Troubles

Stormont's Executive Office is under a legal obligation to fund a pension for people who suffered severe injuries in the Troubles, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The scheme opens for applications in March but it is not yet clear who will fund the payments, as Stormont and Westminster have been engag

Mr Justice Gerry McAlinden has been appointed as interim president of the Victims' Payments Board, which will determine who is entitled to payments under the new Troubles pension scheme. The Department of Justice was designated in August, following a long political row, as the administrator of the l

An appeal has been issued for information on the death of Leo Norney on 13 September 1975. The inquest into the death of the 17-year-old is to be heard by Coroner McGurgan on a date to be fixed.   

Belfast-based Ó Muirigh Solicitors has been instructed by filmmaker Séan Murray following a "smear campaign by certain media commentators and individuals on social media". Mr Murray is the director of Unquiet Graves, a documentary exploring state collusion with loyalists during the Tro

Former justice minister Charlie Flanagan has been rebuked by lawyers and campaigners after complaining to RTÉ over its broadcast of a documentary exploring state collusion with loyalists during the Troubles. Unquiet Graves, which was released in 2018 but aired by RTÉ One for the first

The legacy pension scheme for victims of the Troubles will likely not open for applications until March 2021, Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. The Department of Justice was designated last month as the administrator of the scheme, allowing its implementation to move forward.

The outgoing Commissioner for Victims and Survivors has called on the Executive Office to appoint a successor as a matter of urgency. Despite indicating her willingness to be reappointed, ministers confirmed last month that Judith Thompson's term will end on Monday.

The implementation of the legacy pension scheme for victims of the Troubles will move ahead following the designation of the Department of Justice as the administrator of the scheme. The move comes days after the High Court in Belfast ruled that the Executive Office was unlawfully stymieing the impl

The Executive Office is unlawfully stymieing the implementation of the legacy pension scheme for victims of the Troubles, the High Court in Belfast has ruled. Mr Justice Gerry McAlinden handed down judgment this morning in respect of two separate judicial reviews brought by Jennifer McNern and 

Victims of the conflict in Northern Ireland "have been let down again" after the implementation date for a long-awaited compensation scheme was missed, the Victims' Commissioner has said. The scheme was established as part of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 but the Northern I

A former British soldier charged with the attempted murder of a 27-year-old man in 1974 has launched a legal campaign to end the prosecution of former soldiers for Troubles-related offences. Dennis Hutchings, who served in the British Army for 26 years, is being prosecuted for the attempted murder o

Former Bedfordshire chief constable Jon Boutcher has been appointed to lead an independent police team investigating alleged collusion between the security forces and the so-called "Glenanne gang". The Court of Appeal ruled in July that the brother of 13-year-old Patrick Barnard, who was murdered in

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will today pledge to amend the Human Rights Act to bring an end to the "unfair trials" of soldiers over their conduct in Northern Ireland, according to reports. The Conservative Party manifesto will include a commitment to amending the law to exclude any death in Norther

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has announced the publication of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Bill 2019, following approval by the Government. The Bill is part of the Government’s commitment to the agreed measures to address the legacy of the Troubles and to support the

Gardaí would be allowed to give evidence at legacy inquests in Northern Ireland under proposed laws. The Cabinet is acting on proposals to provide a “concrete assurance” that the Government is committed to “full implementation of the legacy mechanisms” detailed in the