Murder and Mayhem in May 1972
The daughter of Patrick McVeigh, Patricia, writes about the murder of her father on the 50th anniversary, recounting the family’s campaign.
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Northern Ireland’s Silent Defenders?
Who were the Silent Defenders? Secret British military archives name them although all may not be what seems to be.
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E-Learning
Paper Trail offers free training in legacy archive research and oral history to victims and survivors of the conflict.
Supreme Court Confirms PSNI Failings in Investigating Jean’s Murder
Supreme Court confirms PSNI failings in case of murder of West Belfast woman Jean Smyth-Campbell, murdered by British Armed Forces in Ireland in 1972.
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Podcast
Listen to the Paper Trail Pro Podcast, written and presented by author, Ciarán MacAirt. Make History. Follow the Paper Trail.
Books
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Mysterious Case of Ranger Hammond
In a world of smoke and mirrors, the case of Ranger Hammond is still hazy to this day. The British state kept it deliberately so, although new documents we publish here will help to set the record straight – especially for Ranger Hammond. After the damaging loss of its Four Square Laundry intelligence-gathering operation (never
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New Evidence: The Shooters and Freds of Britain’s Military Reaction Force
Join the discussion on the Shooters and Freds of Britain’s Military Reaction Force via Virtual Féile 2020. Tomorrow (Friday 31st July) at 1pm, Virtual Féile an Phobail 2020 is hosting author and Paper Trail project manager, Ciarán MacAirt, who will be releasing his latest British military archive discoveries relating to Britain’s Military Reaction Force, a
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Britain’s Military Reaction Force and Operation Everson
Paper Trail has linked Britain’s Military Reaction Force (MRF) to multiple murders and attempted murders of civilians in Belfast in 1972. Secret British military documents prove that the MRF was indeed guilty of a catalogue of murders and attempted murders of unarmed civilians – including teenagers – in Belfast between May and September 1972. The
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Press Release: Solicitors for the Family of Jean Smyth-Campbell
Kinnear & Co. Solicitors represent the family of Jean Smyth-Campbell, who was killed in a drive-by shooting by the undercover British Army Unit (the MRF), in June 1972. At the time Jean’s family were told that the IRA had carried out the attack. The RUC then parroted this falsehood to the inquest in November 1972.
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