Journalist Ed Moloney has died aged 77, his family has said.
He was known for his coverage of the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the activities of the Provisional IRA, writing for publications including Magill, the Irish Times and the Sunday Tribune.
He wrote about the Troubles in books, 'A Secret History of the IRA', 'Paisley: From Demagogue to Democrat?' and 'Voices from the Grave: Two Men's War in Ireland'.
Mr Moloney was the director of Boston College's Belfast Project, known as the Boston tapes, which collected oral interviews with republican and loyalist militants who had been active during the Troubles.
Mr Moloney died in New York City on Friday, where he had been living and working.
He is survived by his wife Joan McKiernan and his son Ciarán Moloney.
