IRA
In Northern Ireland, the Troubles are brewing again
The police are calling two recent murders IRA revenge killings. And the fragile coalition governing Stormont hangs in the balance.
Threats and tensions ahead of Prince Charles’s visit to Ireland
An alleged bomb plot has security forces on alert
The Queen shakes hands with an ex-IRA commander
Twice today–once in private, once in public–Queen Elizabeth II, head of the British military, shook hands with Martin McGuinness, a former commander of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who is now the province’s deputy first minister. The moments mark a milestone in the still-fragile peace in Northern Ireland.
Everyone’s an underdog in Ireland’s presidential race
A gay-rights activist and a former IRA leader figure among those generating unusual excitement
A project to replace infamous Belfast murals comes under fire
Something a can of paint can’t fix?
IRA killings escalate as recession hits
Two soldiers were killed at the Massereene Barracks on Saturday