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After spreading communal terror and stoking vicious sectarian violence, Britain’s man in Northern Ireland leaves a dark legacy hanging over the West, writes Mick Hall. Second of a two-part article. Read Part One: A Blueprint for Counter-Insurgency in the West By Mick Hall Special to Consortium N

IrishCentral Contributor Patricia Killeen on Fr Aidan Troy, the Irish priest who led Catholic schoolchildren during the 2001 Holy Cross dispute in Ardoyne.

Freddie Scappaticci, the informer known as Stakeknife, has died in England where he had been living in witness protection since he fled Belfast when he was outed as a double agent.

He was the “jewel in the crown” of British intelligence. Now Freddie Scappaticci — the informer known as Stakeknife — will take the secrets of his murderous past to the grave.

Freddie Scappaticci, the informer known as Stakeknife, has died in England where he had been living in witness protection since he fled Belfast when he was outed as a double agent.

Freddie Scappaticci, the informer known as Stakeknife, has died in England where he had been living in witness protection since he fled Belfast when he was outed as a double agent.

Freddie Scappaticci, who worked within the paramilitary’s notorious ‘nutting squad’, always denied he was a double agent

Freddie Scappaticci, the informer known as Stakeknife, has died in England where he had been living in witness protection since he fled Belfast when he was outed as a double agent.

The UK Home Office intends to house up to 500 asylum seekers in a 47-year-old “hotel barge”. It has previously been used to house offshore oil field and windfarm workers, and refugees seeking asylum in Germany and the Netherlands.

Celebrate St. Patricks Day by listening to Irish songs from Thin Lizzy, The Dubliners and of course U2. Add these to your St. Patricks Day song playlist.