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Veteran British soldier given suspended sentence for killing GAA player

A former soldier has been given a suspended sentence for killing a GAA player man at an Army checkpoint in Northern Ireland more than 30 years ago. David Jonathan Holden, 53, was sentenced to three years at Belfast Crown Court, but judge Mr Justice ...

02 Feb 2023 at 15:12

National News

Troubles commission chief urges end to ‘unwarranted attacks’ on its independence

The head of a new Troubles truth and investigation commission has urged an end to “unwarranted attacks” on the body’s independence. Sir Declan Morgan, who is chief commissioner at the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information ...

24 Sept 2024 at 12:52

Northern Ireland

‘Legacy Bill will finally provide answers for many Troubles families’

The Government’s proposed legacy Bill “will finally provide answers” for many victims, survivors and families bereaved during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris has said. As the controversial legislation is set to return ...

18 Jul 2023 at 09:17

Northern Ireland

Troubles legacy body can work without immunity provision – Sir Declan Morgan

A new body set up to investigate Troubles deaths has the powers to carry out effective investigations without the provision for conditional immunity for offenders, its head has said. Northern Ireland’s former Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan ...

17 Apr 2024 at 10:00

Northern Ireland

UK-Ireland ‘reset’ means victim-centred approach to Troubles legacy – Harris

A reset in UK-Ireland relations means a victim-centred approach to legacy issues in Northern Ireland, the Taoiseach has said. The Irish Government recently mounted a legal case in the European Court of Human Rights against controversial ...

10 Jul 2024 at 17:05

National News

Sunak confronts Varadkar over Ireland’s decision to challenge UK’s Troubles law

Rishi Sunak used a call with the Irish premier to confront his counterpart about the UK’s “disappointment” over Ireland’s decision to legally challenge the UK’s response to the Troubles. Laws enacted by the UK Government strive to ...

30 Jan 2024 at 17:35

Northern Ireland

More victims announce challenges to Government’s legacy legislation

Further Troubles victims in Northern Ireland have announced legal challenges against the UK Government’s new legacy legislation. The victims, who are supported by Amnesty International and represented by Phoenix Law, plan to ...

19 Sept 2023 at 17:46

National News

Heaton-Harris says UK-Irish relationship ‘strong enough’ to deal with legacy row

The relationship between the UK and Ireland is “strong enough to deal with” a dispute over new legacy laws, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has said. From Wednesday, responsibility for dealing with hundreds of ...

29 Apr 2024 at 17:10

National News

Sean Brown’s family criticise Government move over public inquiry ruling

The family of a murdered GAA official has criticised the Government’s response to a court ruling that found it was acting unlawfully in failing to order a public inquiry into the killing. On Wednesday, Northern Ireland ...

01 May 2025 at 10:50

Northern Ireland

Kingsmill families ask ICRIR to name suspects involved in massacre

The families of victims of the Kingsmill massacre have asked a new Troubles truth recovery body to name the dead terrorists suspected of involvement in the attack. The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and ...

12 May 2025 at 16:34

Northern Ireland

MPs overturn attempts to remove immunity clause from Troubles legacy Bill

The UK Government has overturned attempts to remove the conditional immunity provision from legislation designed to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The House of Lords had voted to strip out ...

18 Jul 2023 at 18:42

Northern Ireland

Protest told introduction of new legacy laws is ‘day of shame’

The beginning of new legacy arrangements which shut down some Troubles-era inquests represents a “day of shame”, Sinn Fein MP John Fincane has said. Mr Finucane addressed a protest outside the headquarters of ...

01 May 2024 at 15:14

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