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18 hours ago · The Provisional Irish Republican Army ( Provisional IRA ), officially known as the Irish Republican Army ( IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary force that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reunification and bring about an independent republic ...
5 days ago · 20 February: Following a telephoned warning, a 500 lb car bomb exploded outside the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base in Moira, County Down. Seven RUC officers and four civilians were hurt. The blast caused widespread damage.
4 days ago · The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has boycotted the Northern Ireland Assembly since early 2022, unhappy with the Brexit-induced Northern Ireland Protocol. This boycott has left the region ...
5 days ago · The allegations, coming weeks after Northern Ireland's powersharing assembly was restored after a two-year-long boycott by the DUP over post-Brexit trading rules, plunged the UK region into...
5 days ago · Here is what is happening in Northern Ireland, Wales, and Scotland - and what it could mean on 4 July. Underestimate Northern Ireland at your peril David Blevins, senior Ireland correspondent
4 days ago · 23 May 2024. 'Time To Remove The Tory Government From Power' – SDLP. "It's time to remove the Tory government from power," SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP has said, welcoming the news that a general election will be called for 4th July. 23 May 2024. PSNI Issue 'Specific Witness Appeal' In Connection With Belfast Assault.
18 hours ago · The Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army established in 1970, with a comparatively short existence ending in 1992. Raised through public appeal, newspaper and television advertisements, their official role was the "defence of life or property in Northern Ireland against armed attack or sabotage" but unlike troops from Great Britain they were never used for ...
