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Aoife Moore: Analytical Cork man gives bombastic Boris a lesson in diplomacy As a former teacher, the Taoiseach has plenty of experience dealing with class clowns who believe they know everything As with their meeting in Belfast last August, Taoiseach Micheál Martin had to draw on a lifetime of diplomacy when engaging with UK prime minister Boris Johnson this week. Picture: Brian Lawless Sat, 15 May, 2021 - 06:30 Diplomatic friendships are tricky by design. Leaders are often thrust into defen...

Martin Doyle on growing up in a Northern Ireland shrouded in bigotry and violence

“I was half-dreading the 100th anniversary, but in fact, the research and the events that happened were very, very considered,” says Murphy. “In 1966, it was just an utterly unquestioning, nationalist commemoration. I remember as a schoolgirl buying into that, like a lot of us did, in those days. There was a TV series that went on all week, called Insurrection, a mockumentary of each day of the Rising. I’ve seen it since; it’s kind of fascinating. We were kind of thrill...

The sister of shooting victim John Laverty, who was 21 when he was shot dead by British soldiers at Ballymurphy, said it has taken 50 years for the truth to come out which she said "has destroyed their lives". A coroner found that nine of the 10 victims had been shot by British Army soldiers. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has sent a letter to the victims families, in which he expresses his personal sorrow for the "terrible hurt that has been caused" by the deaths. Relatives of some of th...

); It has taken 50 years for the truth to come out: Ballymurphy families speak out on tragedy after coroner court verdict Carmel Quinn spoke about her experience after the massacre took place and the 50 years it took for families to be vindicated. By Tadgh McNally Saturday 15 May 2021, 1:43 PM 2 hours ago 2,810 Views 12 Comments Image: PA Imag...

Imagine the pain of a daughter, whose mother was killed by army bullets in 1971, having to plead her innocence in front of television cameras this year. That has been the experience of Briege Voyle, one of eight children of Joan Connolly, a woman from Belfast who was killed in the Ballymurphy Massacre 50 years ago. It was only last week that a judge ruled that the 10 people shot by British Army paratroopers, including Mrs Connolly, were “entirely innocent”. They had been killed after an ope...

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Northern Ireland’s troubled past and Brexit tensions are likely to dominate discussions between the Irish Premier and UK Prime Minister on Friday. Boris Johnson has been dogged by criticism in recent days over his response to an inquest finding that 10 people killed in shootings involving the Army in the Ballymurphy area of west Belfast in 1971 were “entirely innocent”. A Downing Street claim that the Prime Minister apologised on behalf of the state in a phone call with First Minister Arl...

Northern Ireland’s troubled past and Brexit tensions are likely to dominate discussions between the Irish Premier and UK Prime Minister on Friday. Boris Johnson has been dogged by criticism in recent days over his response to an inquest finding that 10 people killed in shootings involving the Army in the Ballymurphy area of west Belfast in 1971 were “entirely innocent”. A Downing Street claim that the Prime Minister apologised on behalf of the state in a phone call with First Minister Arl...

Political Correspondent The Taoiseach will travel to England today to meet the British Prime Minister at his Chequers estate in Buckinghamshire. The lunchtime meeting, which was scheduled some time ago, takes place against the backdrop of unionist opposition to the Irish Protocol. This is the first time - due to Covid-19 restrictions - that Micheál Martin and Boris Johnson are meeting in person since last August, when they met in Northern Ireland. While todays meeting is primarily about rejuve...