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Irish Government makes opposition to Britain's Legacy Bill ‘very clear’

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that Ireland’s opposition to Britain's Legacy Bill is “very clear”. Mr Martin called on Westminster to halt the legislation’s progress. His call came after Amnesty International warned that the Irish Government ...

07 Apr 2023 at 14:33

Ireland

Amnesty urges Ireland to take case to Europe if UK legacy bill becomes law

Amnesty International has urged the Irish government to take a case to the European Court of Human Rights if the UK government’s Troubles legacy bill becomes law. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, which is going ...

10 Nov 2022 at 16:14

Actor Ciaran Hinds urges Liz Truss to ditch Northern Ireland legacy Bill

Oscar-nominated actor Ciaran Hinds has urged Prime Minister Liz Truss to scrap a controversial Bill aimed at resolving Northern Ireland’s troubled past. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, which proposes an ...

11 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Ireland

‘Grave concern’ at UK actions on Troubles legacy, says Irish committee chairman

The chairman of an Irish parliamentary committee on the Good Friday Agreement has expressed his “grave concern” at UK Government moves to tackle the legacy of the Troubles. The UK Government has said that the Northern Ireland ...

20 May 2022 at 16:17

Ireland

Victims and families need to be listened to over Legacy Act – PSNI chief

Victims and families who do not support the UK Government’s Legacy Act need to be listened to, Northern Ireland’s police chief has said. Jon Boutcher said the Legacy Act has been criticised by all the victims’ groups in ...

28 Feb 2024 at 13:23

Northern Ireland

Families applaud as Troubles inquest finishes evidence ahead of May cut-off date

Bereaved relatives applauded and hugged one another as a long-running Troubles inquest completed its evidence just hours before a Government guillotine on conflict-related court cases. Coroner Mr Justice Scoffield ...

30 Apr 2024 at 18:52

Ireland’s opposition to UK legacy Bill made ‘very clear’ to Heaton-Harris

Irish deputy premier Micheal Martin has said that Ireland’s opposition to the UK’s legacy Bill is “very clear”, as he called on Westminster to halt the legislation’s progress. It comes after Amnesty International ...

06 Apr 2023 at 19:13

Northern Ireland

Film showing stories of Troubles victims to be screened in Brussels

A film about a number of killings during the Troubles in Northern Ireland will be shown to MEPs in Brussels on Tuesday. The film, made by Mobile Media and the Truth and Justice Movement, features eight people ...

29 Jan 2023 at 11:42

Ireland

More work was needed on legacy of Troubles in 1998, says Bertie Ahern

More work should have gone into addressing the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles when the Good Friday Agreement was signed, former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said. Mr Ahern said the legacy issue was ...

18 Apr 2023 at 13:34

Local News

Cost of dealing with Northern Ireland’s past estimated at more than £2 billion

The cost of dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past is set to be considerably more than £2 billion, a UK think tank has estimated. The Policy Exchange has put the cost of inquiries, court cases, ...

11 Feb 2025 at 11:33

Clonoe ambush ruling feeds ‘IRA attempt to rewrite history’, says ex-minister

A Tory former minister has claimed British Army members will be subject to a “a vindictive, vengeful” pursuit due to the Government’s repeal of Legacy legislation, in reference to the Clonoe ambush. ...

10 Feb 2025 at 18:17

Cost of dealing with Northern Ireland’s past estimated at more than £2 billion

11 Feb 2025 at 10:21

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