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Finucane: Right to commemorate the dead must apply to every section of society

Sinn Fein MP John Finucane said the right to commemorate the dead must apply to every section of society as he addressed a controversial IRA memorial event in Co Armagh. Mr Finucane, who faced calls to rethink his attendance at the commemoration in ...

11 Jun 2023 at 23:13

Northern Ireland

Finucane family meets Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn

The family of Pat Finucane has met Hilary Benn as the UK Government mulls a court request in relation to the solicitor’s murder. Mr Finucane, 39, was shot dead in his family home in north Belfast in February 1989 by the Ulster Defence Association ...

10 Sept 2024 at 21:57

Northern Ireland

Public inquiry ordered into collusion-linked murder of solicitor Pat Finucane

The Government has ordered a public inquiry into the collusion-linked loyalist paramilitary murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane in 1989. Mr Finucane, 39, was shot dead at his family home in north Belfast in February 1989 by the Ulster ...

11 Sept 2024 at 14:16

Northern Ireland

Widow says time for truth as public inquiry into Pat Finucane murder announced

The widow of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has said it is time for the truth to come out about his killing after “35 years of cover-ups”. Geraldine Finucane was speaking after the Government ordered a public inquiry into the ...

11 Sept 2024 at 17:54

Northern Ireland

Finucane warns Donaldson of risks of ‘prevarication’ on NI funding talks

Sinn Fein MP John Finucane has called on DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson “not to waste the momentum” behind talks on the Government’s £2.5 billion package to stabilise finances in Northern Ireland. The Government has offered the ...

17 Dec 2023 at 11:10

Northern Ireland

Families barricading themselves in homes after racist attacks, says Finucane

Some families are barricading themselves in their homes in north Belfast after recent racist attacks, the area’s MP has said. John Finucane was speaking after a multi-agency meeting to discuss measures to help those affected ...

02 Sept 2025 at 13:40

Northern Ireland

Protest told introduction of new legacy laws is ‘day of shame’

The beginning of new legacy arrangements which shut down some Troubles-era inquests represents a “day of shame”, Sinn Fein MP John Fincane has said. Mr Finucane addressed a protest outside the headquarters of the Northern ...

01 May 2024 at 15:14

Northern Ireland

Son of killed Irish soldier urges Sinn Fein MP not to attend commemoration

A son of an Irish soldier killed in 1983 has appealed to Sinn Fein MP John Finucane not to take part in an event commemorating a republican. David Kelly’s father, Private Patrick Kelly, was killed along with Garda Gary ...

07 Aug 2024 at 14:11

Northern Ireland

Three students evacuated from Gaza arrive in Northern Ireland

Three students recently evacuated from Gaza have arrived in Northern Ireland, where they will take up places at university, Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald has said. They are among a group of students from Gaza who ...

23 Sept 2025 at 11:34

Northern Ireland

Ex-prisoners work together to break down barriers at former peace wall site

Two former Troubles prisoners – one republican and one loyalist – are working together in a cross-community reconciliation programme at an interface in Belfast. Patrick Muckian and Lewis Lyttle, who both served time ...

27 Dec 2024 at 11:13

Northern Ireland

Victims protest outside NIO calling for controversial Legacy Bill to be ditched

Relatives whose loved ones were killed in Northern Ireland’s Troubles staged a protest in Belfast ahead of the latest debate on controversial legislation to deal with the past. They gathered outside the Northern ...

24 Jan 2023 at 14:52

Northern Ireland

Education Minister criticised for meeting with loyalist group

Stormont’s Education Minister Paul Givan has faced criticism for meeting with a group which represents loyalist paramilitaries. A statement from the Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) saying that it had advised ...

24 Sept 2024 at 20:22

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