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<p>Four people were killed and over 50 injured in an IRA bomb attack on the Horse and Groom pub in Guildford in 1974.</p>

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Guildford bombing one of first cases for Troubles commission

Mr Morgan said all of the 85 requests would be or are being dealt with by case recovery teams using a trauma and resiliency informed methodology

<p>Robert Nairac in his Grenadier Guards uniform. The British army officer is believed to have been killed by the IRA. Picture: Alan Lewis</p>

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Search to start in remote area of border region for 'disappeared' soldier Robert Nairac

<p>Politicians including then deputy first minister Seamus Mallon (left) and then British deputy prime minister John Prescott (centre) amid the carnage in Omagh the day after the bombing on August 15, 1998. Picture: Alan Lewis/Photopress</p>

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Irish Examiner view: Omagh inquiry is a last chance to lay to rest the ghosts of a mass murder

Michael Clifford

SMick Clifford: Peacemakers Museum offers a distortion of history

Letters to the editor: How many must die before we take action?

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Letters to the editor: How many must die before we take action?

Cork v Limerick - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 3

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Letters to the Editor: We should not have to peek over wall for hurling

Ireland In The Eighties English Republicans

S Mick Clifford: Rose Dugdale was a killer for a redundant revolution

Rose Dugdale was a genuine radical but instead of striving for equality within the parameters of democratic norms she opted for a life of excitement on the frontline of revolution

Sun, 24 Mar, 2024

Irish Examiner view: An adversarial litigation system that needs reform

Irish Examiner view: An adversarial litigation system that needs reform

Cases of alleged medical negligence feature regularly in media coverage, and little wonder. Such cases are often shocking in their details, with heartbreaking revelations that make readers sympathetic for the distressed families involved.

Wed, 20 Mar, 2024

Ancient human remains found in Northern Ireland

The bog is where forensics and archaeology meet to solve ‘cold cases’

We need to think in terms of developing ‘best practice’ for excavating future bog bodies, drawing on contemporary approaches to investigating homicides

Tue, 27 Feb, 2024

Ancient human remains found in Northern Ireland

The bog is where forensics and archaeology meet to solve ‘cold cases’

We need to think in terms of developing 'best practice' for excavating future bog bodies, drawing on contemporary approaches to investigating homicides, writes Rosie Everett, Benjamin Gearey, and Karl Harrison

Tue, 27 Feb, 2024

Irish Examiner view: A pivotal moment in history

Irish Examiner view: A pivotal moment in history

The Ukraine war has entered its third year

Sat, 24 Feb, 2024

Newly-released archive files

UK government outlines terms of reference for independent probe into Omagh bombing

The dissident republican bomb exploded in the Co Tyrone town on August 15 1998, killing 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins

Wed, 21 Feb, 2024

Fern Growing From The Tree

Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc: We should seek to find the 'disappeared' of the War of Independence

Efforts are being made to find the remains of 17 people 'disappeared' in the Troubles. But the political heirs of the War of Independence have done little to find 60 people disappeared in the revolutionary era

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

Mick Clifford: New British law designed to cover up Troubles' murders

S Mick Clifford: New British law designed to cover up Troubles' murders

In light of what is emerging about the level of depravity deployed by the British forces, it is entirely proper that the Irish Government tries to halt the amnesty legislation

Sun, 07 Jan, 2024

State Papers: President tried to avoid Charles and Diana at Grace Kelly's funeral

State Papers: President tried to avoid Charles and Diana at Grace Kelly's funeral

President Patrick Hillery, who had in 1981, tried to avoid meeting her when they both attended the funeral of Princess Grace in Monaco the following year.

Thu, 28 Dec, 2023

Good Friday Agreement 25th Anniversary

State Papers: Sinn Féin needed to attract fewer ‘headbangers’ to party, said Gerry Adams

Sinn Féin president, Gerry Adams, admitted in 2001 that his party would need to stop attracting “headbangers” and move away from any association of violence.

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

Mick Clifford: A year of remarkable writing

S Mick Clifford: A year of remarkable writing

Two outstanding books published this year reached back into the 1980s.

Sat, 23 Dec, 2023

Ben Dunne funeral

IRA kidnapping 'hugely traumatic' for Ben Dunne, funeral mass told

Mr Dunne’s son, Mark, who was with his father in Dubai when he died suddenly, paid tribute to his 'generous' and 'ambitious' father but noted a particularly difficult period in his life

Tue, 28 Nov, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Posterity will be generous to the memory of the late Ben Dunne

Irish Examiner view: Posterity will be generous to the memory of the late Ben Dunne

As one of Ben Dunne's sons stated on social media, he was 'a good and decent man'. Rest in peace, Ben Dunne — 1949-2023

Mon, 20 Nov, 2023

Gareth O'Callaghan: Murder in the name of war

S Gareth O'Callaghan: Murder in the name of war

It’s human nature to take sides in war. But by supporting one side, we are allowing ourselves not to acknowledge that atrocities have been carried out by both warring parties.

Sun, 12 Nov, 2023

FILE PHOTO "The Kidnapping", a book about the 1983 kidnapping of supermarket executive Dony Tiday by the IRA, is released today

S Don Tidey kidnapping brought 1980s Ireland together across the sectarian divide

'A Kidnapping' by Ronan McGreevy and Tommy Conlon tells the story of the kidnap and eventual rescue of Don Tidey

Tue, 07 Nov, 2023

RITA O'HARE; MICHELLE O'NEILL; MARY LOU MCDONALD

Jennifer Horgan: Sinn Féin has only one narrative and can never lead the country

It’s a deep concern that this party will only ever feel the pain of one narrative, one perspective. Such a party can never lead a country.

Fri, 22 Sep, 2023

Electric Picnic Festival 2023

Letters to the Editor: The Wolfe Tones were rabble-rousing at Electric Picnic

One reader says the 'anachronistic rabble-rousing of old fossils' will not help achieve a United Ireland, while others consider issues including mental health services and the RTÉ controversy

Fri, 08 Sep, 2023

Criminal Courts of Justice

Corkman charged in Special Criminal Court with IRA membership

Daniel Sheehan, who was arrested on Tuesday morning, is also accused of having in his possession 263 rounds of ammunition

Tue, 25 Jul, 2023

Michael Moynihan: Living in a time of greater diversity than could have ever been imagined

Michael Moynihan: Living in a time of greater diversity than could have ever been imagined

Sunday afternoon. A different perspective on the city for yours truly.

Thu, 13 Jul, 2023

Gerry Hutch court case

Elaine Loughlin: Fate of special court would be parting gift to SF in power

If Sinn Féin wins the next election, one of its first tasks will be to make the Special Criminal Court a permanent fixture — this from a party that opposed the court for years.

Sat, 01 Jul, 2023

Martin: There will be tax cuts in October budget

Martin: There will be tax cuts in October budget

Tánaiste Micheál Martin said the public finances are 'strong' in Ireland, and also said there would be additional expenditure on public services

Wed, 07 Jun, 2023

Birmingham pub bombings inquest

Birmingham Six member Hugh Callaghan dies aged 93

Tribute paid to ‘values of forgiveness and gentle optimism’ of man wrongly jailed for 16 years over 1974 IRA atrocity

Thu, 01 Jun, 2023

PETER BROOKE

Irish Examiner View: An unfortunate error of judgement

Peter Brooke is best remembered for his appearance on the Late Late in 1992, when he sang ‘My Darling Clementine’ — a jarring note given seven Protestant workers had been killed that day by an IRA bomb

Wed, 17 May, 2023

Campaign to restore Waterford train station, scene of shootout during War of Independence

Campaign to restore Waterford train station, scene of shootout during War of Independence

The building at Durrow in Stradbally fell into a state of disrepair over the years due to a lack of investment

Wed, 19 Apr, 2023

Peace pays off: 25 years of safe border business

Peace pays off: 25 years of safe border business

Businesses along the border have transformed in the quarter century since the Belfast Agreement was signed. Sorcha Crowley meets the entrepreneurs behind internationally recognised brands and local businesses thriving in the region

Wed, 12 Apr, 2023

Portrait Of John Hume

Fergus Finlay: Good Friday Agreement must not be seen as the success of two men

I don’t begrudge Ahern or Blair a day in the sun for the agreement they signed, but if it is to be seen as ‘their’ work it would be a complete travesty

Tue, 21 Mar, 2023

Mick Clifford: Cold-blooded Civil War mass murders reverberate around Kerry a century later

Mick Clifford: Cold-blooded Civil War mass murders reverberate around Kerry a century later

Mick Clifford tells the shameful story of the murder by Free State troops of five young men — and how a senior garda and a civil servant helped thwart the subsequent attempt to cover it up

Sun, 12 Mar, 2023

Cork-based man wanted in North for alleged dissident activity

Cork-based man wanted in North for alleged dissident activity

Alleged member of dissident republican group persuaded Supreme Court to hear appeal against order permitting extradition to UK

Thu, 26 Jan, 2023

Letters by anti-Treaty soldiers before execution show the tragedy of the Civil War

Letters by anti-Treaty soldiers before execution show the tragedy of the Civil War

The last letters written to their parents by two executed anti-Treaty soldiers the eve of their deaths are striking reminders of dignity, forgiveness and lives unnecessarily wasted during , on the centenary of their deaths, which takes place this ...

Sun, 22 Jan, 2023

Irish Civil War: The Battle of Kenmare and the IRA’s 'September offensive' in Kerry

Irish Civil War: The Battle of Kenmare and the IRA’s 'September offensive' in Kerry

In September 1922, the IRA launched attacks on Kenmare and Killorglin, representing some of the largest Republican offences of the Civil War, writes Dr Richard McElligott

Thu, 19 Jan, 2023

Irish Civil War: 12 Munster killings that tell the story of the conflict

Irish Civil War: 12 Munster killings that tell the story of the conflict

Munster endured a particularly bloody era, with both sides losing men in military battles — and by summary executions

Tue, 03 Jan, 2023

State papers: Irish authorities 'doubtful' of IRA links to daring Chile jailbreak

State papers: Irish authorities 'doubtful' of IRA links to daring Chile jailbreak

The escape in Chile was similar to that of IRA prisoners from an exercise yard in Mountjoy in 1973.

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

State papers: Adams would have faced 'moral dilemma' if he had known of Canary Wharf bomb plans

State papers: Adams would have faced 'moral dilemma' if he had known of Canary Wharf bomb plans

Former Sinn Féin president admitted to officials that he may not have felt able to share information due to his 'republicanism'

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

State papers: Irish diplomats concerned about possible IRA involvement in shooting of loyalist leader at UB40 concert

State papers: Irish diplomats concerned about possible IRA involvement in shooting of loyalist leader at UB40 concert

Release of top-secret files on North peace process show members of Anglo-Irish secretariat were anxious to establish who was behind attempted assassination in Belfast in 1999

Thu, 29 Dec, 2022

Sean Farren Northern Ireland Peace Process Talks

State papers: John Hume drafted IRA ceasefire statement

Mr Hume said he had drafted the document following a meeting with the British prime minister, John Major.

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022

General Election Ireland 2020

Varadkar would rather 'resign from Fine Gael' than form coalition with Sinn Féin

Taoiseach's comments will be broadcast in Thursday night's episode of RTÉ's 'Two Tribes' documentary

Thu, 22 Dec, 2022

Dowdall denies he used promise of bomb timers as 'bargaining tool'

Dowdall denies he used promise of bomb timers as 'bargaining tool'

Ex-Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall, a former co-accused of Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch who has turned State's witness, has denied he used the promise of bomb timers as "a bargaining tool" to get dissident republicans to mediate in the .

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

Gerry Hutch court case

Dowdall denies being caught planning mass murder

'It's lies, it's rubbish talk trying to impress someone, there's nothing to it,' said Dowdall

Mon, 19 Dec, 2022

Staff member recounts the ‘smell of gunfire’ at Regency Hotel shooting

Staff member recounts the ‘smell of gunfire’ at Regency Hotel shooting

Monday morning began with a win for the prosecution and ended with one of the three judges expressing a tongue-in-cheek hope that we’ve finally reached the end of CCTV evidence.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2022

Sinn Fein Ard Fheis

Government ministers criticise Mary Lou McDonald for comments regarding IRA crimes

'Many people are very traumatised by the comments of Mary Lou McDonald in the last two days,' said Fianna Fáil's Jack Chambers

Tue, 08 Nov, 2022

Conservative leadership bid

S Fergus Finlay: We used to produce political giants — look at what's running the world now

It’s not too late for social democracy — but it needs to wake up

Tue, 25 Oct, 2022

Scotland v Republic of Ireland - FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 - UEFA Qualifier - Play-offs - Hampden Park

Irish Examiner view: Song sung blues

Dublin airport chant

Mon, 17 Oct, 2022

Letters to the Editor: An Ireland for all ... who use billpay for electricity

Letters to the Editor: An Ireland for all ... who use billpay for electricity

It is very difficult indeed to reconcile Fianna Fáil’s latest manifesto, ‘An Ireland For All’, with the Taoiseach’s refusal to give assurances when pressed that those with a prepay electricity meter will also be covered by the proposed moratorium on ...

Sat, 15 Oct, 2022

Calls for political leadership

Emma deSouza: Condemning symbols of sectarianism is to ignore the problems beneath

Damning flags and slogans while paramilitaries have an active influence on our politics is like cursing the cracks in the ceiling rather than the gaping hole in the roof during a rainstorm

Wed, 17 Aug, 2022