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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 ...
Michael Longley, 85, Northern Irish Poet of Nature and ‘the Troubles,’ Dies
Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t ...
Daily Mail4d
Troubles verdict means IRA 'can rewrite the history of Northern Ireland', MP warns
The IRA will be able to ‘rewrite the history of Northern Ireland’ if British soldiers are left open to prosecutions, an MP has warned. Sir David Davis made the claim after an inquest left more ...
The Independent4d
Cost of dealing with Northern Ireland’s past estimated at more than £2 billion
The cost of dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past is set to ... leading to a total cost in connection with the Troubles as “between £2.2 billion and £2.7 billion”.
The Northern Echo10d
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 ...
Daily Mail4d
Taxpayers 'face £2.7bn hit for Northern Ireland legacy' after Labour caved in to human rights demands to give Gerry Adams and Republicans to get compensation
The cost of dealing with Northern Ireland's troubled past could reach ... because it will remove a block on former Troubles internees, including former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, seeking ...
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Michael Longley, Northern Irish poet of nature and 'the Troubles,' dies at 85
Michael Longley, the last survivor of a remarkable triumvirate of Northern Irish poets that included Seamus Heaney and Derek Mahon, who was celebrated for the meditative beauty of his compact lyrics, ...
ITV4d
Cost of dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past estimated at more than £2 billion
The cost of dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past is set to ... leading to a total cost in connection with the Troubles as “between £2.2 billion and £2.7 billion”.