A hard-hitting letter from Prince Philip slamming the IRA after they executed Lord Louis Mountbatten has emerged 46 years on. The grieving Royal said it would have been easier to stomach the loss ...

A man jailed for life for the murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly has failed in an attempt to have a further conviction appeal before the Supreme Court. Sharif Kelly (54), last of ...

But the overall number in the Army, Navy and Air Corp has stabilised slightly at 7,557 last year compared to 7,550 in 2023. However, the Irish military is still 2,000 members short of the 9,500 it ...

Members of a specialist British military unit who shot dead four IRA men in an ambush in Co Tyrone in 1992 used lethal force which was not justified, a coroner has ruled. Northern Ireland’s ...

The defendant was 16 at the time of the attack and cannot be identified due to his age. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news ...

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The flaws were found in ceramic plates known as Enhanced Combat Body Armour, left. The Army, Navy and RAF have at least 120,000 sets. Every plate is being recalled for testing. So far, one in ten ...

Fine Gael and Fianna Fail have refused to work with them because of their historic ties with the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during decades of violence in Northern Ireland. The new government ...

The Dáil had not sat for two weeks following a dispute over speaking rights for a group of Independent TDs (members of parliament) Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin has insisted ...

And to really get you ready for all the St. Patrick’s Day traditions this month, we’re sharing other festive Irish phrases. Sláinte—and happy St. Patrick’s Day! Like Erin go Bragh ...

Gerry Adams, president of the staunchly pro-Irish Sinn Fein party, called on the Irish Republican Army to being disarming in an effort to save the teetering Northern Ireland Assembly. The ...