Peter Sheridan

First Look: Is Dublin’s newest tourist attraction any good?

Vaults Live takes visitors on a hilarious and gruesome journey through Irish history

Tue Oct 23 2018 - 09:44

Gardaí 'not immune' to IRA infiltration says ex-senior PSNI officer

Andrew McQuillan responds to criticism of appointment of new Garda Commissioner

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 16:00

President pays tribute to ‘courageous being’ Tom Murphy

Over 600, including big cross-section from theatre and arts , attend humanist service

Sat May 19 2018 - 18:41

‘The Good Father’ and ‘Minding Frankie’: this week’s best theatre

An unlikely couple face up to parenthood, and Maeve Binchy’s evergreen story

Sat May 12 2018 - 05:00

British government apologises over surprise Border visit

Brexit department says lack of notification for David Davis’s trip was ‘an oversight’

Tue Apr 24 2018 - 18:08

Hard border will be target for dissidents, MPs told on visit to North

It was the first time the House of Commons Brexit committee visited Northern Ireland

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 20:19

Peadar Lamb ‘gave so much to the country and its people’ – funeral Mass told

Long career on stage and screen recalled at funeral of actor who died aged 87

Mon Sept 04 2017 - 16:37

IRA ceasefire: cementing a hard-won peace

20 years on, no significant section of either community wants a return to the bad old days

Sat Jul 22 2017 - 00:05

Depraved hearts, history and hope: the IRA ceasefire, 20 years on

Peter Sheridan, once the highest ranking Catholic police officer in the North, looks back at a long and troubled road and how the IRA tried to kill him three times

Sat Jul 15 2017 - 06:00

The Other Western Front – An Irishman’s Diary about the Butte mining disaster of 1917

The Montana explosion was nearer the battlefields of first World War than anyone knew

Sat Jun 10 2017 - 00:01

Converted coach house where My Left Foot was filmed for €845K

Sean Connery, Daniel Day-Lewis and Jack Nicholson have all graced Old Conna Village

Thu Jun 08 2017 - 05:00

Minding Frankie: Maeve Binchy’s bittersweet novel comes to the stage

Shay Linehan’s adaptation yanks hard on the heartstrings throughout its benign performance

Wed Jun 07 2017 - 13:00

Brendan Duddy: From chip-shop owner to secret peacemaker

Duddy was the first outsider ever to meet the IRA’s Army Council

Mon May 22 2017 - 06:37

Diarmaid Ferriter: Unpicking McGuinness legacy will take time

Ruthless he was, but crude stereotypes do not do justice to the man or the times

Sat Mar 25 2017 - 05:00

SDLP calls for North to get unique status in Brexit talks

Time to build an Irish solution to this European problem, says leader Colum Eastwood

Tue Oct 18 2016 - 10:41

Senior figures in North back talks with dissident republicans

SDLP leader says he would speak to anyone if he thought it would save one life

Fri Apr 01 2016 - 01:02

Theatre of war: the plays putting the Rising rebels back on the streets

Two site-specific plays around Moore Street and the GPO are among the most daring of the Rising centenary productions

Thu Mar 24 2016 - 06:00

‘The election? I couldn’t give a f***’: battling voter apathy

Low turnout in inner-city Dublin reflected a lack of faith in politics, but that may be changing

Sat Mar 05 2016 - 19:16

Loyalists reluctant to tell their stories, says NI playwright

Robert Niblock laments former loyalist paramilitaries’ lack of artistic expression

Fri Dec 18 2015 - 01:00

IFTA: Frank, Patrick’s Day and Love/Hate the big winners

Tomm Moore’s animation called ‘Song of the Sea’ is the surprise Best Film winner

Mon May 25 2015 - 10:24