Ulster Volunteer Force

Declassified files reveal the stunning level of collusion between the regiment and loyalists

Government’s policy means response could include carrot as well as stick

DUP leader insists he and his party condemned Belfast incident immediately after it happened

Ballymoney rally told protocol opens up door to a united Ireland and therefore must go

Incident disrupted speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney in Belfast

Mary Minihan: Masks get a bad press, but I won’t be in any rush to give up mine

Exchange of letters among items in new Conradh na Gaeilge archive at NUI Galway

The Star of the Sea were a tight group of young lads before the Troubles tore them apart

North’s police watchdog noted ‘collusive behaviour’ between RUC and loyalist terrorists

Miami Showband massacre survivor Des McAlea hopes last week’s outcome, and the £1.5m damages awarded to survivors and relatives, will set a precedent

UK ruling on PSNI decision to drop investigation is a vindication for campaigners, Martin says

Family trauma ‘compounded by lies’ spread by the security forces and repeated in media

Memorial to the 2,000 men killed in one day was the first to be erected on the Western Front

Incident linked to anger among loyalists at NI Protocol creating border in the Irish Sea

Two recent hijackings linked to opposition to the deal are causing much anger locally

Five Belfast bus routes suspended on Monday after latest of two recent hijackings

An Irishman’s Diary

No one convicted of killing of only journalist murdered by paramilitaries during Troubles

‘We’re remembering everyone equally – their politics, or who killed them, is irrelevant’

Civil War and War of Independence left huge legacy of mental trauma, notes war correspondent

Intimidation in spotlight as Catholic mother and baby forced out by loyalist paramilitaries

Move to end legacy civil actions and inquests likened to act by ‘former Soviet bloc countries’

Known to few outside loyalist circles, Stephen McKeag left a trail of death behind him

Anger grows over proposals revealed by NI secretary of state Brandon Lewis

London denies this is a de facto amnesty for killers, but that is how it is being perceived

Loyalist Communities Council had said Irish Ministers no longer welcome in Northern Ireland

Senior source says party has no appetite for another damaging leadership contest

Policy in creating partition was intended to placate unionism, finds ex-British minister

It was no accident but a process that provided a precedent for the rest of the empire

Coronor to deliver findings into 1971 atrocity by British army in west Belfast

We will oppose plans for soldier amnesty in any way we can, says Michael O’Hare

Community workers say riots sparked by unionism’s loss of control and the manipulation of working-class youths not politics

Widespread calls for calm in Belfast as police use water canon for first time in six years

Lockdown, transgenerational trauma and austerity contributing to violence, locals say

Northern Ireland Executive calls for end to ‘deplorable’ street violence

Law and order not enough to halt loyalist protests driven by crime and politics

Organisation calls for a ‘change in attitude’ from Dublin and withdraws from Shared Island Unit

Sharp exchanges in Assembly between DUP First Minister and senior Sinn Féin politician

The Guardian’s former media commentator should have been clear about his sympathies

‘He’s ignoring them, thinking they’ll just go away. We will not go away,’ says DUP leader