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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 Northern Ireland. Speaking at ...

28 Feb 2024 at 13:23

Northern Ireland

Ireland will not immediately drop case against UK over Legacy Act – Taoiseach

The Irish Government has not committed to immediately dropping its inter-state legal case against the UK’s Legacy Act following Labour’s General Election victory, Simon Harris has said. The Taoiseach said he wanted to work with Sir Keir Starmer ...

07 Jul 2024 at 15:01

Northern Ireland

Donaldson accuses Irish Government of double standards over legacy challenge

The Irish Government has been challenged to say what it is doing to deal with Troubles’ legacy cases in its jurisdiction by DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. Sir Jeffrey accused Dublin of “double standards” after it launched legal action over ...

20 Dec 2023 at 17:49

Northern Ireland

Council of Europe calls for repeal of Legacy Act immunity provisions

The Council of Europe has urged the UK Government to repeal immunity provisions in its new laws aimed at dealing with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The council’s Committee of Ministers said the immunity scheme “risks breaching ...

22 Sept 2023 at 15:58

Northern Ireland

Troubles legacy body can work without immunity provision – Sir Declan Morgan

A new body set up to investigate Troubles deaths has the powers to carry out effective investigations without the provision for conditional immunity for offenders, its head has said. Northern Ireland’s former Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan ...

17 Apr 2024 at 10:00

Northern Ireland

Simon Harris and Hilary Benn have ‘warm and engaging’ conversation

Ireland’s new deputy premier has said he had a “warm and engaging” conversation with Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn. On his first full day as Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Harris said the pair discussed ...

24 Jan 2025 at 16:05

Northern Ireland

Taoiseach concerned ‘to see UK disengaging from the world’

Leo Varadkar has spoken of his concerns that the UK is “disengaging from the world”. The Taoiseach commented on language coming from the Conservative Party conference this week about leaving the European Convention on Human ...

05 Oct 2023 at 15:04

National News

Irish government must show ‘courage and openness’ on legacy – DUP’s Robinson

The Irish government must show “courage and openness” to change its own approach to delivering answers about the Troubles, DUP leader Gavin Robinson has said. Mr Robinson was commenting after meeting Tanaiste Simon Harris ...

19 May 2025 at 17:12

Northern Ireland

Benn to use speech to declare ‘new chapter’ in UK-Irish relations

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn is to set out the Government’s commitment to a “new chapter” in UK-Ireland relations. Mr Benn is due to deliver a keynote address at the annual British-Irish Association Conference ...

07 Sept 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Heaton-Harris to brief US Congress members on Stormont return

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has travelled to Washington to update US Congress members on the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Mr Heaton-Harris will also use the trip to update US ...

06 Feb 2024 at 00:01

National News

Legal challenge to legacy Act to be heard over five days in November

A legal challenge to the Government’s new laws to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles will be heard over five days in November, a High Court judge has directed. Delivering his case management ...

10 Oct 2023 at 09:58

Northern Ireland

Minister ‘cannot rule out consequences’ over Irish Legacy Act challenge

Consequences for UK-Irish relations cannot be ruled out because of legal action over the Troubles Legacy Bill, a Northern Ireland Office minister has said. Lord Caine said he deeply regretted the decision by ...

21 Dec 2023 at 09:11

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