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Michael McKevitt ‘escaped justice’ for Omagh bombing – victim’s father
- Irish News
- January 4, 2021, 02:40
The former Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt has “escaped justice” for his role in the 1998 Omagh bombing, the father of one of the victims has said. (...)

The history wars: A new battleground in Irish politics
- Irish News
- December 5, 2020, 01:00
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley’s tweet comparing the Kilmichael ambush and the Narrow Water attacks that left 18 British soldiers dead was not just anothe(...)

The three funerals of Terence MacSwiney
- Heritage
- October 24, 2020, 06:00
“I thought the age of body-snatching was gone,” yelled Fr Dan Walsh as British forces commandeered the remains of Terence MacSwiney, the Lord Mayor of(...)

The 50 best Irish films ever made, in order
- Film
- May 2, 2020, 05:00
Best reads of 2020: IN VERY PARTICULAR ORDER, HERE’S OUR (CURRENTLY DEFINITIVE) PICK OF THE GREATEST IRISH MOVIES EVER MADE No sane person (...)

Airbnb-style short-term rentals to be refused applications in Dublin
- Environment
- February 20, 2020, 02:34
Full-time use of houses and apartments in Dublin city for Airbnb-style rentals is set to be eliminated, following a Dublin City Council decision not t(...)

Firm behind luxury Dublin rentals to appeal short-term let ban
- Environment
- February 20, 2020, 02:32
The company behind five holiday rental houses in Dublin city, valued at more than €1 million each, is to appeal a decision banning their use for short(...)

Transcript of speakers at ‘up the Ra’ Sinn Féin event: ‘We broke the Free State’
- Politics
- February 11, 2020
Sinn Féin TD David Cullinane has apologised for saying “up the Ra” at a victory speech in Waterford on Sunday. His statement of support for the IRA (...)

Sinn Féin TD for Waterford David Cullinane has said his pro-IRA comments at the end of a victory speech in Waterford after his election were “about th(...)

Falling demand for IRA merchandise threatens SF firm
- Politics
- November 25, 2019, 01:38
The Sinn Féin company involved in the sale of republican memorabilia and occasional publications laid off its staff last year, according to accounts j(...)

Children of the Troubles: They took a child off the road, put a hood over his head and killed him
- Books
- October 5, 2019, 06:00
Patrick Rooney loved horror movies and Halloween, and wanted to be a priest when he grew up. In August 1969, the nine-year-old was killed when the RUC(...)