Urgent need for enactment of new defamation Bill, say ombudsman and industry groups
Ombudsman also warns there can be no press freedom where journalists are threatened with violence
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‘I thought we could have fun by turning one of the landmark images on its head, filling it with women’
The School of Hibernia, an Irish, all-woman reimagining of Raphael’s School of Athens, showcases achievement, solidarity and perseverance
Susan McKay: ‘There’s a lot of loose anger in this country at the moment’
Amid financial strains and a tenser media climate, Ireland’s third press ombudsman is on a mission to make as many people as possible know her office exists
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Phil Coulter on Bloody Sunday: ‘You just felt the whole city had been violated’
The consequences of that day left a lasting impact on the lives of the people of Derry
On Bloody Sunday by Julieann Campbell: A powerful and important history animated by love
This book’s great integrity lies in giving the truth-telling role back to the people of Derry
North’s politics take a dark turn in sectarian direction
Is Donaldson’s electoral strategy based on re-igniting sectarianism?
The Irish Times books of the year: Fintan O’Toole’s favourite titles of 2021
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Politics and art diverge in study of Northern identities
Belfast collective’s Turner Prize win comes amid row over report from commission on flags and culture
The best books of 2021 so far: Novels, memoirs, short stories and more
Authors and critics choose the books that have moved and impressed them this year
‘Cash-for-ash’ scandal book becomes publishing sensation in North
‘Burned’, Sam McBride’s book, investigates the Renewable Heating Initiative controversy
Podcasts reveal personal side of loss in the Troubles
Stories from Silence features the families behind the statistics
A journey from the Derry march that ignited the Troubles to Belfast Pride
The North 50 years on: Many of the 4,000 dead are remembered only by their families
Forcing families of Troubles victims through the courts is abusive
Political foot-dragging on dealing with the legacy of the Troubles is inhumane
Injustices which underpinned North's unionist regime in 1966 still exist
Susan McKay: Mother faces jail over her raped daughter’s abortion in bizarrely governed region
Families of Loughinisland massacre victims to ‘battle on’
Court ruling ‘correction of injustice’, says journalist arrested over documentary
Mourners bid farewell to ‘beguiling’ critic Eileen Battersby
Grieving daughter Nadia pays tribute to mother and friend ‘inspired by generosity’
Controversy over arrests of Loughinisland journalists escalates
Dispute between the NI Police Ombudsman and Durham Constabulary has deepened
Scally report on cervical screening puts many previous reports to shame
Sadly, the redolence of ‘whole system failure’ identified suggests we have not seen the end of the scandals
Ian Paisley Junior: one scandal too many?
Will loyalty prevail over Paisley’s adventures and forgetfulness?
Twelfth of July highlights the North’s uncertain future
Northern Irish youth should be able by now to wake up to more than ashes and hangovers
Olivia O’Leary defends MacGill school director against gender balance criticism
Broadcaster says Joe Mulholland was hugely supportive of women when working at RTÉ
Fintan O’Toole: Five books to understand the Irish Border
Essential reading: From bleak pictures at border towns, to the threat of a return to a raw and recent past
Belfast trial: ‘It’s daunting. It’s quite horrible and you get blamed’
Rape trial ends week in blur of texts, emojis, and accounts by taxi driver and friends
‘They wouldn’t let you say a bad word about Gerry Adams’
Ballymurphy, in west Belfast, is where the outgoing Sinn Féin leader grew up
Interesting women are far angrier than you would imagine
We silently fume as bland men pass us by on their conveyor belt to career advancement
Claims persist that some of Loughlinisland killers British agents
Legacy team of solicitors trawling through roll call of Troubles cases in pursuit of justice
Families of Troubles victims continue their struggle for truth
Northern Ireland’s legacy issues are left aside by politicians as relatives demand justice
Kingsmill massacre anniversary: ‘We need to know the truth’
Forty years on, relatives of 10 Protestant men murdered in Co Armagh gather - and weep
Warning that welfare cuts impasse will delay justice for Troubles victims in North
‘The Stormont House Agreement was included in the queen’s speech, but as there is still no agreement as to what it actually contains, it will remain open to political manipulation’
Charles can expect bittersweet emotions on arrival in Mullaghmore
Prince planned secret visit in submarine in years after Mountbatten’s death
Migrants, ‘undocumented’ and ex-pats – why they are worlds apart
Generation immigration: What undocumented Irish in US and those in direct provision here have in common
Rape is a crime of hatred, regardless of alcohol’s role
Opinion: The old culture of prohibition and punishment is slugging it out with the new culture of pornography
Any talk of compromise with traditional enemy is a red rag to unionists
Opinion: Flag protesters seem less concerned about the DUP’s failure to represent their interests than with old conceptions of surrender and sell-out
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