The quiet campaigner: Geraldine Finucane on her 35-year fight for justice for her husband Pat
The wife of Pat Finucane has always been intensely private. At 74, she reflects on life as she and her family prepare for a public inquiry into his murder
Ulster Defence Association
Thirty years on from ceasefire, loyalist communities remain ignored, poor and threatened from within
‘People try to make distinctions between a good paramilitary and a bad paramilitary. A good paramilitary might be somebody who sells coke on a Saturday night. A bad paramilitary would be somebody who’s dealing heroin’
British government orders inquiry into murder of Pat Finucane by UDA
Solicitor was shot dead in Belfast home in February 1989 by loyalist paramilitaries in attack found to have involved state collusion
How the public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane got over the line
Timeline: From Belfast solicitor’s earliest days in public eye to his death at hands of UDA - and his family’s decades-long search for justice
Migrant communities in Belfast ‘feel a fear of the like I have not seen in over 40 years of policing’
False narratives are rife as big problems such as lack of social housing are unfairly pinned on tiny migrant communities
‘It was 24 hours a day of hatred’: whiskey distillery on Crumlin Road Gaol site stirs memories of the Troubles
The former prison, which housed 2,000 republicans and loyalists at the height of the Troubles, is now home to stills that can make 610,000 litres of whiskey
‘As I opened our bedroom door, there was a neighbour going past. She had blood on her hands’
Sisters recall murder of father Terry McDaid in their home in Belfast in 1988. His case is one of 36 inquests halted by UK government’s controversial Legacy Act
Sinn Féin’s Troubles apology may be flawed, but silence from London has been deafening
‘Some were terrible, some were essentially excuses,’ says Prof Kieran McEvoy of the Apologies, Abuses and Dealing with the Past project
New inquests ordered into loyalist paramilitary murders of five Catholic men more than 30 years ago
North’s attorney general orders fresh inquests due to ‘deficiencies’ in the original hearings and investigation
‘Everybody has their own terrorist. The British army are mine,’ says Fiona
Television: Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland gives a voice to those who lived through the bombings and the shootings of the Troubles
Row erupts over Foster talks with Loyalist Communities Council
Sharp exchanges in Assembly between DUP First Minister and senior Sinn Féin politician
UK must ‘step up’ on Pat Finucane murder inquiry – Taoiseach
Vested interests in suppressing truth in British intelligence and Provisional IRA says Martin
Former UDA member Michael Stone released from prison
Stone had been returned to jail following attempt to kill Sinn Féin leaders at Stormont
UK government to announce decision on Finucane murder inquiry
Northern Secretary expected to make statement in House of Commons on Monday
Threats against NI journalists broadly condemned
Dissident republicans and Ulster Defence Association members made threats recently
Loyalist paramilitaries threaten politicians in North
Sources say threats to Assembly members issued by elements of UDA in east Antrim
Family of murdered UDA figure offer £10,000 reward
John Boreland shot as he got out of his car in Belfast in 2016
Blair and Ahern urge governments to end NI impasse
Belfast Agreement 20 years on: Bill Clinton warns ‘paralysis’ cannot go on indefinitely without endangering agreement
The Island of Ireland Peace Park is a fitting tribute to Paddy Harte
‘It will last for centuries and be as meaningful in 500 years time as when it was built’
Glen Barr’s ‘desire to help working class’ motivated him, funeral told
Former UDA leader ‘did what he did because he believed it was the right thing to do’
Tribute paid to Glen Barr for his work on peace park
Paddy Harte jnr says the project ‘was a gamechanger’ for British-Irish relations
Thousands ‘silently enduring anxiety and stress’ because of Troubles
The son of a victim of sectarian violence needed help to recover from the trauma
Alliance accuses loyalist umbrella group of issuing ‘sinister’ statement
Group with backing of UVF, UDA and Red Hand Commando warns unionists against voting for Alliance
Loyalist murdered in Bangor named as Colin Horner
Victim shot up to six times in supermarket car park seconds after his son (3) in his arms
Two charged by PSNI in connection with murder of loyalist
Two men to appear in court in Belfast charged in connection with fatal shooting
Almost 140 crime gangs in North, says Minister for Justice
Executive determined to ‘rid Northern Ireland of the scourge of paramilitarism’
Royal Marine arrest linked with dissident republican arms finds
Soldier questioned on suspicion of preparation for acts of terrorism in Northern Ireland
PSNI appeals for calm after murder of senior UDA figure
Prominent UDA figure John Boreland was warned he was under loyalist death threat
Shankill bomb link to RUC informant to be investigated
NI Police Ombudsman to consider whether 1993 bombing could have been prevented
Ombudsman investigates ‘Shankill bomb informer’ claim
Complainant asks if RUC had intelligence that could have prevented the 1993 bombing
Main points from Northern Ireland paramilitary groups report
The seven-page assessment was based on information from the MI5, PSNI and An Garda Síochána
Loyalists make pledge to renounce ‘violence and criminality’
Initiative comes amid concern about ‘drift’ in loyalism and a risk of return to fighting
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