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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

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 warned by ...

30 Jun 2022 at 10:28

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 said the police decision taken ...

15 Dec 2021 at 12:30

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 Martin was responding to a call by Sinn ...

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 Reconciliation) Bill would provide immunity for ...

22 May 2023 at 15:58

Northern Ireland

Amnesty urges Ireland to take case to Europe if UK legacy bill becomes law

Amnesty International has urged the Irish government to take a case to the European Court of Human Rights if the UK government’s Troubles legacy bill becomes law. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, ...

10 Nov 2022 at 16:14

Northern Ireland

Remains to be examined after exhumation in search for Joe Lynskey

Investigators searching for the remains of Disappeared victim Joe Lynskey said the exhumation of a grave in Co Monaghan had been a difficult time for his family. The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains ...

27 Nov 2024 at 18:11

National News

Exhumed remains not those of Disappeared victim Joe Lynskey

Remains exhumed from a grave in Co Monaghan are not those of Disappeared victim of the Troubles Joe Lynskey, investigators have said. The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (ICLVR) said the remains ...

24 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Public inquiry into Omagh bomb to begin hearings

The public inquiry into the Omagh bombing is to hold its first substantive hearings. Bereaved families and survivors are expected to gather at the Strule Arts Centre in the Co Tyrone town on Tuesday for the inquiry which ...

28 Jan 2025 at 10:24

National News

Omagh Bombing Inquiry reaches agreement with Irish Government over cooperation

Agreement has been reached between the Omagh Bombing Inquiry and the Irish Government over cooperation. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was agreed by the Irish Cabinet in Dublin on Tuesday morning following months ...

15 Apr 2025 at 21:06

Northern Ireland

Ex-Northern Ireland chief justice allegedly ‘disliked Jews as much as Catholics’

Concerns were raised about a former chief justice of Northern Ireland over allegations he “dislikes Jews as much as he dislikes Catholics”, according to newly released confidential documents. Mr Justice Robert Lowry, ...

28 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Irish police ‘offered immediate support’ after shooting of detective in Omagh

Irish police reacted immediately to offer support to the PSNI in the aftermath of the shooting of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell, Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said. Mr Heaton-Harris ...

08 Mar 2023 at 13:55

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