Chris Patten said he did not object to fair prosecutions of former soldiers or others.

Plans for two special Tipperary jerseys, designed to commemorate the Bloody Sunday centenary later this year, have been confirmed after a week when the county board was urged to follow the example of their counterparts in Cork.

Barnsley have been fined £20,000 by the Football Association and ordered to “implement an action plan” after the club’s deputy safety officer told match officials that James McClean “should be used to” abuse.

NATIONALISM allows people to wrap murder in a flag and present it as war in a just cause. And it allows the ideologues of that cause to take history, scrub away the bits that do not fit the new fairytale, and write a version more fitted to their aims.

The anti-discrimination body says the current situation can't continue for the sake of McClean and his family's wellbeing.

"It has become clear this type of abuse is becoming a weekly occurrence for James."

When the Troubles broke out, local press photographers in Northern Ireland were thrust on to the front line of daily shootings, bombings and murders, becoming war correspondents in their home towns, writes Dan Buckley.

The Irish Examiner has scooped two awards in the 2019 Newsbrands Ireland Journalism Awards.

This weekend marked a significant milestone: 25 years ago, the Ulster Democratic Party, the political front of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), announced a ceasefire.

Culture Minister Josepha Madigan has announced details of €354 million funding allocated in Budget 2020.

John Finucane was eight when loyalists murdered his father in the family home. Three decades later the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Belfast is juggling his search for answers with a law practice, the challenges of Brexit, and the captaincy of Lamh Dhearg in tomorrow’s Antrim SFC final.

RTÉ last night broadcast the first of Olivia O’Leary’s two documentaries on Daniel O’Connell. When the programme-makers first considered the project, they could not have

We take a trip down memory lane and check out what happened on this day in years gone by by looking back at some Irish Examiner front pages and highlighting other events which went down in history across the world.

Irish politicians have been congratulating Boris Johnson following his election victory today.

It's somewhat ironic the Naval Service's commander spends most of his days on Haulbowline Island, just a stone's throw from Spike Island where three of his granduncles were interned in 1921 – and a fact he only found out two years ago.

Social injustice is injustice no matter from which side of a political or religious divide your opinions are formed.

Bikers are holding a protest in London today against the prosecution of a British soldier over Bloody Sunday.

‘Leaving EU, Walking’ was a project that took place on March 13.

Why write about hate? St Patrick’s Day is a time of celebration for all of us. My grandchildren are proud to march, even in the coldest of weather, and it means a lot to them and their local community, writes Fergus Finlay.

Jeremy Corbyn said it is right that members of the Armed Forces are held to account for incidents during the Troubles after a British soldier was charged with murder over Bloody Sunday.

The Irish Government has said its thoughts "are with the families of those who were killed and injured" by the Bloody Sunday shootings after just one of 16 soldiers were told they face criminal charges over what happened.

British Secretary for Northern Ireland Karen Bradley is facing calls for her to resign after she said killings by the British army and police during the Troubles were “not crimes”.

One of the country’s greatest living artists returned to his homeland yesterday to unveil murals that were hidden for more than 20 years.

British Army deserter Colin Demet is to give evidence at the inquest for a man who was shot dead by Mr Demet's comrades at a Christmas dance.

Esther McCarthy speaks to film director and producer Maurice Fitzpatrick about his documentary on Northern Ireland peace campaigner John Hume

A Sinn Féin mayor has refused to meet the Prince of Wales on his visit to Derry today.

Two former members of the Official IRA could face prosecution for their alleged role in the events of Bloody Sunday.

Two former members of the Official IRA could face prosecution for their alleged role in the events of Bloody Sunday.

"I have eight pins in my legs and a spine injury and am very sore this morning. But I am adamant that I am not leaving."

The centenary of the birth of Jack Lynch is clearly an event worth marking, not least because he embodied the centrist consensual approach to politics and economic management which on the whole has served the country pretty well.

THE Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary (ADRIC) was established on July 23, 1920. They were the inspiration of the British Secretary for War, Winston Churchill.

A Grenfell Tower survivor who escaped from the 19th floor of the burning building has said he will be haunted for life by the sight of the raging fire.

Theresa May defended the independence of prosecutors considering charging 18 British soldiers over involvement in the Bloody Sunday shootings in Derry.

Among the comments made by politicians on the death of Martin McGuinness, the most nuanced was that by Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt.

Derry has been moved by many republican funerals through the decades of strife and conflict, but yesterday’s spectacle was bigger than any one tradition. 

Martin McGuinness had a commanding role in IRA violence but his contribution to peace will be long remembered, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell

Once an IRA leader, Martin McGuinness left his past behind to become one of the major players in Northern Ireland’s peace process.

Detectives in the North investigating former British Army soldiers who were involved in the Bloody Sunday shootings have sent a report to prosecutors.

James McClean has warned the boo-boys their taunts will only make him stronger as he attempts to establish himself as a regular for both club and country.