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UK plan to 'draw a line under the Troubles' by ending prosecutions condemned at protest

Relatives of Troubles victims have held protests at Stormont and police headquarters to voice opposition to controversial plans to end prosecutions linked to the conflict. The demonstrations outside the Northern Ireland Office at Stormont House and ...

10 Dec 2021 at 17:20

National News

Ireland will consider taking interstate case if UK legacy Bill passed – Varadkar

Irish premier Leo Varadkar has restated that Ireland will consider taking an interstate case if the UK government’s controversial legacy Bill is passed. The legacy Bill proposes an effective offer of immunity from prosecution for perpetrators of ...

21 Jun 2023 at 13:43

National News

Legacy accord offers chance to deal with ‘unfinished business’ of peace process

A new UK and Irish deal on mechanisms to deal with the Northern Ireland Troubles offers an opportunity to deal with the “unfinished business” of the region’s peace agreement, Hilary Benn said said. The Northern Ireland Secretary was joined by ...

19 Sept 2025 at 18:29

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 the contentious element ...

18 Jul 2023 at 18:42

Northern Ireland

Parts of Good Friday Agreement still not realised say Women’s Coalition founders

Some elements of the Good Friday Agreement have still not been put in place after a quarter of a century, three founding members of the Women’s Coalition have said. Former leader Monica McWilliams said the party was able to put a stamp ...

04 Apr 2023 at 11:58

National News

Ireland’s challenge of legacy law ‘unnecessary and unhelpful’, says minister

Legal action launched by the Irish government against a contentious UK law aimed at dealing with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles has been branded “unnecessary and unhelpful” by a British minister. Speaking in Parliament, ...

07 May 2024 at 18:42

National News

Bereaved family members lay shoes of loved ones in protest against legacy Bill

Bereaved family members have laid the shoes of their loved ones killed during the Troubles outside court buildings in Belfast in protest against the legacy Bill. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill ...

17 Apr 2023 at 17:28

Northern Ireland

Brexit impact on land border could destabilise communities, says ex-police chief

The implications of Brexit on the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic have the potential to destabilise communities and increase pressure on police, a former PSNI chief constable has said. Sir Hugh Orde ...

17 Nov 2022 at 19:30

National News

Human rights groups criticise Troubles Bill ‘lawfare’ claims

Giving soldiers special impunity from human rights laws would destroy trust in the military and conceal wrongdoing, the Prime Minister has been told. Human rights groups have urged Sir Keir Starmer to reject calls from ...

18 Nov 2025 at 00:01

Local News

Looking back at the Troubles and a terrible internecine war

Violence, as has been obvious from the recent drug gang warfare, has its own terrible momentum. It takes on a life of its own. Tit for tat. Anything you can do I can do better. The tragic violence of The Troubles ...

30 Jan 2020 at 16:37

Northern Ireland

Survey says 75% would support scheme for Troubles victims in Republic of Ireland

Around one in 10 people in the Republic of Ireland could define themselves a victim of the Troubles, a report carried out on behalf of the Commission for Victims and Survivors in Northern Ireland (CVSNI) has ...

18 Sept 2023 at 14:20

Northern Ireland

Irish Government can do more for Troubles victims, says former minister

The Irish Government can do more to look after Troubles victims living in the state, a former minister has said. Charlie Flanagan said there were ”gaps in the system” when it came to catering for the needs ...

05 Oct 2022 at 13:38

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