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‘Bitter disappointment’ as search for Disappeared soldier ends without success

Bitter disappointment has been expressed as a search for Disappeared soldier Robert Nairac ended without success. The Grenadier Guards captain is believed to have been abducted by the Provisional IRA while on an undercover operation in a pub in ...

16 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Varadkar: We cannot have a leader who does not see Troubles killings as crimes

Ireland’s deputy leader Leo Varadkar has said the country cannot have a Taoiseach that does not view atrocities committed during the Troubles as crimes. He made the comments about Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald, who said on Sunday that ...

10 Nov 2022 at 11:21

National News

Irish government ‘has duty to take legal action against UK over legacy Bill’

The Irish government has a “moral” and “legal” obligation to take an interstate case against the UK if the Westminster government’s controversial legacy Bill becomes law, a protest has heard. Mark Thompson, CEO of Relatives For Justice, ...

21 Jun 2023 at 15:55

National News

UK govt agrees to amend Troubles legislation to prevent immunity for rapists

The UK Government has agreed to amend controversial Troubles legislation to prevent immunity being granted to those responsible for serious sexual offences. Northern Ireland minister Conor Burns announced the concession after being ...

30 Jun 2022 at 10:28

Northern Ireland

Sinn Fein agreed to Stormont base as ‘olive branch’ to unionists, Adams says

Sinn Fein agreed that Parliament Buildings at Stormont should house the Northern Ireland Assembly established in 1998 as an “olive branch” to unionists, Gerry Adams has said. The former Sinn Fein president said consideration was ...

03 Apr 2023 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland minister asks Irish government to give legacy body ‘a chance’

Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker has appealed to the Irish government to meet with the head of a new commission created under the UK Government’s controversial Legacy Act. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and ...

23 Oct 2023 at 13:39

National News

'We will be back with renewed determination' - Bog search for IRA victim paused for winter

The search for a Northern Ireland teenager who was abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA, is being paused for the winter due to “dangerous” weather conditions. Columba McVeigh, 19, from Donaghmore in Co ...

04 Nov 2022 at 11:34

National News

Film about Troubles killings to be shown to Brussels MEPs amid Legacy Bill controversy

A film about a number of killings during the Troubles in Northern Ireland will be shown to MEPs in Brussels on Tuesday. The film, made by Mobile Media and the Truth and Justice Movement, features eight people who ...

30 Jan 2023 at 12:49

National News

Highest UK court rules PSNI wrong not to pursue torture allegations in Troubles case

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) was wrong not to investigate allegations of torture in the case of the “Hooded Men”, the Supreme Court has ruled. Delivering the judgment on Wednesday, Lord Hodge ...

15 Dec 2021 at 12:30

Northern Ireland

Victims and families need to be listened to over Legacy Act – PSNI chief

Victims and families who do not support the UK Government’s Legacy Act need to be listened to, Northern Ireland’s police chief has said. Jon Boutcher said the Legacy Act has been criticised by all the ...

28 Feb 2024 at 13:23

National News

‘Everyone has obligation in respect of NI legacy, including Sinn Fein’ – Martin

The onus is on Sinn Fein as well as the Irish and British governments to reflect on how victims of Northern Ireland’s troubled past have been treated, the Irish foreign minister has said. Micheal ...

19 Jan 2023 at 19:07

Northern Ireland

Families of Troubles victims urge Taoiseach to take action over legacy Bill

Families of victims of the Troubles have called on the Taoiseach to take action to oppose the UK Government’s legacy Bill. The UK Government’s Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and ...

22 May 2023 at 15:58

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