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The Twelfth: Why are bonfires lit in Northern Ireland?
Bonfires are lit across Northern Ireland in the run up to 12 July ... Some people object to loyalist bonfires being used as a form of cultural expression, particularly when they involve the ...
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Loyalist leaders were well-regarded by Dublin, Washington
In May 1997, senior official in the Northern Ireland Office John Steele admitted to his Irish counterparts that the loyalist ceasefire had in effect broken down, but that it would be ...
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Censorship in Thatcher’s Britain
BC Irish Studies faculty member Rob Savage's latest book examines the tension between ... As Savage points out, for decades, the BBC’s Northern Ireland regional station had a close relationship with ...
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Loyalist paramilitaries’ increased professionalisation in early 1990s concerned Dublin, State papers reveal
Loyalist paramilitaries became much better ... especially after a series of random killings of Catholics in Northern Ireland. Equally, there were fears that the SDLP leader, John Hume, could ...
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Anger as ‘police car’ placed on top of loyalist bonfire in Northern Ireland
A fake police car was burnt on top of a loyalist bonfire in Northern Ireland as part of annual unionist celebrations, sparking anger from retired officers and politicians. A silver Vauxhall Vectra ...