Immunity from prosecutions for Troubles-related crimes as part of the UK government’s controversial Legacy Act, is in breach of the…
Patsy Gillespie
Payments proposed for relatives of those killed in Troubles
IT is being proposed that bereavement payments should be made to relatives of people killed during the Troubles, including paramilitaries.…
Eastwood urges Irish Government to challenge Legacy Bill
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has urged the Irish Government to take legal action against the British Government’s legacy legislation after…
UN ‘seriously concerned’ over UK Troubles legacy plan
EXPERTS appointed by the United Nations have expressed “serious concern” over UK government proposals for dealing with the legacy of…
IRA proxy bomb victim’s wife couldn’t believe he was dead
THE widow of Derry IRA proxy bomb victim Patsy Gillespie has revealed how she struggled to believe he was dead.…
McLaughlin: British Government’s betrayal of justice cannot proceed
DERRY SDLP politician Sinead McLaughlin has described a proposed amnesty by the British Government for troubles-related crimes as a “betrayal…
THE long-awaited pension for people badly injured during the Troubles will open for applications on August 31. Mr Justice McAlinden,…
A long-awaited pension for people badly injured during the Troubles will open for applications on Wednesday, June 30. It is…
Troubles pension: Executive must fund scheme, court rules
Stormont’s Executive Office is under a legal duty to fund a pension for Troubles victims, the Court of Appeal in…
Thousands of Troubles relatives call for legacy action
THOUSANDS of relatives of Troubles victims have signed an open letter calling for the British and Irish governments to fully…