Martin McGuinness

Despite the lack of co-operation from the party, the author has produced a pointed chronicle of its evolution over the last four decades, without fear or favour - and with one explosive claim

The man said he did not expect her forgiveness and asked the woman if he could give her a hug. She wept as she said yes. The pair leaned across in their chairs and embraced each other

Adams party leader for 35 years until 2018 when handing over control uncontested to Mary Lou McDonald

Secretary of state Mo Mowlam’s evidence to Northern Irish Affairs Committee in Westminster in May 1999 necessitated 12 clarifications and corrections, files show

A small group of dissidents holds the people of Ireland to ransom. A political response is needed

UK Covid inquiry scrutinises level of preparation in place ahead of Covid-19 outbreak in early 2020

Niall Ó Dochartaigh has produced a fascinating account of communications between the IRA and the British

The republican-royal reconciliation, after decades of unrest, has more to do with party’s wider political ambitions and attracting more centrist voters in the Republic

Unionists were wavering and the future uncertain when Stephen Grimason revealed the deal on Good Friday 1998

Archbishop remembers growing up in Derry during the Troubles, and tensions between Church and IRA

IRA enforcer turned British army agent was deeply involved in some of the murkiest chapters of the Troubles

At 74, the former Sinn Féin leader has every intention of living long enough to see a united Ireland

The great and the good are gathering here - and in a series of gala dinners and events they’ll pat themselves on the back for a job well done. We need more

A quarter-century later, this issue is still an open wound. People who were hurt are still hurting

Political education within the prisons helped the Provisionals embrace the move from armed struggle to parliamentarianism

An ardent nationalist writes that admitting who we truly are might help us find common ground to overcome political conflict

Differences on the protocol are minor: the real problem is symbolism and Queen Elizabeth demonstrated the enormous power of symbolic gestures

US Marine-turned-IRA gunrunner John Crawley recalls difficult conversations with his commander Martin McGuinness about arming and training the IRA and working with one of America’s most dangerous men, Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, to buy weapons in the US

Former IRA man John Crawley reveals dealings with McGuinness and Bulger in new memoir

The protocol is the most important issue for the DUP – not just for first preference votes, but for transfers

North’s Comptroller and Auditor General ‘surprised’ only one disciplined after inquiry

SDLP leader looks to election season in the North as his party meets up in Bellaghy

Party vice-president and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill condemns social media comments

The consequences of that day left a lasting impact on the lives of the people of Derry

Patrick Kelly’s family call for end to ‘orchestrated nationwide campaign of misinformation’

Legal advice to then taoiseach set out pros and cons for decision related to ceasefire

Celebrated public servant was also known for his penetrating inquiry into Iraq War

Peacebuilding activist urges participants to move on from Higgins controversy

Up to 1% of Co Donegal population has been estimated to have the hereditary condition

We Don’t Know Ourselves is the story of Ireland’s growth since the 1950s

Taoiseach’s office rejects Donaldson suggestion about diary as ‘matter for the President’

An Irishman’s Diary

Former BBC journalist James Helm on a special bond with Ireland that has sustained his family through tragedy and change

Des O’Malley ‘a senior politician who made his mark’, says Waterford TD David Cullinane

UK National Archives, 1997: Sinn Féin leaders visited Downing Street at Christmas

Sinn Féin leader on family, privilege and a rapid ascent in politics after a late start

Though no household name, DUP members were unsurprised the Poots loyalist was in the frame

The North has changed dramatically, and unionism, instead of celebrating the centenary of the foundation of the Northern Irish state it used to dominate, is in crisis

Thomas Elliott believes futile campaign of violence should have been halted in 1987

The royal visit for the opening of the Northern Ireland parliament in 1921 was of great significance to Ulster unionists, though the target audience may have been Sinn Féin