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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings (Pic: RTÉ Stills Library)

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Today marks the 50 year anniversary of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings.

Hundreds of people gathered at Church Square in the centre of Monaghan town

President remembers victims of Dublin-Monaghan bombings

President Michael D Higgins has laid a wreath at the monument for the seven people who lost their lives in the 1974 bombing in Monaghan town.

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings • 18 May 24

This week some fifty years ago 34 people died after bombs exploded in Dublin and Monaghan

Top secret access given to Dublin-Monaghan bombing probe

The former senior police officer responsible for investigating the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings has said he received access to never-before-seen top secret material.

Ireland • 13 May 24

The service was held at the Dublin Unitarian Church on St Stephen's Green

Names of Troubles victims read aloud for final time

Dublin's Unitarian church has held a final ceremony, where the names of 3,600 people who died during the Troubles were read aloud.

Ireland • 29 Mar 24

Micheál Martin addressed the crowd and told them the Government remained committed to the memory of the innocent victims of the bombings (Photo: RollingNews.ie)

Tánaiste lays wreath to mark 1974 bombings anniversary

The names of all 34 victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings have been read out at an event commemorating those killed in 1974.

Dublin • 17 May 23

Secretary to the Victims' Payment Board Paul Bullick

45 applicants recommended for Troubles victims' payment

Some 45 applicants to the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme have been recommended for payment.

Regional • 26 Jul 22

The Horse and Groom pub in Guildford was bombed in October 1974

Guildford pub bomb planted by 'courting couple'

The victims of the Guildford pub bombings carried out by the IRA nearly 48 years ago were unlawfully killed by a powerful time bomb planted by a "courting couple", a coroner has ruled.

World • 21 Jul 22

A soldier stands in the shattered remains of McGurk's bar in North Queen Street, Belfast, where 15 people died in a bomb blast

Judge quashes 'no investigative bias' report into bomb

A report which found there was no evidence of investigative bias by police in relation to a notorious Belfast bar bombing during the Troubles has been quashed by the High Court.

Regional • 29 Jun 22

Eilish Morley's case is the lead in nearly 30 lawsuits being taken against the former British spy in connection with a series of paramilitary murders and attacks

Mother settles High Court action over Troubles killing

The mother of a man allegedly murdered by a secret agent inside the IRA has settled High Court actions against the Ministry of Defence and PSNI.

Regional • 20 Jun 22

A preliminary hearing sat in Belfast's Royal Courts of Justice

Inquest urged to probe claims SAS ambush was recorded

An inquest into the deaths of three IRA men killed in an SAS ambush needs to establish if there is an audio recording of the shootings, a coroner has been told.

Regional • 17 Jun 22

From left, John Graham with his daughter Rebecca and his wife Rosemary and David Johnston celebrates Christmas with his son Louie

PSNI appeal on 25th anniversary of RUC men's murder

The police in Northern Ireland have issued a fresh appeal for information about the murder of the last two RUC officers killed during the Troubles, on the 25th anniversary of their deaths.

Regional • 16 Jun 22

Parties in Northern Ireland have also opposed the British government's plans

US group 'dismayed' over Troubles amnesty proposal

A US group of Irish American political leaders and diplomats has criticised the UK government's proposed amnesty to address the legacy issues of the Troubles, describing it as alarming to human rights experts.

Ireland • 08 Sep 21

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney says Northern Secretary Brandon Lewis' proposals are not a basis for moving forward

'Robust, frank' meeting held over legacy of Troubles

A virtual meeting of the five parties involved in the Stormont Executive to discuss the British governments plan to end prosecutions for killings during the Troubles has been described as passionate, robust and frank.

Ireland • 16 Jul 21

British soldiers in Crossmaglen, Co Armagh in 1981

Victims 'let down' over decision to end prosecutions

An organisation that represents people bereaved or injured through The Troubles from all across the island of Ireland, Britain and further afield has strongly criticised the British government's plan.

Ireland • 14 Jul 21

The IRA set off a roadside bomb as the bus was travelling between Ballygawley and Omagh

IRA bomb memorial in Tyrone badly vandalised

A memorial to the victims of an IRA bus attack on soldiers in Northern Ireland has been badly vandalised.

Regional • 03 Oct 20

Betty Williams pictured at an event for Nobel Laureates in 2014

President pays tribute to peace activist Betty Williams

President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to peace activist Betty Williams, who has died aged 76.

Ireland • 19 Mar 20

Lord Mountbatten was the last British Viceroy in India

Who was Lord Louis Mountbatten?

Lord Louis Mountbatten, whose assassination shocked the world in 1979, was a member of the Royal family and second cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II.

Ireland • 27 Aug 19

Lord Louis Mountbatten was a second cousin to Britain's Queen Elizabeth

Mountbatten and Narrow Water troop deaths remembered

The IRA's killing of Lord Louis Mountbatten and 18 British soldiers during one of the bloodiest days of the Troubles were remembered in separate 40-year anniversaries today.

Ireland • 27 Aug 19

Séamus Bradley's family alleged he was killed during interrogation - a version rejected by the coroner

Killing of IRA man Séamus Bradley 'unjustified'

The killing of IRA man Séamus Bradley who was shot by a British soldier as he ran across a field in Derry in 1972 was unjustified, a coroner has ruled.

Ireland • 15 Aug 19

Police fire tear gas at protesters in Derry's bogside in August 1969 (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

50 years since the Battle of the Bogside

British troops deployed into Northern Ireland for the first time 50 years ago after days of rioting in Derry's Bogside, which later spread to Belfast and beyond.

Ireland • 12 Aug 19

Bill Clinton was speaking at an unveiling of a portrait of him in New York

Clinton wishes Brexit referendum had not happened

Former US president Bill Clinton has expressed his concern about the impact of Brexit and said the vote was conducted with almost no consideration of the potential damage to Northern Ireland.

Brexit • 18 Jun 19

Searches have been carried out in Co Monaghan for Columba McVeigh

Mystery donor offers reward for Disappeared information

A mystery donor has offered a reward worth €55,000 for information that could help locate the remains of three people who went missing during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Ireland • 22 May 19

Daniel Hegarty was shot dead in Derry in 972

Soldier to be charged with 1972 murder of Derry teen

A soldier who shot dead a 15-year-old boy in Derry in July 1972 is to be charged with murder.

Ireland • 15 Apr 19

Brexit - The unreasonable and the unreachable

Northern Editor Tommie Gorman examines how big picture events have interrupted and threaten to eclipse and alter once healthy Irish-British relations.

Analysis and Comment • 23 Oct 18

The 50th anniversary of the Duke Street civil rights march in Derry will be commemorated this weekend

Commemorations to mark 50th anniversary of Derry march

The 50th anniversary of the Duke Street civil rights march in Derry on 5 October 1868, when unarmed demonstrators were attacked by the police, is being commemorated with a series of events in the city.

Ulster • 05 Oct 18