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MoD did not pass on information about risk of bouncing baton rounds – coroner

The Ministry of Defence bears “significant responsibility” around the death of a 10-year-old boy in Belfast in 1975 because it did not pass onto soldiers information it had about the lethality of plastic baton rounds ricocheting off the ground. ...

06 Sept 2022 at 18:25

Northern Ireland

Soldiers involved in Coagh shooting referred to prosecution service

A number of SAS soldiers involved in an ambush that killed three IRA men in Co Tyrone in 1991 have been referred to prosecutors to consider if criminal acts were committed in the planning of the operation. Mr Justice Humphreys, presiding ...

30 Apr 2024 at 19:08

Northern Ireland

Coroner ‘firmly committed’ inquest into murder of Sean Brown will go ahead

A coroner has said he is firmly committed that an inquest into the murder of GAA official Sean Brown will take place despite being told that a substantial amount of police material has recently been uncovered. Justice Patrick Kinney ...

02 Oct 2023 at 11:16

Local News

Meteorological expert to give evidence in Francis Bradley inquest

A meteorological expert is set to be among the witnesses when an inquest into the killing of a man in disputed circumstances in Co Derry almost 40 years ago resumes. Francis Bradley, 20, was killed in disputed circumstances in an ...

05 Jan 2024 at 14:08

Northern Ireland

Coroner ‘prevented’ from delivering ruling on UVF deaths by Government challenge

A coroner said that he has been prevented from delivering a “narrative” around the events surrounding of the murder of four people killed in two loyalist attacks in Co Tyrone in 1992 following a legal challenge from the ...

26 Apr 2024 at 16:05

Northern Ireland

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 ...

14 Nov 2024 at 11:55

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No date set for new inquest into death of Raychel Ferguson

The family of Raychel Ferguson, the nine-year-old Derry girl who died of hyponatraemia after an appendix operation in city's Altnagelvin Hospital, have said they hope no one will 'impede' the new inquest into her ...

11 Jan 2022 at 12:35

Northern Ireland

OAP who died in collision with police vehicle ‘had been told not to drive’

A pensioner with suspected dementia who died after crashing into a police vehicle when on the wrong side of the M1 motorway had been told by at least three medical professionals not to drive, a coroner has found....

06 Sept 2024 at 17:17

Local News

Some Troubles investigations require public hearings to test evidence – Morgan

Public hearings will be necessary to test evidence in investigations into some Troubles deaths carried out by a new truth recovery body, its chief commissioner has said. Sir Declan Morgan, who will lead the ...

26 Apr 2024 at 14:30

Local News

Killing of Derry mother by British soldier 'not justified,' rules coroner

A coroner has ruled that the shooting of mother of six Kathleen Thompson in Derry over 50 years ago by a British soldier was 'not justified.' Judge Sandra Crawford was giving her judgement at the end of ...

29 Jun 2022 at 15:02

Northern Ireland

Inquest into death of ex-PIRA commander Jock Davison not expected before 2024

An inquest into the death of former Provisional IRA commander Gerard “Jock” Davison is not expected to take place before 2024, Belfast Coroner’s Court has heard. The 47-year-old was shot dead in the ...

08 Mar 2023 at 14:11

Local News

Inquest into Fleming and Doherty deaths adjourned until November

The Coroner in the inquest into the deaths of two Derry men shot dead by the SAS in the grounds of Gransha Hospital on December 6 1984 has said that he has no choice but to adjourn the hearing ...

15 May 2023 at 15:51

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