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Crowds remember Sean Brown in Bellaghy 25 years after his murder

Hundreds turned out in a County Derry village last week to mark 25 years since the murder of a local GAA chairperson. Sean Brown (inset) was murdered by members of the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) on May 12 1997. He was 61 years old and left ...

18 May 2022 at 09:33

Widow of GAA official shot dead by loyalists settles case against PSNI

The widow of a GAA official killed by loyalist paramilitaries has settled a case against the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Sean Brown, 61, was abducted in Bellaghy, Co Derry, and shot dead 25 years ago. He was taken by a Loyalist ...

12 May 2022 at 14:25

Local News

Brown family 'focused on inquest' following police apology

The family of a County Derry man murdered in 1997 have said they are 'focused on the convention of the Inquest' after police apologised for the handling of the investigation into his death 25 years ago. Sean Brown was murdered by members of ...

12 May 2022 at 18:33

Northern Ireland

Police accused of ‘determined effort’ to stop completion of Sean Brown inquest

Police have been accused of engaging in a “determined effort” to ensure that the inquest into the murder of a GAA official in 1997 cannot be completed. A lawyer for the family of Sean Brown told a review hearing in his inquest that there ...

15 Sept 2023 at 13:13

Northern Ireland

Police accused of ‘determined effort’ to stop completion of Sean Brown inquest

15 Sept 2023 at 16:33

Local News

Government takes legal action in relation to inquest into Derry GAA official’s murder

The Government is taking legal action in relation to an inquest into the death of a GAA official murdered by loyalist paramilitaries. Sean Brown, 61, was abducted and killed by loyalist paramilitaries as he locked the gates at ...

11 Apr 2024 at 17:33

Local News

Brown killing suspect believed to be member of Royal Irish Regiment, court told

A suspect in the murder of a GAA official in 1997 is believed to be a serving member of the Royal Irish Regiment, a lawyer has told a court. A barrister for the family of Sean Brown has urged a coroner to “roll back” ...

12 Jan 2024 at 12:33

Northern Ireland

Brown killing suspect believed to be member of Royal Irish Regiment, court told

12 Jan 2024 at 11:58

Inquest into 1997 shooting of GAA official Sean Brown to open in March

The first stage of an inquest into the fatal shooting of a GAA official in Co Londonderry 26 years ago is set to open next month. Sean Brown, 61, was abducted in Bellaghy by loyalist terrorists and shot dead ...

22 Feb 2023 at 17:22

Northern Ireland

Co Derry GAA official killed by loyalists was ‘fair-minded and treated everyone the same’

A man killed by loyalists 26 years ago has been described as a “fair-minded person who treated everybody the same”. The widow of Sean Brown, 61, a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) official who was abducted ...

30 Mar 2023 at 18:33

GAA official killed by loyalists was ‘fair-minded and treated everyone the same’

30 Mar 2023 at 16:29

Northern Ireland

Coroner ‘firmly committed’ inquest into murder of Sean Brown will go ahead

A coroner has said he is firmly committed that an inquest into the murder of GAA official Sean Brown will take place despite being told that a substantial amount of police material has recently ...

02 Oct 2023 at 11:16

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