Person: Thomas Begley

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Innocent German caught up in North horror

Thomas Niedermayer was an apolitical figure — he employed 1,000 people with workers coming to the Grunding factory from Catholic and Protestant backgrounds.

Sorting truth from contradictions of Adams may take generations

Gerry Adams will look to his own first and that limits Sinn Féin’s growth

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First minister condemns Troubles cash plan

The leaders of one tribe now represent the hopes of another

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British govt under fire over bomber's release

Provisionals 'emerged from back streets'

The Provisional IRA emerged from the back streets of Belfast and Derry to become one of the most effective and ruthless killing machines in post-war Europe.

Fri, 29 Jul, 2005

Hain defends release of Shankill bomber Kelly

Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain tonight defended his controversial decision to release the Shankill bomber Sean Kelly.

Thu, 28 Jul, 2005

Petrol bombs thrown at church

Petrol bombs were thrown at a Catholic Church today – just days after the parish priest called for the release of the Shankill bomber Sean Kelly.

Sat, 23 Jul, 2005

Blunkett condemns protest to free IRA bomber

David Blunkett tonight condemned republican protesters in west Belfast whose demand for the release of a jailed IRA killer prevented him making a visit as part of an EU ministers conference.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2005

Blunkett faces protest over IRA bomber's imprisonment

Republicans demanding the release from jail of IRA bomber Sean Kelly staged a protest at a jobs centre in west Belfast today ahead of a visit by British Works and Pensions Secretary David Blunkett David Blunkett and European employment ministers.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2005

Ahern to question British on rearrest of IRA bomber

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern yesterday said he will seek details from the British Government on why it has returned IRA Shankill bomber Sean Kelly to jail.

Tue, 21 Jun, 2005

Gerry Adams should have won an Oscar for his lifetime of denials

I START this morning by offering the mightiest congratulations to Adi Roche. Let’s hope that the Oscar-winning documentary about the Chernobyl Children’s Project wins thousands more converts to the cause to which she has dedicated her life and talent.

Tue, 02 Mar, 2004

Unionists angered by ‘triumphal’ republican dinner

The husband of a woman killed in an IRA bomb has branded ‘‘offensive’’ a weekend commemoration in Dublin of republicans killed during the Troubles.

Mon, 15 Apr, 2002