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CAIN – Conflict Archive – source materials & information on the NI Troubles; freely available to all. CAIN is based in @UlsterUni. Joined Twitter November 2009.

 Derry, Northern Ireland
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Joined November 2009
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One recent document in ‘NAI Records on CAIN’, reports a conversation between Queen Elizabeth II and Ted Barrington, Irish ambassador, at Buckingham Palace in July 2000. It notes the Queen’s alleged “dismissive views of the Orange marches”, as "that silly marching business".
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Barrington, E. (2000). 'Conversation with the Queen', (25 July 2000), [26 July 2000], [NAI Public Records DFA/2022/47/404; 2 pages], [PDF; 266KB]. Dublin: NAI. cain.ulster.ac.uk/nai/2000/n…
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An additional 650 Irish government documents, from The National Archives Ireland (NAI), were added to the existing collection ‘NAI Records on CAIN’, on 11 November 2026. See: cain.ulster.ac.uk/nai/index.… @NARIreland @UlsterUni @INCOREinfo
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This latest batch of files includes documents that deal with the issue of the Orange Order's parade return route from Drumcree through the Garvaghy Road, in Portadown (1997-2000).
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BBC News NI item about the release of government documents from PRONI, which are now available on CAIN. @CAINWebService @UlsterUni @INCOREinfo @PRONI_DFC bbc.com/news/articles/c893v3…
Chernobyl, Christmas cards, and Casement Park: Public records revealed

Chernobyl, Christmas cards, and Casement Park: Public records revealed

Files, from 2005 and earlier, have been made available by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.

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See also: cain.ulster.ac.uk/proni
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Department for Communities, NI Press Release (1 Oct 2026) Records from 2004 and 2005 made publicly available online for first time communities-ni.gov.uk/news/r…
Records from 2004 and 2005 made publicly available online for first time

Records from 2004 and 2005 made publicly available online for first time

Public records dating from 2004 and 2005, as well as earlier years, have been added to the CAIN (Conflict Archive on the Internet) website.

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CAIN has a section on Parades and Marches in Northern Ireland (cain.ulster.ac.uk/issues/par…). It provides background information on previous disputes at Drumcree and Garvaghy Road, 1995-2000 (cain.ulster.ac.uk/issues/par…).
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298 government documents from the Public Record Office of NI (part of Dept. for Communities @CommunitiesNI) now added to PRONI Records on CAIN (@UlsterUni). This is the 16th addition / update from the annual release of previously restricted files. cain.ulster.ac.uk/proni/
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The 298 files are from the Annual Releases for 2004 and 2005. They include items from other years (1965; 1986-1988; 1996; and 2000-2003). These digital copies have been made available on CAIN with the permission of the Deputy Keeper of the Records at PRONI.
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INCORE (@INCOREinfo) co-hosted an event entitled 'Bridging Individual, Organisation, and Community-Wellbeing: Hope as a Framework for Collective Action', at Magee, Ulster University (@UlsterUni), on Tuesday 17 February 2026.
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Speakers included: Prof. Élise Féron, INCORE; Prof. Paul Connolly, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Ulster University; Prof. Chan Hellman, The Hope Research Centre, University of Oklahoma; Marie Brown, Foyle Women's Aid; Prof. Karen Kirby, UU; Marie Dunne, Resilo.
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PRONI@PRONI_DFC18 Dec 2025
Records from 2002 - 2003 are now publicly available online for first time!📁 This is part of ongoing work involving PRONI and @UlsterUni. The records are now available to view on the @CAINWebService website - cain.ulster.ac.uk/proni
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Public records dating from 2002 and 2003 as well as earlier years have been added to the @CAINWebService (Conflict Archive on the Internet) website. 👀 Find out more: communities-ni.gov.uk/news/r…
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290 government files from the Public Record Office of NI (part of Dept. for Communities @CommunitiesNI) have been added to PRONI Records on CAIN (@UlsterUni). This is the 15th addition / update from the annual release of previously restricted files. cain.ulster.ac.uk/proni/
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The 290 files are from the Annual Releases for 2002 and 2003. They include items from other years (1965; 1968; 1975; 1977; 1982; 1985; 1988-1990 and 1992-2001). These digital copies have been made available on CAIN with the permission of the Deputy Keeper of the Records at PRONI.
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Andrew Doyle has published a tribute to his uncle Eamon Melaugh (1933-2025). andrewdoyle.org/p/eamon-mela…
Eamon Melaugh: 1933-2025

Eamon Melaugh: 1933-2025

A tribute to my uncle.

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Remembering Eamon Melaugh in The Irish News, 13 December 2025: irishnews.com/news/northern-…
Remembering Eamon Melaugh: Photographer and ‘firebrand’ who fought for poorest in society

Remembering Eamon Melaugh: Photographer and ‘firebrand’ who fought for poorest in society

Derry man was key figure in early civil rights movement

irishnews.com
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Article about Eamon Melaugh in Derry Now, 8 December 2025: derrynow.com/news/local-news…
Eamon Melaugh: Death of Derry Civil Rights veteran

Eamon Melaugh: Death of Derry Civil Rights veteran

Founding member of Derry Housing Action Committee and Derry Unemployed Action Committee

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