Gerry Adams’ compensation for past unlawful detention is largely a red herring. Getting information from the IRA and ...
The unconventional diplomat used London parties and soirees to befriend and influence politicians, media moguls and ...
A conviction for IRA membership is punishable by up to 14 years in prison under UK law. While Adams would only serve two ...
The Northern Ireland Troubles Act, introduced by the Tories, stopped Mr Adams and some 400 other Republicans from claiming compensation over their detention in prison in the 1970s. Labour decided ...
Objects Transformed by the Conflict is currently being hosted by the Yeats Library in ATU Sligo in collaboration with Healing ...
But this came against the backdrop of the Troubles in Northern Ireland – his first poems appeared in the early 1970s – and along with friends and contemporaries such as Seamus Heaney and Derek ...
During the Troubles, Northern Ireland politics revolved around four ... In general, the DUP adopted a more militant tone than the UUP. In the 1970s, the DUP was heavily involved in loyalist ...
Once the Troubles got going, Northern Ireland saw the biggest population ... Leisure and leaving the country In the 1970s, areas that once were buzzing became deserted in the dark hours; people ...
Sir Keir Starmer’s official spokesman has pointed the finger at Northern Ireland ... Troubles Act that previously barred Mr Adams and roughly 400 other Republicans from seeking damages over ...