At the height of the Troubles in the early 1980s Ian Bownes, a young trainee psychiatrist in Northern Ireland, was sent into the notorious H blocks in Belfast’s Maze prison to assess if its ...

Bryan Gregory, interim chief executive of the Maze Long Kesh Development ... Pacemaker Press Republican IRA and INLA inmates died during a hunger strike in the prison in 1981 In 2013, Stormont's ...

He was more successful in 1983, when he led the Maze prison breakout in which 38 republican prisoners escaped. He quickly resumed his IRA activities. There was strong evidence that he was involved ...

He was among 38 IRA inmates who fled the Maze in Co Antrim in September 1983. They used smuggled guns and knives to overpower prison staff before hijacking a food lorry and driving to the main gate.

Rangers fans have staged their own banner protest slamming Celtic supporters who honoured an IRA bomber. It followed controversy over the Green Brigade’s tribute to Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane this week.

He was among 38 IRA inmates who fled the Maze in Co Antrim in September 1983. They used smuggled guns and knives to overpower prison staff before hijacking a food lorry and driving to the main gate.

Stormont’s Economy Committee will meet today at the former Maze prison site as attempts are made to find a way forward so its potential for development isn’t lost. Alliance MLA David Honeyford ...

He was among 38 IRA inmates who fled the Maze in Co Antrim in September 1983. They used smuggled guns and knives to overpower prison staff before hijacking a food lorry and driving to the main gate.