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# ira - Today’s News
Donegal man charged with 1982 Hyde Park attack
John Downey, 61, is charged in relation to the murders of four men.
# ira - Friday 17 May, 2013
# ira - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Adams to meet family of prison officer shot dead in Dublin
Brian Stack, who was the chief prison officer in Portlaoise prison, died of his injuries eighteen months after being shot as he left a boxing match.
# ira - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Video: Martin McGuinness mixes up his IFA and his IRA
He meant to refer to the Irish Football Association….
# ira - Monday 15 April, 2013
PSNI to be given access to Dolours Price interviews
The US Supreme Court appeal of Boston College’s Belfast Project was rejected today.
# ira - Thursday 11 April, 2013
Gerry Adams criticises parties celebrating Thatcher’s death
In an interview with a Fermanagh newspaper, Adams also said he forgave the former British Prime Minister.
# ira - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
6 key moments that defined Margaret Thatcher’s relationship with Ireland
Assassination attempts, the Hunger Strikes, and historic agreements were just some of the events involving Britain and Ireland that took place during the Iron Lady’s 11 years as Prime Minister.
# ira - Sunday 3 March, 2013
Gerry Adams: ‘I’ll certainly lead Sinn Féin into the next election’
The Sinn Féin president told TheJournal.ie this week that he did not believe questions about IRA membership – and his repeated denials – were damaging his party’s electoral prospects.
# ira - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
Man arrested in connection with Robert McCartney murder
Father-of-two Robert McCartney was stabbed to death in Belfast in January 2005.
# ira - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
Adams: ‘An awful lot of us might have to say we’re sorry for a whole lot of things’
On whether he was ever a member of the IRA, Adams said: “I am a republican leader. I never distanced myself from the IRA. I never will distance myself from the IRA.”
# ira - Friday 8 February, 2013
Column: To move on from the Troubles we have to face the past with compassion
Behind each death of the Troubles are real, grieving people – many of whom have been waiting for the truth for far too long, writes David McCann.
# ira - Saturday 2 February, 2013
Aaron McKenna: This apology for Jerry McCabe’s death should not be slated
You may not agree with Sinn Féin, but criticising Gerry Adams for apologising is pure political point-scoring.
# ira - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Former IRA members will not give evidence to Smithwick Tribunal
The Smithwick Tribunal says three members of the Provisional IRA have ruled out giving oral evidence.
# ira - Thursday 24 January, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added photos of unsuspecting commuters
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Convicted IRA car bomber Dolours Price dies
Her death could have implications in the US due to a series of interviews in which she alleged that Gerry Adams was in the IRA. The interviews were conducted on the condition that they would not be released until after her death.
# ira - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Man charged with membership of an unlawful organisation
The man, in his 40s, was arrested in Limerick last Monday.
# ira - Tuesday 15 January, 2013
Sinn Féin asks CNN to refer to Gerry Adams by his ‘proper title’
It follows the broadcaster’s reference to Adams as a ‘former IRA paramilitary commander’.
# ira - Saturday 29 December, 2012
Fine Gael, Sinn Féin in war of words over Dessie Ellis claims
FG chairman Charlie Flanagan said Dessie Ellis’s refusal to discuss British claims that he was involved in IRA murders were “utterly disgraceful”.
# ira - Friday 28 December, 2012
Sinn Féin TD Dessie Ellis rejects allegations of involvement in 50 IRA murders
A newly-released British document claims that Ellis was involved in the murder of 50 people by the IRA in the north and south during the Troubles but he has rejected these claims.
1982: Haughey, America and “The Troubles”
Newly released documents show Ireland’s attempts to engage American President Ronald Reagan on Northern Ireland and to counter British propaganda.
30 years ago: Guinness contemplated cutting the Irish connection
The recent Falkands War and the IRA bombing campaign had led to a “resistance to the Irish angle”.
30 years ago: Anger at Irish Government over IRA bombings
Newly released documents related to the Hyde Park and Regents Park bombings show that people both at home and abroad thought that Ireland’s government weren’t doing enough to stamp out the IRA.
# ira - Saturday 8 December, 2012
Six arrested in Eamon Kelly murder investigation
The six – four men and two women – were arrested in the Dublin area this morning.
# ira - Tuesday 13 November, 2012
First military census shows pressures faced by 1922 army
Head of the new National Army Michael Collins faced serious administrative challenges as new force took over British barracks.
# ira - Friday 9 November, 2012
Taoiseach and Tánaiste to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies
Kenny will participate in a service in Eniskillen while the Tánaiste is due to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in Belfast.
# ira - Sunday 4 November, 2012
Probe into Enniskillen bombing launched
A new file on the 1987 IRA atrocity, which killed 11 people and wounded dozens others, is to be examined by serious crime branch detectives.
How holy ‘apparitions’ pressed pause on War of Independence
Visitations of the Virgin Mary to a teenage boy and ‘bleeding’ statues in Templemore, Co Tipperary seized the country – even causing Michael Collins to get involved in the mysterious case.
# ira - Wednesday 31 October, 2012
Man arrested over 2005 murder of Robert McCartney
The 53-year-old is being questioned about the fatal stabbing of the father-of-two.
# ira - Sunday 21 October, 2012
Interview: How I know human decency trumps politics – Fr Brian D’Arcy
Priest and journalist Father Brian D’Arcy discusses how politics and religion were always intertwined in his life, even as a young boy.
Martin criticises SF for ‘playing politics’ with Northern Ireland
In his annual Wolfe Tone address, the FF leader also says Enda Kenny has added nothing to the Northern agenda.
# ira - Wednesday 17 October, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added superheroes
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
US Supreme Court halts turnover of secret IRA tapes
The tapes were recorded by researchers at Boston College who interviewed a former IRA member.
# ira - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
Shatter to request July 2013 as new deadline for Smithwick Tribunal
The tribunal – which is looking into whether there was Garda collusion in the deaths of two RUC officers – had an original deadline of 1 June 2012, before it was extended again to the end of October.
# ira - Sunday 30 September, 2012
Gerry Adams tells Enda Kenny: stop bringing up the IRA
The Taoiseach has called on Gerry Adams to admit that he was a member of the IRA – but Gerry Adams says the Taoiseach is just creating a distraction from the James Reilly story.
# ira - Monday 24 September, 2012
Gerry Adams again rejects Dolours Price allegations
Sinn Féin’s deputy leader commented on the Sunday Telegraph interview this evening.
# ira - Tuesday 18 September, 2012
Search for teenage IRA victim resumes at Co Monaghan bog
Columba McVeigh, from Donaghmore in Co Tyrone, is believed to have been shot dead by the Provisional IRA in 1975.
# ira - Monday 17 September, 2012
Stormont to debate motion calling for Irish apology for Troubles
The DUP has tabled a motion asking Dublin to apologise for its potential involvement in events such as the killing of RUC officers.
# ira - Thursday 13 September, 2012
No apology but Taoiseach to ‘reflect’ on meeting with Kingsmills families
Enda Kenny met with families of the ten victims as well as one survivor of the 1976 massacre by the IRA in South Armagh today.
# ira - Sunday 9 September, 2012
Shatter slams ‘reprehensible’ events at Alan Ryan funeral
The appearance of men and women dressed in paramilitary-style uniforms at the funeral of Real IRA member Alan Ryan in Dublin yesterday has prompted a strong statement from the Justice Minister.
# ira - Saturday 8 September, 2012
Heavy Garda presence but no incidents reported at Alan Ryan funeral
Men and women dressed in paramilitary-style uniforms were among those in attendance at the funeral of the convicted Real IRA member Alan Ryan in north Dublin today.


























































