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BBC: Northern Ireland - The Troubles
- A BBC history site explaining how the political and social landscape of Northern Ireland evolved and highlighting events between 1963 to 1985.
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The Bloody Sunday Inquiry
- Official site of this inquiry into the events of 30th January 1972. Contains inquiry transcripts, witness statements, updates, reports and rulings.
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Bloody Sunday Trust
- Derry based history and educational project which aims to commemorate those who died on Bloody Sunday. Contains archive material, photographs, details of Bogside history and information on educational services available.
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Bobby Sands Trust
- Established with the aim of maintaining in print and promoting Bobby Sands' prose and poetry. Contains a biography, selected writings, photo gallery and information on the hunger strikes.
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Britain's Small Wars: The Troubles
- Features extensive information on the Northern Ireland conflict, with personal recollections from British troops who served there.
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British Irish Rights Watch
- An independent organisation that has monitored the human rights dimension of the conflict and the peace process in Northern Ireland since 1990. Information about their research, observation of trials, and expert testimony services.
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Channel 4: Omagh
- Contains information on this Channel 4 programme, which recounted the Omagh bomging and its aftermath.
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Committee on the Administration of Justice
- Independent, non governmental organisation which seeks to ensure that the human rights of all are respected when administering justice in Northern Ireland. Contains news, annual reports and publications lists.
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Continuity Irish Republican Army
- Information on this splinter group formed in 1994 after the Irish Republican Army announced a cease-fire.
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Corrymeela Community
- Christian community which runs a number of programs intending to promote healing between the communities of Northern Ireland. Includes information on accommodation and long and short term volunteering.
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The Disappeared of Northern Ireland
- Campaigns on behalf of families whose loved ones are believed to have been murdered by the IRA, but whose bodies have never been found.
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Guardian Special Reports: The Troubles
- Interactive guide to The Troubles, from the Guardian newspaper.
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Healing Through Remembering
- Examines the projects run by this organisation, which aims to work across the communities in Northern Ireland towards a shared goal of healing wounds from the conflict.
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Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains
- Official site of this commission, charged with obtaining information, confidentially, which may lead to the location of the remains of victims of paramilitary violence who were murdered and buried in secret during The Troubles.
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Insight on Conflict: Northern Ireland
- Contains a guide to key events in the Northern Ireland conflict, a blog, and profile of selected peace building organisations.
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Ireland's Own: IRA
- History and current articles about and statements from the Real Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA and Continutity IRA.
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Irish Democrat
- Newspaper of the Connolly Association that campaigns for Irish unity and the rights of the Irish in Britain.
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Irish Hungerstrike
- Examines the hunger strikes of 1981 from a republican perspective.
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Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association
- Contains news and press releases from this association, which alleges mistreatment of Irish republican prisoners.
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July 1981
- Contains extensive information about the 1981 hunger strikes.
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Justice for the Forgotten
- Campaigns on behalf of the victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 17 May 1974. Contains background information on the events, with photographic archive and campaign news.
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Legacy of The Troubles Project
- Contains the final report of this cross border research project, which was undertaken by The School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast and The Department of Applied Psychology, University College Cork.
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The McGurk's Bar Massacre
- Details allegations of British government collusion in this bombing in 1971. Feature campaign news, background information and press releases.
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MI5: Northern Ireland
- Contains outline material from MI5 on the British security service's view of both republican and loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland.
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Museum of Free Derry
- Photographic, video and artefact archive with a focus on the civil rights era of the 1960s and the Free Derry/early troubles era of the 1970s.
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Omagh Bomb Digital Archive
- Fully searchable archive containing thousands of items related to the Omagh bombing of 1998, which remains the largest loss of life of any single incident in the history of the Northern Ireland troubles.
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Omagh Support and Self Help Group
- Provides counselling and support to those adversely affected by the Omagh bombing of August 1998, which killed 29 people and 2 unborn children.
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Operation Banner
- Contains information on the role of the British security forces in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Includes articles, a forum and a roll of honour.
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Pat Finucane Centre
- Human rights group examines current and past issues relating to the conflict, including notable cases and allegations of collusion.
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The Peace People
- Examines the work of this peace organisation, the founders of which received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976, when the organisation began as a protest against escalating violence in Northern Ireland.
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Relatives for Justice
- Focuses on the work of this organisation, which aims to provide appropriate therapeutic and developmental based support for the bereaved and injured of the Northern Ireland conflict within a safe environment.
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Rosemary Nelson Inquiry
- Official site of the inquiry into the murder of Rosemary Nelson in 1999. Contains key documents, transcripts and evidence.
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RTE: Derry Civil Rights Movement 1968-9
- Contains archive recordings and footage of events in Derry between 1968 and 1969.
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Seamus Ludlow
- Campaigns for an inquiry into the death of Seamus Ludlow in 1976 and the alleged subsequent cover up. Details the campaign's progress and provides a full review of the case.
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Shared Troubles
- A growing collection of personal recollections of the Troubles, with hundreds of contributions from security services personnel, emergency services members, relatives of victims and ex-combatants.
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Troops Out Movement
- Republican site offers details of its forthcoming events, plus rounds up of news related to the conflict and its ongoing issues.
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The Troubles 1969 - 1998
- Features statistical information about deaths during the Troubles, and a detailed examination of the Omagh bombing in 1998.
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Victims and Survivors Trust
- Aims to offer support to victims and survivors from all sides of the conflict; includes personal stories and details of a helpline number.
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Wave Trauma Centre
- Cross community charity offering care and support to people bereaved, injured or traumatised as a result of The Troubles, irrespective of religious, cultural or political beliefs.
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