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Two journalists have initiated legal proceedings against former Sunday Independent columnist Eoghan Harris and social media platform Twitter, alleging campaigns of online abuse. Mr Harris last week revealed he was one of the operators of the “Barbara Pym” Twitter account and was dropped from his role as a columnist in…

After the longest running inquiry to date in the North, coroner Mrs Justice Keegan finally cleared the names of 10 innocent people killed in the Ballymurphy massacre almost 50 years ago. The inquests were treated as five separate incidents which occurred over three days in the immediate wake of the…

A coroner has concluded that all of the ten people who were shot and killed in Ballymurphy in west Belfast almost 50 years ago were "entirely innocent" and that their deaths were unjustified. Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan delivered her findings in relation to the deaths of the ten victims over…

"When the law makers become the law breakers, there is no law." The words of Carmel Quinn, who has waited almost half a century for this day. A coroner in Belfast, Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan, today delivered the findings of her inquests into the deaths of 10 people in the…

F resh inquests into the fatal shootings of 10 people in west Belfast in 1971 came following two decades of campaigning by the bereaved families. They contend the deaths in the Ballymurphy area were never thoroughly investigated. One woman and nine men were killed in five separate incidents between August…

A mother of eight and a Catholic priest were among ten people fatally wounded in disputed shootings involving the army in the Ballymurphy area of west Belfast between August 9-11 1971. The scenes came at a chaotic time across Northern Ireland following the controversial decision to implement internment without trial in…

F indings will be published later following fresh inquests into the fatal shooting of 10 people in disputed circumstances involving the Army in west Belfast 50 years ago. A mother of eight and a Catholic priest were among those who died in August 1971 in events which have become known…

Updated / Monday, 10 May 2021 20:43 Dundalk have cancelled Tuesday's training session and ordered Covid-19 tests for the players following a team outing to Belfast on Saturday. Pictures showing several of the Lilywhites squad emerged on Sunday night with the players subsequently sent home from training on Monday. While…

Hollywood star Sharon Stone has described her trip to Belfast before the pandemic as "a joy" though she added that "some things broke my heart" while learning more about the Troubles. Stone joined Ryan Tubridy via video link on Friday night's Late Late Show and the star, who says she…

We spoke to Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, who is the minister of justice in the Northern Ireland Executive. Share on FacebookShare Share on TwitterTweet Share on WhatsAppSend Share on WhatsAppSend Share on WhatsAppEmail Read More