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Varadkar to decide on legal challenge to Troubles legacy bill within weeks

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he will make a decision in the coming weeks on whether to launch a legal challenge against the UK Government’s Legacy Bill. As the Bill moved a step closer to becoming law, Amnesty International said it was “dark day” ...

06 Sept 2023 at 16:05

Ireland

Victim’s brother urges MPs to reject contentious legacy Bill

A man whose sister was shot dead by a soldier almost half a century ago has urged MPs to reject a controversial Bill to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation Bill) is set to ...

17 Jul 2023 at 10:33

Ireland

Victims’ images projected on Parliament as Government urged to scrap legacy Bill

Images of victims of the Northern Ireland Troubles have been projected onto the Houses of Parliament ahead of the expected passing of the Government’s controversial legacy Bill. Amnesty International and some victims have made a late plea for the ...

04 Sept 2023 at 17:22

Local News

Wednesday Troubles Act cut-off is 'cliff edge for truth, justice and accountability' - Grainne Teggart

Ahead of inquests, civil cases and other legacy mechanisms halting on Wednesday due to the UK government’s Troubles Act, Grainne Teggart, Amnesty International UK’s Northern Ireland Deputy Director, said: “Today is a cliff edge for truth, ...

30 Apr 2024 at 21:33

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 around Northern ...

20 Dec 2023 at 15:39

Controversial legacy Bill is human rights-compliant, says Heaton-Harris

An amended Bill to deal with the legacy of Northern Ireland’s troubled past now meets the Government’s international human rights commitments, Chris Heaton-Harris has said. The Northern Ireland Secretary said he accepted that aspects ...

20 Jun 2023 at 18:40

Report that rejects claim NI peace deal stops UK leaving ECHR sparks debate

A report that rejects the contention that the UK cannot withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) because of commitments made in the Good Friday Agreement has sparked debate. The Policy Exchange has said that ...

01 Sept 2025 at 15:58

Northern Ireland

Victims urge boycott of new Troubles legacy body during protest at its office

Troubles victims urged other families bereaved in the Northern Ireland conflict to boycott a new legacy truth recovery and investigations body as they protested outside its office. The demonstration at the Independent ...

01 May 2025 at 16:20

Local News

Victims urge boycott of new Troubles legacy body during protest at its office

01 May 2025 at 19:33

Northern Ireland

Supreme Court to examine Northern Ireland Troubles legacy law

The Supreme Court will later hear a Government appeal against a judicial ruling that found aspects of contentious legacy legislation dealing with the Northern Ireland Troubles to be unlawful. The ...

14 Oct 2025 at 15:33

Supreme Court to examine Northern Ireland Troubles legacy law

The Supreme Court will later hear a Government appeal against a judicial ruling that found aspects of contentious legacy legislation dealing with the Northern Ireland Troubles to be unlawful. ...

14 Oct 2025 at 02:45

Troubles legacy law battle ‘constitutionally profound’, Supreme Court told

A Supreme Court battle over the law that brought an end to police investigations into the Northern Ireland Troubles is “constitutionally profound”, justices have heard. The Northern Ireland ...

14 Oct 2025 at 13:43

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