The Irish Times

Jim Allister’s big test: Can unionist firebrand move in from the margins?

Assembly elections will reveal if relentlessly negative messaging can be turned into votes

Tue Apr 19 2022 - 05:00

‘Strategic genius’ and Brexit player: Who is Ireland’s next ambassador to London?

Martin Fraser is being handed a crucial role at a sensitive time in Anglo-Irish relations

Sat Jul 31 2021 - 01:00

Newton Emerson: America’s real role in peace process has been leaning on Sinn Féin

Any reversal of US policy due to Brexit should be handled with care

Thu Oct 08 2020 - 00:01

When Down’s 1960 All-Ireland victory brought down barriers

Protestants and Catholics travelled to Croke Park and celebrated side-by-side in Newry

Wed Sept 30 2020 - 06:00

Brady revelations show Sinn Féin ambiguity on criminal matters

Organisation of the Troubles era is gone, but its inevitable echoes and legacies remain

Tue Aug 18 2020 - 19:28

Old question of who pulls the strings comes back to haunt Sinn Féin

Backroom people with senior IRA pedigrees appear to wield considerable influence

Thu Feb 06 2020 - 00:41

UK election: Sylvia Hermon a hard act to follow in North Down

Constituency profile: The DUP’s Alex Easton could be first to the winning post in this affluent area

Wed Dec 04 2019 - 00:15

Unsolved murder casts a shadow over Belfast’s new mayor

SF mayor faces questions over killing of Robert McCartney by IRA members

Mon Jun 11 2018 - 01:00

Fragile foundations of Belfast Agreement undermined

The 1998 agreement has been implemented neither in spirit nor in practice

Tue Apr 10 2018 - 06:00

Mark Farren funeral told of Derry City star’s ‘indelible mark’

33-year-old recalled as one of finest soccer talents to emerge from his native Co Donegal

Fri Feb 05 2016 - 14:26

Maíria Cahill: Membership of dissident group was mistake

Labour nominee in Seanad byelection was pressured to detail involvement with RNU

Thu Nov 12 2015 - 20:09

Maíria Cahill under pressure to clarify dissident republican links

Labour candidate expected to be elected to Seanad in byelection on Friday

Thu Nov 12 2015 - 13:28

Seanad byelection: obscure Irish political event nears an end

Maíria Cahill set to come out on top when 200-odd votes are counted on Friday

Thu Nov 12 2015 - 07:52

David Norris criticises Maíria Cahill over ex-dissident links

Norris says sisters of murder victim Robert McCartney urged further questioning of Cahill

Wed Nov 11 2015 - 01:00

Sinn Fein remains ever the apologist for the Provisionals

Micheál Martin has been criticised for refusing to contemplate Fianna Fáil coalition with Sinn Féin after the election – Brendan Smith explains why they remain unacceptable partners

Thu Nov 05 2015 - 01:01

SF should avail of report on IRA by ‘telling the truth’

Alasdair McDonnell says report confirms IRA went away but ‘they didn’t go too far’

Thu Oct 22 2015 - 21:32

Edward Kennedy’s key role in Northern Ireland revealed

US senator kept in close contact with Bertie Ahern in run-up to Belfast Agreement

Thu Oct 01 2015 - 06:46

Fresh light shed on Edward Kennedy role in Northern Irish peace process

Sinn Fein/IRA and its supporters repeatedly insist that outside pressure has no impact on IRA decisions. The evidence suggests otherwise.

Wed Sept 30 2015 - 11:46

Garda officers surprised by commissioner’s letter of comfort

Supply of laundered fuel and counterfeit cigarettes as plentiful as ever, say sources

Sat Aug 29 2015 - 12:32

IRA has sharpened claws in absence of monitoring commission

Either IRA has got new weapons or it was not truthful on decommissioning

Thu Aug 27 2015 - 11:35

PSNI officer links murder of Kevin McGuigan to IRA

Reports suggest father of nine was killed in revenge attack for murder of Jock Davison

Thu Aug 20 2015 - 20:18

Eamonn McCann: North justice in the dock after McGuigan killing

Cynicism surrounds policing and judicial system in Northern Ireland

Thu Aug 20 2015 - 09:38

Killing of ex-IRA man Kevin McGuigan ‘ruthless’ - PSNI

53-year-old killed outside his home four months after Gerard Davison murdered

Thu Aug 13 2015 - 17:31

McCartney sisters were to have been witnesses in IRA membership trial

Reporting restriction on naming the sisters lifted by Belfast Crown Court

Fri Jun 12 2015 - 01:01

Gerard ‘Jock’ Davison: Unusual gun used in ex-IRA chief’s killing

Eastern European Makarov weapon and bullets ‘extremely rare in Northern Ireland’

Tue May 26 2015 - 22:00

Gerard ‘Jock’ Davison murder inquiry will be lengthy, says PSNI

Officer says success in investigation depends on people ‘telling us what they know’

Tue May 12 2015 - 01:00

Funeral takes place of former IRA chief Gerard Jock Davison

Former IRA commander was shot close to his home in Belfast on Tuesday

Sat May 09 2015 - 15:21

Man arrested in connection with murder of Gerard ‘Jock’ Davison

Suspect being questioned by PSNI serious crime detectives

Wed May 06 2015 - 12:23

PSNI rules out dissident role in ex-IRA chief’s murder

Victim was questioned in connection with 33-year-old Robert McCartney killing in 2005

Wed May 06 2015 - 01:00

Paramilitaries shot and exiled many alleged sex abusers

Distrust of RUC led to parallel ‘justice’ system by republicans which at times was brutal

Thu Oct 30 2014 - 01:00

Maíria Cahill wouldn’t be the first badly treated woman to derail republicanism

The heroic sisters of Robert McCartney humbled both the IRA and Sinn Féin

Mon Oct 20 2014 - 12:19

MI5’s murky role in Kincora scandal yet to be exposed

Thu Jul 24 2014 - 02:00

Questions for Mr Adams

Sat Nov 09 2013 - 01:00