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Shankill activist speaks of regret at marching against deal

Comedian Tim McGarry and historian Dr David Hume were “like a married couple” as they travelled around Ireland arguing about history for a new TV show.

Damien Lynch was knocked unconscious by a member of the Apprentice Boys on Saturday.

It comes after a row erupted over the sale of flags at an Apprentice Boys' parade last year.

The Apprentice Boys’ annual Relief of Derry parade is set to return in full today (Saturday, August 13) with more than an estimated 10,000 expected to attend.

The Relief of Derry parade marks the anniversary of the ending of the siege of the city in 1689.

A trip to Ireland finds Catholics and Protestants eager for peace if politicians permit it

The coming days will mark a long-awaited full-scale return to the streets of central Belfast for thousands of Apprentice Boys, in the wake of over two years of lockdown curbs.

Updated / Thursday, 22 Apr 2021 14:02 Anna Joyce takes a deeper dive into the latest episode of RTÉs essential new podcast series, which revisits the Irish arms crisis of 1970 - listen to GunPlot: The Invasion above. In 1998 Clinton had the Lewinsky affair, in 1972 Nixon had Watergate, but before these political scandals rocked the White House, Irish Minister Neil Blaney had the 1970 arms crisis. If youre unfamiliar with Mr. Blaney then fear not for episode two of GunPlot an original podcast ...

No decision in ‘Soldier F band’ investigation after 18 months Clyde Valley Flute Band members wore Parachute Regiment insignia in support of a British soldier who is accused of murdering innocent civilians on Bloody Sunday Clyde Valley Flute Band shirt with parachute regiment insignia and letter F Reporter: );  ); The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) says that further time is needed to decide whether members of the Clyde Valley Flute Band will be prosecuted. It comes 18 months after the l...