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Powerful and engaging ‘Troubles’ workshops at St. Mary’s College

St Mary's College in Derry recently played host to two highly powerful and engaging workshops as REACH Across brought the Playhouse’s ‘Theatre of Witness’ programme to Year 13 and 14 students who listened attentively to how ‘The Troubles’ affected ...

06 Apr 2022 at 19:33

Heightened vigilance needed as 194 homeless due to paramilitary threats – report

Heightened vigilance against paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland continues to be needed, with 194 households currently homeless due to paramilitary threats, the Independent Reporting Commission has said. It described “shocking” incidents ...

05 Dec 2023 at 13:00

Local News

Devices, drugs and clothing seized in Coleraine searches

Electronice devices, drugs and clothing were among items seized by police following searches in County Derry this morning. Officers from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force, assisted by officers from the Tactical Support Group, carried out ...

06 Sept 2022 at 16:33

Northern Ireland

Lyons did not ‘directly’ ask for end to criminality during LCC meeting

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said he did not directly ask representatives of loyalist paramilitary gangs to end criminality during a meeting with an umbrella group. However, he told MLAs that he had made clear to the Loyalist ...

24 Oct 2024 at 12:39

Northern Ireland

Study suggests 60% of adults experienced childhood trauma

Six in 10 adults who took part in a groundbreaking study in Northern Ireland reported at least one traumatic event in their childhood. Justice Minister Naomi Long said the results of the study into Adverse Childhood Experiences ...

06 Feb 2025 at 00:01

Scoping exercise over paramilitary engagement branded ‘madness’ by Naomi Long

Ireland

Expert to examine if engagement over paramilitary disbandment is required

A plan by the UK and Irish governments to appoint an independent figure to examine whether a formal process of engagement with paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland is required to bring about their disbandment has been ...

25 Feb 2025 at 16:44

No question of paying any paramilitary group to disband, says Hilary Benn

There is “no question of paying anybody any money to disband”, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has told MPs as they raised concerns over transition of paramilitary groups. Sir Keir Starmer also told the Commons ...

26 Feb 2025 at 14:22

Ireland

Appointment of paramilitary ‘interlocutor’ slammed by Long

The appointment of an “interlocutor” to examine whether a formal process of engagement with paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland is required to bring about their disbandment risks undermining work done to tackle ...

23 Sept 2025 at 15:38

Ireland

Project to empower women to tackle paramilitarism wins share of £4m funding

A project aimed at empowering women to tackle issues such as paramilitarism and gender-based violence is among those sharing more than £4 million of cross-border funding. Peaceplus funding of 4,955,368 euro (£4,...

28 Sept 2025 at 11:00

Local News

Project to empower women to tackle paramilitarism wins share of £4m funding

28 Sept 2025 at 18:33

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