I have one quibble with David McCullagh’s first month on radio
RTÉ Radio 1 host’s jaundiced air lifts his show, while a tetchy chat dispels Oliver Callan’s December-birthday blues
Kenova Report
A report into the activities of British army spy Stakeknife who operated at the heart of the IRA during the Northern Ireland Troubles
‘No evidence’ of British collusion with loyalists over Dublin and Monaghan bombings
Review under Operation Kenova finds it ‘cannot be categorically excluded’ that security forces worked with UVF in plotting 1974 attacks that killed 34 people
PSNI chief warns of ‘dangerously low’ numbers in force: ‘No votes in funding the police here’
Jon Boutcher says Northern devolution has failed the force, with budget stuck at 2010 levels
Freddie Scappaticci’s final years in a sleepy Surrey town: Neighbours were ‘sickened’ when they found out who he really was
The man known as Stakeknife, a senior British army agent in the IRA, was hidden away in middle-class suburban comfrot in Guildford
UK ‘has not ruled out’ inquiry into killings by Provisional IRA internal security unit
UK government’s argues the issue needs to be revisited after final Operation Kenova report is produced, solicitor representing family of one of the victims says
Hundreds of confidential MI5 documents relating to Stakeknife discovered after inquiry ended
The Operation Kenova team was alerted to the discovery in April
UK government considers apology to families of alleged informers killed by IRA
British security forces allowed murders to be carried out with impunity to protect agents, Operation Kenova interim report found
Widow of IRA ‘informer’ launches legal action over decision not to prosecute anyone with his killing
Murder of Anthony Braniff (22), who was shot dead by IRA in September 1981, investigated as part of Operation Kenova
Past must be understood and accepted before people can move on from Troubles, says Catholic Primate
Annual Mass for families of the Disappeared hears victims’ families ‘cannot find peace or trust until the truth emerges’ and their loss is ‘properly acknowledged’
Will Britain ever hold its own ‘state terrorists’ to account? Don’t hold your breath
It is no surprise to anyone familiar with the Northern Irish conflict that the British state used illegal violence
Sinn Féin’s Troubles apology may be flawed, but silence from London has been deafening
‘Some were terrible, some were essentially excuses,’ says Prof Kieran McEvoy of the Apologies, Abuses and Dealing with the Past project
British security forces allowed murders to be carried out and go unpunished, damning inquiry finds
Operation Kenova concluded that more lives were lost than saved due to the actions of the mole Stakeknife
Operation Kenova: ‘Michael was only a kid’, says brother of man killed by IRA
Seamus Kearney’s suspicions were confirmed by report’s findings – that his brother’s death could have been prevented
Kenova report: Many families whose loved ones killed by IRA’s ‘nutting squad’ still feel shunned
Report shows failings of state agents who put lives at risks and exposes ‘maverick culture’ in British intelligence
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