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Lord Chief Justice expresses frustration at the failure to resolve legacy issues

Posted By: August 31, 2021

  Trevor Birney > Irish News. Belfast. Tuesday, August 31, 2021. NORTHERN Ireland’s most senior judge has said he is leaving the role “disappointed” that the debate on legacy has not “been taken to the victims” or wider society. Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan (69) is to retire today after more than a decade […]

Parties unite to support Troubles victims over prosecution plans

Posted By: August 30, 2021

RTE.Dublin. Monday, 30 Aug 2021 Billy McManus , John Teggart, Raymond McCord, Julie Hambleton, Michael Gallagher, Cathy McIlvenny and Eugene Reavey at Belfast City Hall today (left to right) Representatives from all the major parties, North and South, have signed a document outlining their rejection of the UK government proposals to introduce an “amnesty” for […]

Politicians north and south unite to support victims’ opposition to “amnesty”

Posted By: August 29, 2021

Https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/politicians-north-and-south-unite-to-support-victims-opposition-to-amnesty-40799171.html Campaigner Raymond McCord, whose son was murdered by the UVF, said UK Government proposals on legacy killings are a breach of human rights. Eugene Reavey, Cathy McIlvenny, Julie Hambleton, Raymond McCord, Michael Gallagher and Billy McManus oppose the proposals (Liam McBurney/PA)   By James Ward, PA. Belfast Telegraph. August 29, 2021.   Representatives from […]

Support for DUP drops to 13% with party now behind UUP, poll shows

Posted By: August 28, 2021

47% of respondents rated Jeffrey Donaldson’s performance as bad or awful A new poll has seen support for the DUP slump to 13%, being overtaken by both the Ulster Unionists and the TUV. The LucidTalk poll for the Belfast Telegraph saw DUP support drop by three points, making it Northern Ireland’s fourth most popular party, […]

Kincora: How three men alerted MI5 officers to home’s dark secret… and still nothing was done to stop the child sex abuse

Posted By: August 26, 2021

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/kincora-how-three-men-alerted-mi5-officers-to-homes-dark-secret-and-still-nothing-was-done-to-stop-the-child-sex-abuse-30486053.html By Liam Clarke. Belfast Telegraph. August 5, 2014. The Belfast Telegraph can name three people who gave information about child sex abuse in Kincora to British military intelligence only to see any investigation blocked for years by MI5.   Last night Brian Gemmell, a former captain in military intelligence, confirmed that he had passed […]

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