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fromwww.theguardian.com
16 hours ago

Britain's golden egg': how IRA agent Freddie Scappaticci was protected to the end

He was instead, as a final report by Operation Kenova effectively revealed without officially doing so on Tuesday, for a long time Britain's most valuable spy inside the IRA during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, once described by an army general as the golden egg of the intelligence services. More pertinently to the torment of those related to his victims, he was a sadistic murderer who had been in the pay of the British state.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
16 hours ago

UK's MI5 protected IRA agent who committed murders, police report finds

MI5 protected an IRA double agent who continued committing murders during the Troubles and avoided prosecution, according to Operation Kenova.
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fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

Denis O'Brien 'played the man, not the ball', says solicitor suing businessman in defamation case

Denis O'Brien's statement allegedly implied two solicitors acted for and received payment from the IRA, causing grave reputational consequences.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Ban

Yesterday the government banned all British television and radio stations from broadcasting interviews with members of Sinn Fein or their supporters, but will it reduce terrorism or merely curb press freedom? [dramatic music] [Reporter] It's the past year of IRA bombing and killing that persuaded the government this summer to look at the whole of its policy for dealing with terrorism and its supporters in Northern Ireland. [dramatic music]
UK politics
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Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

The Indo Daily: 50 years on: The 'passion' kidnapping of Tiede Herrema and the IRA's Bonnie and Clyde

Eddie Gallagher and Marian Coyle kidnapped Dutch industrialist Dr Tiede Herrema in Limerick to force prisoner releases, holding him 36 days before his release unharmed.
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

The Indo Daily: From paramilitary to the pulpit - how IRA gunman Mark Lenaghan became a man of the cloth

Mark Lenaghan joined the IRA after sectarian violence, served fifteen years including active-service killings, later converted, became a Catholic deacon and died aged 65.
Film
fromIndependent
5 months ago

'NORAID: Irish America and the IRA' review: A slick, polished and absorbing look at US group who spread Provo propaganda

NORAID funded the Provisional IRA during the Troubles, highlighting Irish-American support for the conflict.
from24/7 Wall St.
6 months ago

I Got Fired - Should I Roll My $600k 401k to an IRA or Keep It with Principal?

It's essential for the OP to carefully consider the pros and cons of keeping his 401(k) with his current employer versus moving it to an IRA or his new job's 401(k).
Retirement
UK news
fromIndependent
6 months ago

Denis Donaldson's daughter calls for urgent public inquiry into father's murder in wake of Adams case

Calls for inquiry into Denis Donaldson's death highlight concerns over political violence and media accountability.
SF politics
fromIndependent
6 months ago

Sam McBride: Gerry Adams is a man of towering ambition who had no moral qualms about securing his goals through murder

Gerry Adams' leadership in Sinn Féin helped end IRA violence despite his controversial past.
UK news
fromIndependent
6 months ago

Mark Tighe: More bizarre moments in high-stakes trial as Gerry Adams takes on BBC

The defense of journalism is crucial in legal proceedings involving sensitive allegations.
The case revolves around claims made in a BBC documentary about Gerry Adams's involvement in a high-profile murder.
fromIrish Independent
6 months ago

More remains found at cemetery in search for 'Disappeared' victim Joe Lynskey

Eamonn Henry stated, 'Following the recent exhumation at Annyalla Cemetery in relation to the search for Joe Lynskey, information came to the ICLVR indicating another small area of interest within the confines of the cemetery. This was not another family grave site.'
UK news
UK news
fromIrish Independent
7 months ago

The Indo Daily: Justice Derailed | Ep 1: Banged up in the Bridewell - The Sallins train robbery scandal

The Sallins robbery remains a controversial case highlighting issues of justice in Ireland.
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