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Coroner to hear 1972 explosion was not 'IRA own goal' during fresh inquest into killed teen

A coroner has been told he will hear evidence that an explosion which caused the death of a teenager in Belfast 50 years ago was the result of a co-ordinated UVF attack, rather than an “IRA own goal”. John Moran was 19 when he was seriously injured ...

24 May 2022 at 16:18

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 Campbell, is ...

18 Sept 2023 at 18:30

Northern Ireland

Attorney General considering five requests for legacy inquests in Troubles cases

Northern Ireland’s Attorney General is considering five requests to hold inquests into Troubles deaths, just weeks before a legal deadline will halt any further legacy cases. Dame Brenda King, the top legal adviser to the Stormont Executive, told ...

11 Apr 2024 at 16:35

National News

New inquest ordered into death of woman shot during 1983 Post Office robbery

A new inquest has been ordered into the death of a woman who was killed during a robbery at a Post Office in Co Tyrone in 1983. Bridget Foster, 80, a mother of five, was shot dead by a stray RUC bullet following a shoot-out between police and ...

12 Jan 2024 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

Irish government ‘was reluctant’ to acknowledge border role in Kingsmill attack

There appeared to be “some reluctance on the part of the Irish State” in the wake of the Kingsmill attack to acknowledge the role of the border in the massacre, a coroner has said. Delivering his long-awaited findings in the legacy inquest, ...

12 Apr 2024 at 18:39

Northern Ireland

‘Incomprehensible’ Irish Government has not provided Brown documents – coroner

It is “incomprehensible” that the Irish Government has not yet handed over 30 documents of material to the inquest into the murder of GAA official Sean Brown, a coroner has said. Amid ongoing concern from Mr Brown’s family about the ...

16 Oct 2023 at 12:24

National News

Coroner seeks witnesses to 1972 Springhill shooting which killed five civilians

A coroner has made a public appeal for witnesses to a shooting incident involving the Army in Belfast 50 years ago, in which five civilians were killed, to come forward. Judge Neil Rafferty said he planned to begin the inquest on ...

07 Sept 2022 at 17:43

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