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Family of man shot dead in Derry secure financial settlement from MoD

The family of a man shot dead by the British Army in 1971 have secured a financial settlement from the Ministry of Defence. Billy McGreanery, 41, was shot at the junction of Eastway, Lonemoor Road and Westland Street in Derry, late in the evening of ...

14 Nov 2024 at 11:55

Local News

Preparation works underway at Derry acorn site

Work has begun on the initial site clearance at the old British Ministry of Defence site at St Columb's Park in advance of the wider Acorn Farm regeneration project funded by the UK Levelling Up Fund and Derry City and Strabane District Council. ...

09 Jul 2022 at 14:51

Local News

Some potential witnesses for SAS shooting inquest of County Derry man ‘yet to be identified’

Some former soldiers who may be called to give evidence at the inquest of a man shot by the SAS have yet to be identified, a coroner has been told. Francis Bradley, 20, was killed by soldiers in disputed circumstances near Toomebridge, Co Derry,...

01 Feb 2023 at 18:53

Local News

Court: Inquest into SAS shooting of two Derry men adjourned

The inquest into the deaths of two Derry men shot dead by the SAS in disputed circumstances in the grounds of Gransha Hospital on December 6 1984 has been adjourned due to the failure of the British Ministry of Defence to comply with their ...

17 Apr 2023 at 13:18

Local News

Bloody Sunday Inquiry: NIO wanted Treasury to cover spiralling costs

Northern Ireland Office ministers wrote to the Treasury in 1998 and 1999 seeking assurances that it would cover the spiralling costs of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, newly released Government papers have revealed. Alarm was raised at the ...

29 Dec 2022 at 11:09

Northern Ireland

Armed forces see increase in members referred to Prevent for far right activity

Figures disclosed by the Ministry of Defence have revealed that 40 soldiers, sailors and air personnel have been referred to the terrorism prevention programme since 2019. Half of the personnel were referred due to concerns about ...

03 Oct 2022 at 13:08

Northern Ireland

Military officer with loyalist killer at scene of police murder, inquest told

The Ministry of Defence has been asked to respond to claims a military intelligence officer accompanied a notorious loyalist killer at the scene of a policeman’s murder. The claim was made at the first preliminary hearing of an ...

30 Jun 2022 at 16:33

Northern Ireland

Family of man tortured into confessing that he killed soldier awarded £350,000

The family of a man who was tortured into a confession that he killed a soldier has been awarded £350,000 by the High Court in Belfast. Liam Holden was the last man to be sentenced to death by hanging in the UK after he was ...

24 Mar 2023 at 17:55

Northern Ireland

Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship visits Belfast ahead of support vessels contract work

One of the newest Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships is visiting Belfast to help with planning for the building of new support vessels in the city. Hundreds of new jobs are set to be created to build the three RFA ships at ...

10 Feb 2023 at 14:55

Northern Ireland

Challenge to Clonoe ruling is ‘disgraceful’, Sinn Fein says

Moves by the Government to challenge a ruling that SAS soldiers were not justified in killing four IRA members in a 1992 ambush are “disgraceful”, according to Sinn Fein. Last month, coroner Mr Justice Michael Humphreys ...

22 Mar 2025 at 22:17

Northern Ireland

Government to challenge Clonoe ruling

The Government intends to challenge a ruling that SAS soldiers were not justified in killing four IRA members in a 1992 ambush in Co Tyrone, according to an MP. Last month, coroner Mr Justice Michael Humphreys found ...

22 Mar 2025 at 18:52

Northern Ireland

Invisible radio wave weapon downs ‘drone swarms’ in trial success

A UK-developed invisible radio wave weapon has taken down “drone swarms” in the largest trial of its type to date. British soldiers have successfully tracked, targeted and neutralised swarms of drones in the latest ...

17 Apr 2025 at 00:01

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