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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 Brown was ambushed by ...

18 Apr 2024 at 09:55

Northern Ireland

PM and Taoiseach play down suggestion of strains in Anglo-Irish relationship

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar have played down suggestions of tensions between the two governments after they did not appear together in public to mark the return of powersharing to Northern Ireland. While the two leaders ...

05 Feb 2024 at 16:20

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 unresolved cases will ...

29 Apr 2024 at 17:10

Northern Ireland

Heaton-Harris to brief US Congress members on Stormont return

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has travelled to Washington to update US Congress members on the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Mr Heaton-Harris will also use the trip to update US politicians on the ...

06 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Legacy Act prevented ‘landing zone’ being reached for Troubles victims – Harris

The Legacy Act prevented a “landing zone” being reached that could have enabled Troubles victims to secure truth and answers, Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris has said. The Tanaiste said he hoped that the Irish Government ...

28 Jan 2025 at 16:11

Northern Ireland

NI politicians challenged to ‘step up’ and support new Troubles legacy body

The man taking over responsibility for investigating unresolved Troubles deaths has challenged politicians in Northern Ireland to “step up” and support his work. Peter Sheridan is commissioner for investigations at the new ...

01 May 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Immunity provision in Legacy Act is not human rights compliant, judge rules

Provisions for conditional immunity from prosecution for Troubles offences in the Government’s Legacy Act are not compatible with human rights legislation, the High Court has ruled. Delivering a judgment at Belfast High ...

28 Feb 2024 at 11:31

Northern Ireland

Irish government to launch legal challenge against UK over NI Legacy Act

The Irish government is to initiate a legal challenge against the UK’s Act to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles. Ireland’s deputy premier Micheal Martin said the interstate case would argue that the ...

20 Dec 2023 at 14:41

Northern Ireland

Legal challenge to laws dealing with legacy of Troubles to begin

A legal challenge to the Government’s new laws to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles is due to begin on Tuesday. High Court judge Mr Justice Colton will hear the case at the Royal Courts of Justice ...

21 Nov 2023 at 02:45

Northern Ireland

Council of Europe calls for repeal of Legacy Act immunity provisions

The Council of Europe has urged the UK Government to repeal immunity provisions in its new laws aimed at dealing with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The council’s Committee of Ministers said the ...

22 Sept 2023 at 15:58

Northern Ireland

Ireland will not immediately drop case against UK over Legacy Act – Taoiseach

The Irish Government has not committed to immediately dropping its inter-state legal case against the UK’s Legacy Act following Labour’s General Election victory, Simon Harris has said. The Taoiseach said he ...

07 Jul 2024 at 15:01

National News

UK Government ‘fighting others’ on legacy – Murphy

The UK Government has been accused of “fighting others” on legacy while facing almost universal opposition to its own new legislation on Northern Ireland’s troubled past. Sinn Fein MLA Conor Murphy ...

08 Jan 2024 at 15:15

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