The unionist psyche is grounded in the ‘Ulster unionist’ identity created in 1905 after the shock of the Home Rule Bill ...

The Anglo-Irish Agreement was signed on November 15 1985 by then British prime minister Margaret Thatcher and then taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. Did you know with a Plus subscription to Shropshire Star ...

The Republican Hunger Strike of 1981 saw 10 prisoners starve themselves to death and a surge in violence that left scores killed. With no end to the Troubles imaginable and Sinn Féin emerging as a ...

This is In Good Company, the Belfast Telegraph’s new business and lifestyle podcast, hosted by Cathy Martin. Each week, Cathy will go behind the scenes with the people building our biggest businesses ...

A former RUC chief constable who served during some of the most violent years of the Troubles believed that a united Ireland was inevitable, according to a new book. Sir Jack Hermon, who served as ...

Preston commanded 2nd Battalion Light Infantry at Ballykinler, Co Down, from 1976 to 1979. He was the commander of the Ulster Defence Regiment from 1984 to 1986 and played a leading role in dealing ...