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Tales of The Troubles
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A journey through The Troubles, looking at key political developments, shootings and bombings on a month to month timeline. Feel free to subscribe to the free newsletter and have each instalment sent directly to you, to ensure you never miss a thing.
It was all kicking off in June 1980...

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January 15, 2026 at 11:03 AM
"A matter for the people of Northern Ireland, this government and this parliament and no one else"

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January 13, 2026 at 8:28 AM
January 12, 2026 at 1:31 PM
It was a big month for political developments in Northern Ireland in April 1980...

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January 11, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Do you know what happened during The Troubles in February 1980?

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January 6, 2026 at 8:46 AM
January began with John Hermon succeeding Kenneth Newman as Chief Constable of the RUC.

On the 5th, Edward Daly, Bishop of Derry, sent a letter to Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Humphrey Adkins regarding the ongoing hunger strikes…

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December 17, 2024 at 11:18 AM
May began with the European Parliament Elections on the 7th. This was the first election to the European Parliament. Northern Ireland was treated as a single constituency, with three seats being contested by 13 candidates…

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November 21, 2024 at 10:09 AM