Violence in Northern Ireland

selected reading list

summary

background information

• see also the information on security in Northern Ireland
  see material on the issue of collusion between security forces and paramilitaries
  discussion of the difficulties in compiling statistics on deaths

chronology

• chronology of major violent incidents, 1969-1998

• chronology of violent incidents after the 1994 ceasefires

• chronology of 'pipe-bomb' attacks, July 1997 to 13 February 2001

• chronology of Dissident Republican activity, 1996 to 2011

• Sutton's Chronological List of Deaths, 14 July 1969 to 31 December 2001

• See also:

  • Draft lists of (yearly) deaths related to the conflict (in separate Web pages):
    2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   2017   2018   2019   2020  

  • Draft list of deaths related to the conflict from 2002 to the present (in a single Web page)

list of significant violent incidents, including:

• list of 'first' violent incidents

• list of major incidents

• list of other 'landmark' incidents

list of those killed during 'the Troubles'

• information on the 'disappeared'

• list of people killed by 'rubber' and 'plastic' bullets

• list of some of the groups providing support to victims of 'the Troubles' in Northern Ireland

paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland

• information on the main paramilitary groups

• estimates of the strength of paramilitary groups

• feuds within and between paramilitary groups

main pages

• Bloomfield, Kenneth. (1998) 'We Will Remember Them': Report of the Northern Ireland Victims Commissioner Sir Kenneth Bloomfield KCB (April 1998)

• British Irish Rights Watch (1999) Summary from: Deadly Intelligence: State involvement in Loyalist murder in Northern Ireland

• Bruce, Steve. (1992) 'The Nature of Pro-State Terrorism', in, The Red Hand - Protestant Paramilitaries in Northern Ireland.

• Darby, John. (1986) Intimidation and the Control of Conflict in Northern Ireland

• Fay, Marie-Therese., Morrissey, Mike., and Smyth, Marie. (1999) Extracts from: Northern Ireland's Troubles: The Human Costs.

• Fay, Marie-Therese., Morrissey, Mike., and Smyth, Marie. (1998) Extracts from Mapping Troubles-Related Deaths in Northern Ireland 1969-1994.

• Frampton, Martyn. (2010). The Return of the Militants: Violent Dissident Republicanism, (12 November 2010), [PDF; 524KB]. London: ICSR.

• Hamber, Brandon., Kulle, Dorte., and Wilson, Robin. (February 2001) Report 13 - Future Policies for the Past. Published by Democratic Dialogue.

• Hayes, Bernadette., and McAllister, Ian. (2000) 'Sowing Dragon's Teeth: Public Support for Political Violence and Paramilitarism in Northern Ireland'.

• Kennedy, Liam. (2001) 'They Shoot Children Don't They?: An Analysis of the Age and Gender of Victims of Paramilitary "Punishments" in Northern Ireland'.

• Kennedy, Liam. (2022). Final Report (perhaps): They Don't Shoot Children Anymore, (27 November 2022), [PDF; 521KB]. Belfast: The Author.. ... [24135] - [Report]

• New Ulster Movement. (1972) Violence and Northern Ireland, (June 1972). Belfast: New Ulster Movement.

• O'Duffy, Brendan., and O'Leary, Brendan. (1990) 'Violence in Northern Ireland, 1969 - June 1989', in, The Future of Northern Ireland by John McGarry and Brendan O'Leary (eds).

• Murray, Raymond. (1998) Extracts from: State Violence: Northern Ireland 1969-1997.

• Ní Aoláin, Fionnuala. (2000) Extracts from: THE POLITICS OF FORCE: Conflict Management and State Violence in Northern Ireland.

• Rolston, Bill. (2000) 'Shoot to Kill', in, Unfinished Business: State Killings and the Quest for Truth.

• Sinn Fein (31 March 1998) 'An Appalling Vista' Collusion: British Military Intelligence and Brian Nelson

• Stevens, John. (2003) Stevens Enquiry: Overview and Recommendations, 17 April 2003. By Sir John Stevens QPM, DL Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service. [This summary report was also made available as a PDF File; 243kb]

official statistics and other data

list of source material