Troubles

Former PSNI officer Peter Sheridan has been appointed as commissioner for investigations designate of the proposed new Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR). He will be formally appointed after the controversial Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliatio

The UK government's controversial legacy bill, described by victims' rights organisations as "doomed to fail", is set to become law after clearing the final legislative hurdle yesterday. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, which aims to end criminal prosecutions and civil

The Irish government has been urged by human rights campaigners and Northern Ireland politicians to bring the UK government to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) over its controversial legacy bill. A last-ditch attempt to amend the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill,

Amnesty International has made a last-ditch appeal for MPs to reject the UK government's controversial legacy plans ahead of the bill's return to Westminster this week.

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has found there were "significant failings" in the PSNI investigation into the murder of Gerard Lawlor in 2002, but no evidence police could have prevented his murder nor of collusive behaviours. Mr Lawlor, 19, was the last of a number of Catholic men attack

Controversial UK government plans to offer amnesties for killings during the Troubles will have to be reconsidered if ruled to be incompatible with European human rights law, Sir Declan Morgan has said. Sir Declan, a former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, is to serve as the chief commissione

The publication of the Kenova report into the Provisional IRA informer codenamed “Stakeknife” has moved a step closer after passing through security checking. The interim report focuses on the findings of Operation Kenova, the investigation into the alleged activities of the person

The Irish government is awaiting "further clarity" on a proposed UK inquiry into the Omagh bombing before deciding how to respond, Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said. Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of the bombing, which was orchestrated by the Real IRA and led to the deaths o

Fresh inquests have been ordered into the deaths of five men who were killed in four attacks in Mid-Ulster between 1988 and 1991. The families of Phelim McNally, Thomas Casey, Sean Anderson, Dwayne O'Donnell and Thomas Armstrong believe that the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) was involved in their ki

The son of prominent INLA leader Dominic McGlinchey has been granted leave for two judicial reviews in relation to Garda investigations into the killing of his parents in the 1980s. As a child, Dominic Og McGlinchey witnessed both the murder of his mother Mary in Dundalk in 1987 and his father Domin

MPs have been urged to reject the UK government's controversial legacy bill as it returns to the House of Commons for its final stages. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill aims to end criminal investigations and civil cases linked to the Troubles, instead establishing an i

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a coroner’s decision not to grant properly interested person status (PIP) to a witness during a death inquiry. The coroner found that the survivor witness did not have sufficient grounds for the elevated status, as the in

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has said it will host a major conference later this year to help the profession respond to the controversial Troubles bill expected to soon become law. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill is opposed by every political party in the Northe

Hundreds of people who were unlawfully interned in Northern Ireland in the 1970s, including former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams, are set to be barred from receiving compensation. In May 2020, the UK Supreme Court unanimously held that the interim custody order (ICO) made in respect of Mr A

Seven in 10 people across Great Britain oppose a key plank of the government's controversial Troubles legacy bill, according to a new opinion poll commissioned by Amnesty International. The human rights group has published the findings of the survey as the House of Lords continues to debate the Nort