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TÁNAISTE Micheál Martin raised Ireland's ongoing issues with Britain’s controversial new Troubles legislation during a meeting in London this week. Mr Martin represented Ireland at the British Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIGC) which took place in Westminster yesterday. Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris led the British delegation at the … [Read more...] about Tánaiste raised Legacy Act issues with Northern Ireland Secretary during ‘constructive’ meeting

TWO soldiers suspected of killing an innocent schoolgirl and an unarmed man in Derry at the height of the Troubles will not face prosecution. Annette McGavigan, 14, was shot dead during rioting in the Bogside area on September 6, 1971. William McGreanery, 41, died in the early hours of September 15 in an incident where a soldier opened fire from an Army lookout at a junctions … [Read more...] about Former soldiers will not be prosecuted over deaths of innocent girl and unarmed man during Troubles

AN arrest has been made after two men made multiple attempts to enter homes and vehicles in one night. PSNI officers were called to reports of attempted burglaries and thefts from vehicles in the Knockmore Road area in Lisburn. The incidents happened in the late hours on April 28 and into the early hours of April 29. “We received multiple reports that two men were trying … [Read more...] about Arrest made after two men attempt series of burglaries in one night

THE Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland will write to the families of Troubles victims whose investigations will no longer take place under controversial new legislation which comes into effect this week. 'Transitional arrangements' are being implemented to enact Britain’s Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, which effectively removes the … [Read more...] about LEGACY ACT: Police Ombudsman confirms 335 Troubles cases will not be investigated due to new law

A MAN has pleaded guilty to killing Irish pensioner Thomas O’Halloran in a brutal attack in West London. Lee Byer, of Allenby Avenue, Southall, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter by diminished responsibility of the 87-year-old, who was stabbed in Greenford, west London, in August 2022. Mr O’Halloran, who hailed from Ennistymon in Co. Clare, was attacked while on his mobility … [Read more...] about Man convicted of killing Irish pensioner Thomas O’Halloran in brutal London attack