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Bloody Sunday victims honoured through rights won at great cost – President Higgins

President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to the men who were killed on Bloody Sunday. Mr Higgins said the victims continue to be honoured through commitment to the rights that “were won at such great cost”. Thirteen civil rights protesters were ...

30 Jan 2022 at 19:24

National News

Covid-19 inquiry begins work examining Government’s response to pandemic

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has opened its investigation into the decisions made by Boris Johnson’s Government during the pandemic. There will be a particular focus initially on early 2020 until the first lockdown was imposed in late March. The ...

31 Aug 2022 at 12:49

National News

LATEST: Report on implementation of CervicalCheck inquiry findings to be published today

A new report on the implementation of recommendations from the 2018 CervicalCheck inquiry will be published today. The announcement follows just over one week since the passing of CervicalCheck campaigner Vicky Phelan at the age of 48. Dr ...

23 Nov 2022 at 12:28

Northern Ireland

International awareness drive launched on help for institutional abuse survivors

Awareness campaigns have been launched for a compensation fund for survivors of abuse at historical institutions in Northern Ireland. Support and compensation were among the recommendations of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry ...

13 Mar 2023 at 00:01

National News

Foley announces scoping inquiry into abuse at schools run by religious orders

The Government has announced a scoping inquiry to shape its response to allegations of historical sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders. Education Minister Norma Foley made the announcement having secured Cabinet approval ...

07 Mar 2023 at 13:48

National News

Irish government asks UK for Omagh bomb inquiry terms of reference

The Irish government has asked the UK government for “the earliest possible sight” of the terms of reference for its Omagh bomb inquiry to clarify what its involvement will be. Tanaiste and foreign affairs minister Micheal Martin ...

28 Jun 2023 at 20:17

National News

Government outlines terms of reference for independent probe into Omagh bombing

An independent inquiry into the Omagh bombing will examine alleged security failings that led a High Court judge to conclude the outrage could plausibly have been prevented. The UK Government has outlined its terms of reference ...

21 Feb 2024 at 17:02

National News

Covid inquiry terms of reference to be brought to Cabinet ‘shortly’, says Harris

The terms of reference for Ireland’s Covid inquiry are to be brought to Cabinet “shortly”, according to Simon Harris, who said the format should encourage transparency. A review of how Ireland handled the Covid-19 pandemic is ...

04 Jan 2024 at 15:08

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland had lowest Covid deaths rate in UK, report states

Northern Ireland had fewer deaths per head of population than England, Scotland or Wales across the three years of the pandemic, evidence given to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has stated. A report, published on the inquiry ...

13 Nov 2023 at 11:35

Northern Ireland

SF ministers had ‘one eye towards’ Dublin over Covid schools closure – Weir

Sinn Fein ministers acted with “one eye towards” Dublin when considering whether schools in Northern Ireland should close in the early months of the Covid pandemic, Lord Peter Weir has said. A barrister for the UK ...

08 May 2024 at 13:00

National News

BREAKING: Stardust inquest jury reaches verdict of unlawful killing for all 48 victims

Over four decades after the biggest disaster of its kind in the history of the State, an inquest jury has found that all 48 of the young people who died in the Stardust nightclub fire were unlawfully killed. The ...

18 Apr 2024 at 15:24

National News

‘Unpredicted events’ to blame for delay to Ireland’s Covid inquiry – Varadkar

Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said Ireland’s Covid inquiry will “certainly” be held next year after being delayed this year due to a series of “unpredictable events”. A review of how Ireland handled the ...

18 Dec 2023 at 14:53

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