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1969: How the Troubles Started in Northern Ireland
The Troubles did not break out on a specific date, but it is generally agreed that they began in 1969. The seeds of the ...
The shadowy British unit that took the dirty war to the IRA
As an independent investigation into a double agent named ‘Stakeknife’ draws to a close, families seeking answers may soon ...
Gavin Robinson presses Government to back soldiers who killed four IRA men as Defence Secretary pledges ‘fullest support’
The Defence Secretary has pledged the Government’s “fullest support” for SAS personnel after a coroner found that a unit was ...
RTE Online7d
Why Irish Government called on UN to intervene in Troubles in 1969
Taoiseach Jack Lynch's request followed many such demands by nationalists for the UN's engagement in Northern Ireland ...
The Independent9d
British Army veterans of Northern Ireland Troubles march on Westminster
Previously a number of British Army veterans had been pursued in the courts over incidents which happened during the Troubles. The Act was opposed by victims’ groups in Northern Ireland and all ...
Clonoe ambush ruling feeds 'IRA attempt to rewrite history' - Davis
A Tory former minister has claimed British army members will be subject to a "a vindictive, vengeful" pursuit due to the UK ...
MPs call for changes to coroners’ rules in response to inquest into the deaths of four IRA members
Sir Iain Duncan Smith said soldiers like himself “who never asked to go to Northern Ireland” will be “dragged" into courts in the absence of the Legacy Act. | UTV News ...
London Evening Standard9d
British Army veterans of Northern Ireland Troubles march on Westminster
Veterans who served in the British Army during the Northern Ireland troubles have marched on Parliament calling for the retention of the Legacy Act. It comes as the current Labour Government is to ...
Yahoo News UK10d
British Army veterans of Northern Ireland Troubles march on Westminster
Veterans who served in the British Army during the Northern Ireland troubles have marched on Parliament calling for the retention of the Legacy Act. It comes as the current Labour Government is to ...