It’s a great time to check out the film, which has been dubbed the greatest Irish film ever made. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 24 August) is The Wind That Shakes the Barley, dubbed one of the greatest Irish films ever made. Directed by renowned Ken Loach (Kes, I, Daniel Blake), The Wind That Shakes […]

7 months ago

“Terrorist group?” The Wolfe Tones have given a sharp response after being accused of glorifying a ‘terrorist group’ during a debate on The BelTel podcast.  Irish Independent columnist Sarah Carey was at the Electric Picnic festival last week, and was shocked when she saw so many young people flock to The Wolfe Tones and chant […]

2 years ago

“Sing your songs but will you for God’s sake understand your history.” Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has weighed in on the most recent controversy surrounding the Wolfe Tones and their song ‘Celtic Symphony’. The Irish rebel band performed at the Electric Arena stage at Electric Picnic this weekend and drew record crowds, with thousands spilling […]

2 years ago

Stating that “it’s the worst stigma in the world” to be labelled an informer, the young man’s brother sought out the truth behind his sibling’s death. RTÉ is airing a new documentary on Tuesday night (13 June) in which the brother of a man killed by the IRA after being labelled an informer is interviewed […]

3 years ago

“That’s news to me.” Gerry Adams has dismissed claims that the Irish Republican Army wanted to kill Bono at the height of U2’s popularity. The former Sinn Féin leader responded to the claims in his column in the Anderstown News, based in Belfast. “I understand from press reports that he says his wife Ali and […]

3 years ago

Hundreds of people were injured in the blast. Police in the UK have arrested a man in connection with the 1996 bombing in Manchester city centre carried out by the IRA. The Greater Manchester Police confirmed in a statement that a man was arrested on Thursday night (8 September) at Birmingham Airport on suspicion of […]

3 years ago