North’s Economy Call for Action - On This Day in 1975
The dire economic position the North faced in the mid-1970s was partly blamed by the absence of a regional government with ...
Making sense of how the British Labour party really feels about Northern Ireland - Conor McGinn
It hasn’t necessarily followed that the generally unionist sympathies of Conservative governments have seen an opposite, or ...
RTE Online5d
Dining for Ireland: how diplomat Con Howard charmed 1970s London
The unconventional diplomat used London parties and soirees to befriend and influence politicians, media moguls and ...
BBC5y
A Political Correspondent’s Work - W.D Flackes – BBC Northern Ireland Advisory Council Minutes July 1970
From the viewpoint of a Political Correspondent, Northern Ireland lacked any tradition of reasonably fair political reporting. Most of the newspapers tended to be highly partisan, and although the ...
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The UWC Strike
The Ulster Workers Council strike in 1974, which brought down the power-sharing Executive led by Brian Faulkner, was a testing time for the people of Northern Ireland, for the Government at ...
BBC1y
Denmark: Man extradited to Northern Ireland over 1970s indecent assault
The 69-year-old man is due to appear before Craigavon Magistrates' Court on Wednesday A 69-year-old man has been extradited from Denmark to Northern Ireland over an alleged indecent assault in the ...
Gerry Adams in line for 'pay day' if Legacy Act repealed
Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is in line for "a pay day from the taxpayer" under plans to repeal the Legacy Act, a ...
The Irish Times27d
Narrow Water Bridge: £500,000 proposal was turned down in 1970s before rocketing to €100m
The cost of the Narrow Water Bridge sky-rocketed from an estimated £500,000 to €100 million after officials turned down a proposal to fund it as early as the 1970s, the Northern Ireland State ...