# The Troubles

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# failure to act

RUC sergeant shot dead could have been saved 'if he was warned' by senior officers

Sgt Joe Campbell was shot on the evening of 25 February 1977

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Jun 27th 2014, 7:43 AM

# RIP

Gerry Conlon, one of the Guilford Four, dies aged 60

Conlon was wrongly accused of an IRA bombing, spending 14 years in prison.

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Jun 21st 2014, 8:50 PM

# Top of the Class

The Troubles, the parties and the loneliness of intelligence: Ireland's Mensa story

Just what is it like to be among the smartest 2% in the world? TheJournal.ie found out…

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Jun 21st 2014, 8:30 PM

# bombing campaign

Unseen photos show the devastation caused by the IRA's 1996 Manchester bomb

The bomb was the second largest to ever have exploded in Britain.

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Jun 16th 2014, 10:58 AM

# Peace Process

McGuinness on The Disappeared: 'One of the worse things to happen' during an already bitter conflict

McGuinness gave a wide-ranging interview today on current and past issues.

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May 31st 2014, 1:12 PM

# legacy issues

The Boston College tapes aren't going anywhere, except maybe to the PSNI

The PSNI say they want the entire archive.

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May 22nd 2014, 11:05 PM

# dealing with the past

'Limited immunity' would help the Troubles truth emerge as perpetrators are dying off

Alan Brecknell of the Pat Finucance Centre explains how victims’s families could be helped.

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May 22nd 2014, 6:29 AM

# 40 years on

"Hopefully they’ll listen this time." - Son of Monaghan bomb victim remembers the tragedy

Paddy Askin remembers going down to town in search of his father.

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May 17th 2014, 7:45 PM

# 40 years on

"Reconciliation will only be lasting when it is based on truth": 1974 bombings marked in Dublin ceremonies

It’s 40 years today since four bombs went off in a series of coordinated attacks in Dublin and Monaghan. 33 people and one unborn child were killed.

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May 17th 2014, 3:24 PM

# Dublin Monaghan

Here's how Dublin and Monaghan will mark the 40th anniversary of 1974 bombings

There will be three events over the next two days to commemorate the 33 people killed in the bombings.

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May 17th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Collusion

Families to sue British Government over Dublin-Monaghan bombings

The Justice for the Forgotten group are going to court to secure the release of documents.

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May 14th 2014, 2:34 PM

# The Disappeared

56-year-old man arrested over Jean McConville case

The arrest comes in the wake of Gerry Adams’ arrest and questioning by the PSNI last week.

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May 7th 2014, 10:39 AM

# Interviews

Boston College says they fought a lengthy battle to protect Troubles tapes

A spokesperson for the college said despite the UK-US Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, no one thought the PSNI would be allowed access to the tapes.

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May 7th 2014, 10:33 AM

# The Troubles

Adams: 'I made no threat against Michael McConville, nor did I warn of backlash'

He has denied warning the son of Jean McConville of a ‘backlash’ if he revealed the names of who he believes to have killed his mother.

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May 6th 2014, 10:47 PM

# policing

PSNI chief rejects claims of a 'dark side' to the force

Martin McGuinness said that elements in the PSNI were against the peace process.

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May 6th 2014, 6:46 PM

# Peace Process

UK Government: We welcome Sinn Féin's commitment to policing

Gerry Adams said that he wanted confirmed his support for the PSNI after Sinn Féin had questioned their independence.

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May 5th 2014, 2:18 PM

# Northern Ireland

IN FULL: Speech by Gerry Adams on his release from police custody

The Sinn Féin president confirmed his support for the PSNI, proclaimed his innocence and thanked all those who supported him.

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May 5th 2014, 8:51 AM

# Northern Ireland

Tánaiste asks for no more comments on Gerry Adams case

Eamon Gilmore also called for a ‘renewed commitment’ to the peace process.

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May 5th 2014, 7:09 AM

# The Troubles

'I am innocent' and 7 other things Gerry Adams had to say tonight

“I am an activist. This is the life I have. This is part of it.”

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May 4th 2014, 9:18 PM

# The Troubles

Gerry Adams 'doing fine and looking well' in custody

Gerry Kelly was both jeered and cheered outside Antrim police station today.

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May 4th 2014, 4:38 PM

# The Troubles

'Extremely angry' Mary Lou McDonald has not spoken with Gerry Adams since his arrest

The Dublin TD says she will not be taking over as interim leader.

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May 3rd 2014, 1:42 PM

Voices

Opinion: Be careful of wishing for a Sinn Féin after Gerry Adams

Adams might be the last roadblock to Sinn Féin managing to uncork its potential to conquer the left wing, working class and republican ground in Irish politics.

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May 3rd 2014, 8:00 AM

# Jean McConville

Gerry Adams spends third night in police custody

The Sinn Féin president can be questioned by police until Sunday at 8pm.

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May 3rd 2014, 7:16 AM

# The Troubles

Ballymurphy parachute regiment killings: NI Secretary says 'no' to Hillsborough-style probe

Ten people were shot dead by the British Army in August 1971. An 11th person died from a heart attack.

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Apr 29th 2014, 1:22 PM

# The Troubles

Dublin and Monaghan bombings weren't raised on State Visit says Gilmore

Eamon Gilmore says the government remain committed to the issue.

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Apr 20th 2014, 7:30 AM

Voices

Column: Will our new cordial partnership with Britain trickle down to NI's day-to-day politics?

The flags and parades-related violence undermine the relatively widespread perception that Northern Ireland’s peace process is a ‘completed’ one.

Apr 18th 2014, 7:00 PM

# The Troubles

Two women arrested this morning over the Jean McConville case have been released

The women, aged 57 and 60, were questioned at Antrim police station.

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Apr 17th 2014, 7:53 PM

# atrocity

Omagh bombing: Seamus Daly - 43, from Monaghan - charged with 29 counts of murder

Daly and three others were found to be responsible for the 1998 attack in a civil action.

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Apr 11th 2014, 10:42 PM

# The Troubles

Woman arrested in connection with Jean McConville case released without charge

The woman was arrested in west Belfast this morning.

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Apr 10th 2014, 8:41 PM

# tensions

Gerry Adams criticises Norman Tebbit for saying he hoped the Real IRA would shoot McGuinness

Adams said Tebbit was publicly advocating the assassination of Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness.

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Apr 9th 2014, 9:41 PM

# State Visit

Bertie Ahern: 'Suffering in the North did lead us to a good position'

Ahern was speaking as President Michael D Higgins made a historic State visit to the UK.

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Apr 8th 2014, 9:42 AM

# The Disappeared

Another man arrested over abduction and murder of Jean McConville

Ivor Bell, 77, has already appeared in court on charges related to the crime which occurred more than 40 years ago.

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Apr 2nd 2014, 11:48 AM

# The Troubles

Family of murdered spy Denis Donaldson accuse gardaí of delaying death inquest

Donaldson worked for Sinn Féin in the Northern Ireland Assembly in Stormont before being outed as an MI5 agent in 2005 and later shot dead.

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Mar 27th 2014, 4:20 PM

# Jean McConville

Adams: Legacy issues best dealt with through "truth recovery process"

The Sinn Féin leader has been reacting to this morning’s court appearance in relation to the murder of Jean McConville in 1972.

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Mar 22nd 2014, 1:40 PM

# Cold Case

75-year-old man arrested over deadly UVF bomb at Belfast pub in 1971

Fifteen people died in the bomb at McGurk’s Bar in north Belfast more than four decades ago.

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Mar 12th 2014, 11:00 AM

# Bomb

Photos: On this day in 1966 Nelson’s Pillar in O’Connell Street was blown up

At approximately 1.30am on 8 March a bomb exploded on Dublin’s main thoroughfare.

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Mar 8th 2014, 7:45 AM

# War of Words

"A deception by omission" - Robinson says the DUP was misled over 'on-the runs'

Martin McGuinness disagrees saying that if the DUP’s outbusts are about appeasing hardline unionists and electioneering.

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Feb 28th 2014, 1:32 PM

# The Troubles

Peter Robinson threatens to leave Government over Hyde Park case

The Northern Ireland First Minister has said that there are “people going around with letters stuffed in their pockets” which mean they can’t be arrested.

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Feb 26th 2014, 3:48 PM