Troubles

New legislation dealing with the legacy of the Troubles has been formally introduced to the Westminster parliament by the UK government. The new Northern Ireland Troubles Bill will make good on a promise to "repeal and replace" the previous government's controversial Northern Ireland Troubles (

The UK Supreme Court has today begun the first of three days of hearings in a significant appeal in a case concerning controversial legislation on the legacy of the Troubles. The Labour government has committed to repealing and replacing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act

Northern Ireland’s High Court has dismissed an application for judicial review arising from an inquest concerning the death of Anthony Doris in 1991. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Gerry McAlinden remarked that "it is somewhat ironic that the only soldier whose actions were

The UK and Irish governments have jointly appointed an independent expert to consider whether there should be formal engagement with paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland to help disband them. Fleur Ravensbergen, an independent conflict resolution and negotiation practitioner and a lecturer in con

The UK and Irish governments on Friday published a joint framework for dealing with the legacy of the Troubles, hailed by Simon Harris as "a return to a partnership approach on Northern Ireland". The seven-page document was launched at Hillsborough Castle by the UK's Northern Ireland secretary,

The UK Supreme Court will tomorrow hear an appeal in a Northern Ireland case centred on state secrecy in legacy cases. The Northern Ireland secretary is appealing against a coroner's decision to disclose a "gist" of information which the government said should remain private for national security re

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has identified failings in the RUC investigation into the Kingsmill massacre, one of the worst atrocities of the Troubles. A new report from Marie Anderson says that the investigative resources allocated to investigate the 1976 murder of 10 Protestant men we

A man's three convictions have been referred by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal after evidence suggested there was the use of torture or inhuman and degrading treatment to procure a confession. Patrick O'Neill was convicted in 1972 for possessing a

A police investigation into the loyalist murder of a Catholic taxi driver in Belfast more than three decades ago has been condemned as “inadequate” by Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson. John O’Hara, a 41-year-old father-of-five, was shot dead by members of the Ulster Defence Associat

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has in recent years paid out a total of £25m to settle civil cases related to the Troubles – and most of it went to lawyers – the chief constable has said. Jon Boutcher told MPs on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee that lawyers had

The UK Supreme Court has agreed to hear and expedite an appeal from the UK government concerning the compatibility of Northern Ireland legacy legislation with human rights and post-Brexit rules. Although the Labour government which came into office last July has promised to "repeal and replace" the

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal last week determined that the refusal of the Secretary of State to hold a public inquiry into the 1997 murder of Sean Brown was unlawful. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Lady Chief Justice Siobhan Keegan remarked that “the United Kingdom ha

Northern Ireland's Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) has apologised for a "limited data breach" which disclosed the names of 25 people. The legacy body said it mistakenly disclosed the names — principally of individuals who were requesting investigation

A coroner's finding that the 1992 shooting by British soldiers of four Provisional IRA men at Clonoe Chapel was not justified has been referred to prosecutors. Mr Justice Michael Humphreys ruled earlier this month that the soldiers, who belonged to a specialist military unit (SMU), held no honest be

Northern Ireland’s Coroner’s Court has determined that the 1992 shooting by British soldiers of four men at Clonoe Chapel was not justified in circumstances where no honest belief was held that lethal force was necessary. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Michael Humphre