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‘The Troubles followed me’: Five people raised in Belfast reflect on the city they left

As Kenneth Branagh’s film vies for an award at this weekend’s Oscars, others who grew up near him share how leaving changed their lives

The Guardian - UK

Peaky Blinders star reveals Aunt Pol was included in alternative season 6 script

British crime show is set to end with its sixth series

The Independent UK

Mary McNamara: 'Belfast' isn't my favorite movie in the Oscar race. But it gave me the most hope

"Belfast" was not my favorite movie of 2021 (not that anyone was asking) but it is the film that gave me the most hope, and at a time when hope is worth more than rubies, or even an Oscar campaign.

Los Angeles Times

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‘A freeze frame death in front of the world’: the police killing of Sean Downes at the height of the Troubles

In 1984, an Irish republican was shot dead by police in front of journalists and TV crews. In an extract from a new book, the Guardian’s Ireland correspondent at the time remembers the incident and its aftermath at the height of the Troubles

The Guardian - UK

Drunk Paisley grandfather drank whisky and shouted "f**k the IRA" to cops

John Docherty made a number of remarks to police officers that included homophobic, anti-Semitic, racist, xenophobic and bigoted slurs.

Daily Record

I had to keep my sources secret, or the Birmingham Six might still be in jail

My investigation was overwhelmingly in the public interest, says former MP Chris Mullin

The Guardian - UK

Glasgow to welcome A-listers for thriller Borderland as Batgirl filming wraps up

Production is set to get underway in Glasgow in the next week or two for the thriller, which stars Felicity Jones, Jack Reynor and Jodie Turner-Smith.

Glasgow Live

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IRA man linked to execution of Glasgow soldier dies days before anniversary of murder

Anthony 'Dutch' Docherty was suspected of being involved in the deaths of squaddies Dougald McCaughey and brothers John and Jospeh McCaig in Belfast on March 10, 1971.

Glasgow Live

Family fury as Scots soldiers' 'IRA murder' suspect dies and escapes justice 50 years after execution

Anthony 'Dutch' Doherty died in Dublin, Ireland at the age of 71, over 50 years since the execution of the three Royal Highland Fusiliers.

Daily Record

Bloody Friday atrocity ‘has been forgotten’ – victim’s daughter

Nine people were killed and 130 injured on July 21, 1972 in a series of bombs planted across Belfast by the IRA

The Independent UK

Judge who chaired tribunal into claims of Garda/IRA collusion dies

Judge Peter Smithwick died on Tuesday and is set to be laid to rest following a funeral service in Co Kilkenny on Friday.

The Independent UK

Peaky Blinders Season 6: The Belfast connections in explosive first episode of new series

The show returned to our screens after over two years on Sunday night

Belfast Live

Hundreds attend funeral of Detective Garda Ben O'Sullivan in Limerick

Mr O'Sullivan was seriously wounded in an IRA gun attack in 1996 and lost his best friend, Det Garda Jerry McCabe - but balanced his trauma with love for family, nature, farming and animals, mourners heard

Irish Mirror

Peaky Blinders review – Tommy Shelby’s back where we want him to be: in all kinds of trouble

It’s war on three fronts, across two continents for the Birmingham gang leader. Without his beloved Aunt Polly, will he be able to take it?

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Patrick Radden Keefe on exposing the Sackler family’s links to the opioid crisis

The journalist tracked the billionaire arts philanthropists’ role in the OxyContin scandal in his gripping bestseller. He talks about why the bad guys are still getting away with it

The Independent UK

Memorial unveiled 50 years after IRA bombing in Aldershot

Seven people were killed in the incident – the first IRA bombing on the British mainland.

The Independent UK

Inquest was ‘sufficient investigation’ into Co Armagh shooting – European court

IRA man Martin McCaughey was shot dead near Loughgall by the SAS in 1990.

Irish Mirror

'Forgotten' shoot-out at Irish border remembered 100 years on

A gun battle known as the Clones Affray took place at a railway station in the border town of Clones, Co Monaghan on February 11 1922

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Más de un tercio de los estadounidenses dicen que nunca han tenido una cuenta de jubilación: así es como se abre una

Cuando se trata de cuentas de jubilación como un 401(k) o una IRA, más de un tercio de los trabajadores estadounidenses —casi el 36 por ciento— dicen que nunca han tenido una, según una encuesta reciente de Bankrate. Con la llegada del nuevo año, es un buen momento para abrir…

The Guardian - UK

Chris Mullin to resist police bid to identify IRA pub bombing sources

Police believe the author and ex-MP has interviews that could identify IRA member behind the 1974 pub bombings

Asharq Al-Awsat

30 Years of Bloodshed: Northern Ireland's 'Troubles'

Northern Ireland was torn apart by three decades of violence between nationalist and unionist communities that ended with the Good Friday Agreement signed nearly 24 years ago. The province's majority Protestant unionists favored continued British rule.

Daily Mirror

Clergymen reflect on work still to be done 50 years after Bloody Sunday massacre

Rev David Latimer and Fr Joe Gormley came together to talk about the work that still needs to be done in Northern Ireland. This weekend, it will be 50 years since Bloody Sunday

The Independent UK

Brother of murdered police officer vows his memory will not be forgotten

RUC officers Sergeant Peter Gilgunn and David Montgomery were shot dead by the IRA three days before Bloody Sunday.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow gearing up for more Hollywood action as IRA thriller Borderland to begin rolling in March

The 1970s-set movie will see two Star Wars actors in John Boyega and Felicity Jones join forces alongside the likes of Jack Reynor (Midsommar) and Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim).

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