SDLP co-founder reflects on current state of affairs

Peers and beers, MPs and G&Ts: Westminster’s drinking habits

A drunken fight in a Westminster bar this week was a throwback to the old ways

Where did Theresa May’s new friends, the DUP, come from?

With anti-Catholic roots, the DUP is anti-gay and pro-Brexit

Founder of North civil rights movement Fred Heatley dies

As a former professional boxer he also wrote extensively on the sport over many decades

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Ireland knew two Martin McGuinnesses: the man of war and the man of peace

Obituary: A shrewd, disciplined politician who sold ceasefire idea to the IRA he once led

Assembly election: Sinn Féin surge raises many questions

Analysis: Foster under pressure as DUP lead closes while high turnout fails to aid centrists