To what extent should academics work with government to unearth the secrets of the past? The question is at the heart of a ferocious battle which has erupted within Irish academia, but which has consequences for us all.
To what extent should academics work with government to unearth the secrets of the past? The question is at the heart of a ferocious battle which has erupted within academia, but which has consequences for us all.
Victims and survivors of the Troubles are staging a protest outside the Northern Ireland Office in Belfast to voice their opposition to the “disgraceful” Legacy Act.
Peter Robinson was “well aware” that DUP support for an independent unionist candidate in the 2001 General Election would see the Fermanagh-South Tyrone seat go to Sinn Féin, according to a civil servant who discussed the issue with the then MP.