, 29, was shot dead by dissident republicans as she observed rioting in the Creggan area of Derry in

of Creggan near the Irish border.A republican splinter group, the New IRA, had admitted

image. The Belfast woman died after being hit by a bullet during rioting in the Creggan area of

being struck by a bullet during rioting in the Creggan area of Londonderry on April 18, 2019. Vigils

A 26-year-old man arrested by detectives investigating the murder of journalist Lyra McKee has been released pending a report to prosecutors. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the shooting of the author in Londonderry in April 2019. Five other men detained by detectives on Tuesday morning were released later that night. The men – aged 20, 21, 21, 41 and 54 – were arrested in the Cityside area of Derry under the Terrorism Act and taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave p

The president of Ireland, Michael D Higgins Taoiseach Micheal Martin and former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn will feature in a programme of events to mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday A series of events will take place over the weekend in Londonderry to mark the anniversary of the date when 13 civil rights protesters were shot dead by British soldiers on January 30 1972, in the city. Another man shot by paratroopers on the day died four months later. While many consider him the 14t

For those bereaved on Bloody Sunday, the hasty judicial inquiry conducted in its aftermath deepened their wounds and left them festering for decades. The controversial fact-finding exercise by then Lord Chief Justice John Widgery, which effectively absolved the soldiers of any blame and claimed many of the dead had been armed, has long been dismissed by victims’ families as a complete whitewash. Their outrage at the Widgery Report, which at its most critical said the soldiers’ actions “ bordered

Families of those killed on Bloody Sunday have vowed they will continue to fight for justice ahead of the 50th anniversary of one of the darkest days in Northern Ireland’s history. However, relatives of several of those shot in Londonderry half a century ago this Sunday, have expressed doubts that they will ever be able to secure convictions over the deaths of their loved ones. Thirteen civil rights protesters were shot dead by British soldiers and 15 injured in the Bogside area of the city on J