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Police planning for Drumcree disorder sought chainsaw training

Police drawing up contingency plans to deal with serious disorder in Northern Ireland asked whether officers could use state-owned diggers to clear rioters’ blockades. Archive files from the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland reveal that the ...

29 Dec 2021 at 11:25

News

Watchdog probing loyalist murders finds evidence of ‘collusive’ police acts

A police watchdog investigating a series of loyalist murders during the Troubles has found evidence of collusive behaviour among some officers but said the Royal Ulster Constabulary had no prior knowledge of the attacks. The Police Ombudsman’s ...

14 Jan 2022 at 01:27

DerryNow

“Is it the role of the Police Federation to defend the actions of the RUC?”

The Chair of the Police Federation for NI said it asked its members to consider challenging a Police Ombudsman’s findings of RUC 'collusive behaviour' because it affected its members and ‘retired cadre’. Last year, The Northern Ireland ...

04 Dec 2023 at 17:33

Local News

Mother of Derry schoolboy killed by RUC plastic bullet criticises ‘terrible’ legacy laws

A mother whose schoolboy son was killed by a police plastic bullet has said she struggles to find words to convey her anger over the Government’s Legacy Act. Paul Whitters, 15, died in hospital 10 days after being struck on the head ...

01 May 2024 at 00:33

Northern Ireland

Families call for justice after damning police watchdog report on UDA murders

Families of loyalist murder victims have vowed to fight for justice after a damning police watchdog report found officers had engaged in “collusive behaviours” with paramilitary killers. Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland Marie ...

08 Feb 2022 at 14:25

News

Families of UDA murder victims ‘vindicated by ombudsman report’

Relatives of those killed and injured in a series of UDA attacks said they have been vindicated following a Police Ombudsman report which found evidence of “collusive behaviours” by police. Eight loyalist attacks attributed to ...

08 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Northern Ireland

No evidence of police collusion in 1978 La Mon bombing, says ombudsman

There was no evidence of police collusion in the original investigation into the 1978 La Mon House Hotel bombing, a report from the Police Ombudsman has said. The report also said there had been an “earnest endeavour” to ...

11 Dec 2024 at 14:02

Northern Ireland

Consideration given to recruiting 50% women to newly formed PSNI, records show

Consideration was given to recruiting women into Northern Ireland’s new police force on a 50:50 basis with men to address their “severe under-representation”, declassified files have revealed. However, legal advice was ...

30 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Local News

Family call for fresh inquest into death of Donegal man in Altnagelvin Hospital

A fresh inquest has been requested into the death of a man in a hospital in Derry following a road crash. John O’Sullivan, a Customs and Excise Officer from County Donegal, died following the incident in the intensive ...

25 Sept 2024 at 09:33

Inishowen

Family call for fresh inquest into death of Donegal man in Altnagelvin Hospital

A fresh inquest has been requested into the death of a man in a hospital in Derry following a road crash. John O’Sullivan, a Customs and Excise Officer from Fahan, died following the incident in the intensive care ...

25 Sept 2024 at 14:33

Ireland

Family call for fresh inquest into death of a man in a Londonderry hospital

A fresh inquest has been requested into the death of a man in a hospital Londonderry following a road crash. John O’Sullivan, a Customs and Excise Officer from County Donegal, died following the incident in the ...

25 Sept 2024 at 07:19

Northern Ireland

Investigation into police shooting of IRA man was ‘wholly inadequate’

A police investigation into the shooting of an IRA man in Co Down was “wholly inadequate” and lacked independence and rigour, a watchdog has found. Colum Marks, 29, was shot by an RUC officer, known as officer ...

18 Mar 2025 at 15:37

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