Watch Paper Trail’s recent videos on Andy Tyrie, Loyalist paramilitary and Supreme Commander of the Ulster Defence Association. Andy Tyrie, a name that evokes a complex legacy in Northern Ireland’s troubled history, recently passed away. While he was remembered as a peacemaker in his later years, it is crucial to remember his victims too. Tyrie […]
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What the British Prime Minister was told about his killer gang, the Military Reaction Force (MRF). Paper Trail is publishing a secret minute and comprehensive note to the Prime Minister, Edward Heath, in late November 1972. These regard the history, formation and eventual rolling up of the unit. The MRF left in its wake a trail
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Massacre at Kingsmill: The Secret British Army Files The Kingsmill Massacre was one of the most vicious, nakedly sectarian attacks of the conflict. A man waving a red light stopped a work van on a cold night and lonely Kingsmill road outside Whitecross, County Armagh. Armed men with blackened faces, wearing camo-gear, surrounded it. They
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Attorney General Orders New Inquest into the RUC Murder of Donegal Civilian, Michael Leonard In a landmark decision, the Attorney General for Northern Ireland has ordered a new inquest into the police murder of Donegal civilian, Michael Leonard in 1973. The Attorney General’s decision was given to Michael’s family on the day before Britain’s Legacy
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The Killer King’s Regiment of the British Army. Paper Trail investigates the Killer Kings who left a trail of devastation in their wake when they left West Belfast at the end of the terrible summer of ’72. A few weeks after Stormont collapsed in March 1972, the North of Ireland erupted in a spasm of
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The Office of the Police Ombudsman to Investigate Murder of Civilian, Jim Murphy, although it will not commence until April 2027 due to lack of resources.
McGurk’s Bar Massacre: Police Ombudsman Withheld Fingerprint Evidence from Families Read More »
Help Paper Trail and the campaign group research the secret files around the deployment of CR Gas and the Burning of Long Kesh on 15th October 1974
British Soldiers, British Agents and the UDA’s Romper Rooms Read More »
The 3rd – 4th February this year marks the 50th anniversary of the New Lodge Six Massacre by 1st Battalion Queen’s Regiment of the British Army.
New Lodge Six Massacre: 50th Anniversary Read More »
Bloody Friday – one of the most devastating days during the conflict. Victims and survivors can read the new evidence we discovered here.
Bloody Friday – Missing Warnings and Missed Opportunities to Save Lives Read More »
In memory of Francis Arthurs, abducted and murdered 50 years ago.
Francis Arthurs: A Forgotten Victim Read More »
