Michelle O’Neill: ‘The British state killed local people. Those moments contribute to who you are’
Northern Ireland’s First Minister discusses party leadership, presidency, teen pregnancy and ‘precious gift of peace’
Martin McGuinness
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
A former British army officer and author on former IRA members opening up to him: ‘Trust is a huge issue’
Jonathan Trigg says it has been slow work getting former IRA members to open up to him, but some have done so, sharing their experiences and thoughts - and asking about British army training
Latest controversy to engulf Stormont is over the definition of ‘controversial’
Current row is over Irish language signs at Grand Central Station - but brace for more of the same
Alan Gilsenan: ‘I would have had a dreamy, artsy-fartsy notion that a united Ireland would be great’
In The Irish Question, his new documentary, the film-maker asks what reunification of the island would really mean
Trimble and Mallon feared DUP ministers would not honour Executive confidentiality
Peter Robinson and Nigel Dodds refused to attend Executive meetings due to objections to SF’s McGuinness and de Brún
‘Show some respect’, Brian Cowen told Gerry Adams in furious Belfast meeting, records show
Kidnapping of dissident Tohill in 2004 heightened tensions, with McDowell comparing Sinn Féin to Nazis
Stakeknife allegations ‘traumatised’ Sinn Féin, Ahern and Blair believed
Disclosure ignited ‘all kinds’ of conspiracy theories about who was being protected and who eliminated
‘We live in a messy world’: Harold Good became internationally known as a witness to IRA decommissioning
Former Methodist Church president Harold Good, whose house played a prominent role in in ending The Troubles, opens up about the challenges of peacemakers
Stephen Grimason obituary: First journalist to get a copy of Belfast Agreement
‘I believe I was given the document to nudge [the agreement] over the line,’ he later said
Michelle O’Neill’s right-hand man moves South to guide strategy for Mary Lou McDonald
Stephen McGlade (44) is an accomplished Sinn Féin backroom operative with vast experience and a talent for looking to the future
‘After a few thumps, they let go of me’: Veteran editor on covering the North from Troubles to today
Noel Doran singles out the murder of Patrick Kielty’s father in 1988 in influencing his outlook as editor of Irish News for 25 years
Denis Bradley: ‘Partition doesn’t work, never has worked, never will work’
The former priest who played a key role in the peace process reflects on the backchannel that enabled dialogue between the IRA and the UK government
Four Shots in the Night by Henry Hemming: a chilling read
This superb book examines the 1986 murder of Frank Hegarty in Northern Ireland
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