Henry McDonald, The Guardian

Henry McDonald

The Guardian

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Past articles by Henry:

‘I grew up with Branagh in Belfast: our childhoods haunt his new film’

The director’s first cousin tells of family and the Troubles that went on to inspire an acclaimed memoir → Read More

Pat Hume obituary

Teacher and wife of the SDLP politician John Hume, she provided stalwart support to her husband as he played a key role in the Northern Ireland peace process → Read More

Irish dissident republican urges armed groups to forgo violence

Killings turn people away from cause, says former hardline leader Des Dalton → Read More

Will tourists follow James Nesbitt’s murder trail along the Ards Peninsula?

Hoteliers and distillers hope visitors will be drawn to their part of Northern Ireland by the dark drama Bloodlands → Read More

N Ireland police chief apologises over handling of Black Lives Matters protests

Chief constable admits BAME community ‘frustrated, angry and upset by our policing response’ → Read More

How IRA and the Troubles 'industrialised' people smuggling in Ireland

Collusion between loyalists in the criminal underworld and their one-time IRA enemies is now commonplace → Read More

'I have been quiet for 50 years': standing up against sexual abuse at Celtic Boys Club – podcast

Many of the perpetrators have been jailed for their crimes. Now a number of survivors and their families claim that officials at Celtic knew about the sexual abuse and did nothing → Read More

Northern Ireland faces new Covid curbs until mid-December

Bars and licensed eating outlets billed to re-open on 27 November to remain shut for another fortnight → Read More

Man arrested over 1974 Birmingham pub bombing murders

Sixty-five-year-old man held by counter-terror officers in Belfast over killings of 21 people → Read More

Seven Irish republicans jailed for combined 33 years after MI5 bugging

Operation aimed at Continuity IRA involved man named in connection with Omagh bombing → Read More

Stakeknife scandal: Freddie Scappaticci will not face perjury charge

Man accused of being state spy within IRA now unlikely to ever appear in court over alleged role → Read More

Chris Ryder obituary

Veteran Northern Ireland journalist whose reporting during the Troubles made him a target for the IRA → Read More

Police hope DNA from helmets will solve 1982 Troubles murder case

Crash helmets linked to landmine attack in Northern Ireland that killed three police officers → Read More

'I have been quiet for 50 years': standing up against sexual abuse at Celtic Boys Club

The long read: Many of the perpetrators have been jailed for their crimes. Now a number of survivors and their families claim that officials at Celtic knew about the sexual abuse and did nothing → Read More

Government urged to sell cocaine and ecstasy in pharmacies

Campaigners say sale of drugs should be nationalised to undermine organised crime → Read More

Scottish MI5 spy to be crown's key witness in New IRA terrorism trial

Former police officer infiltrated New IRA’s high command over last eight years, it has emerged → Read More

Families 'devastated' after man dies and two fall sick during Turkish dental trip

Sister of Richard Molloy, from Northern Ireland, travels to resort to repatriate his body → Read More

One dead and two critically ill after dental treatment trip to Turkey

Trio from Northern Ireland reportedly found unconscious in apartment in Bodrum → Read More

Priti Patel says Tories will bring in new laws for 'broken' UK asylum system

Human rights groups decry home secretary’s plan to stop ‘endless legal claims’ → Read More

Universities should be two-thirds empty to avoid Covid spikes, says expert

Dr John Ashton calls for ‘far less density’ in student populations to avoid major increase in cases → Read More