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‘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 to the ...

18 Jul 2023 at 09:17

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 challenge the new ...

19 Sept 2023 at 17:46

Northern Ireland

Victim’s brother challenging legacy bill in bid to get justice

The brother of a man believed to have been shot by the Army on his 19th birthday in 1973 has said he is legally challenging the Government’s controversial legacy bill because he wants justice William Campbell, older brother of Anthony ...

18 Sept 2023 at 18:30

National News

UK govt's Northern Ireland legacy bill must respect victims' rights, says UN

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has said the UK Government’s Northern Ireland legacy bill must adequately ensure respect for the rights of victims, survivors and their families. Volker Turk said the draft legislation as it ...

19 Jan 2023 at 15:24

Northern Ireland

Sunak and Biden must discuss Troubles legacy Bill, says Amnesty International

Government plans to deal with the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland should be on the agenda when Rishi Sunak meets Joe Biden, Amnesty International has said. The organisation has called on the Prime Minister to scrap its ...

11 Apr 2023 at 16:27

Northern Ireland

Heaton-Harris calls on Irish government to support new legacy body

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said he hopes the Irish government will do all it can to support a new legacy body established to examine hundreds of unresolved Troubles deaths. Mr Heaton-Harris described the ...

19 Sept 2023 at 09:31

Arts & Entertainment

RTÉ doc 'Murder of a GAA Chairman' sheds light on the unanswered questions of the family of Sean Brown

On May 12, 1997, in a small rural village in South Derry, Sean Brown, the esteemed chairman of Bellaghy Wolfe Tones GAA Club, fell victim to a brutal act of violence that shook the foundation of the community. At 11.25pm, Sean ...

18 Apr 2024 at 09:55

Northern Ireland

Irish Government praised for ‘taking a stand’ against UK’s Legacy Act

The Irish Government has been praised as “doing the right thing” for victims of Northern Ireland’s Troubles after indicating they will legally challenge the UK’s Legacy Act. The Act is intended to halt future legal cases ...

20 Dec 2023 at 15:39

National News

'Everyone is entitled to justice' - Irish actor urges Liz Truss to ditch NI Legacy Bill

Oscar-nominated actor Ciaran Hinds has urged Prime Minister Liz Truss to scrap a controversial Bill aimed at resolving Northern Ireland’s troubled past. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, ...

11 Oct 2022 at 11:08

National News

Troubles Bill would 'empower' perpetrators, Northern Ireland shadow secretary says

Terrorists granted immunity under controversial Troubles legacy and reconciliation legislation should be blocked from profiting from their actions, the shadow Northern Ireland secretary has said. Peter Kyle warned ...

05 Jul 2022 at 16:58

National News

Head of victims group believes 'the perpetrator will win' if UK Troubles Bill enacted

The UK Government’s proposed Bill to deal with Northern Ireland’s troubled past is “perpetrator-friendly and perpetrator-focused”, the head of a victims’ group has said. Sandra Peake, of the Wave Trauma Centre, ...

07 Jun 2022 at 17:52

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 ...

18 Jul 2023 at 18:42

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