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Kingsmill inquest ‘a painful and frustrating process for victims’ families’

A long-running inquest into the Troubles deaths of 10 Protestant workmen murdered by the IRA at Kingsmill in 1976 has been a “painful and frustrating process” for the victims’ families, the hearing was told. Final submissions were made in the ...

31 Mar 2023 at 13:39

Northern Ireland

Grief ‘still raw’ for families of Kingsmill massacre victims, service hears

A memorial service for the 48th anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre has heard that the loss for the victims’ families is “still raw”. The memorial was held at the site in south Armagh where 10 Protestant workers were shot dead in 1976. The ...

05 Jan 2024 at 13:25

Northern Ireland

No documents found of meeting between Mowlam and Kingsmill witness, court told

No relevant documents relating to a meeting between former secretary of state Mo Mowlam and a new witness who has come forward in the long-running Kingsmill inquest have been found, a court has been told. At a review hearing at Laganside ...

25 Oct 2023 at 18:59

Northern Ireland

Assembly hears calls for Kingsmill public inquiry as Sinn Fein faces criticism

Unionist parties have demanded a public inquiry into the Kingsmill massacre as they rounded on Sinn Fein for its failure to engage with the inquest into the murders. Assembly business on Monday began with a debate on the outcome of the ...

15 Apr 2024 at 14:42

Northern Ireland

Irish government ‘was reluctant’ to acknowledge border role in Kingsmill attack

There appeared to be “some reluctance on the part of the Irish State” in the wake of the Kingsmill attack to acknowledge the role of the border in the massacre, a coroner has said. Delivering his long-awaited findings in the legacy ...

12 Apr 2024 at 18:39

Northern Ireland

Ten murders at Kingsmill an ‘overtly sectarian attack by IRA’, coroner rules

The shooting dead of 10 Protestant workmen at Kingsmill in Co Armagh in 1976 was an “overtly sectarian attack by the IRA”, a coroner has ruled. The atrocity at Kingsmill, which was one of the most notorious of the Troubles, was ...

12 Apr 2024 at 21:24

Northern Ireland

Kingsmill families say there must be public inquiry into 1976 atrocity

The families of a victim of the Kingsmill massacre and the only survivor have said there now must be a public inquiry into the atrocity. John McConville died along with nine others in the attack on January 5 1976, while Alan ...

12 Apr 2024 at 18:07

Northern Ireland

Those responsible for Kingsmill atrocity ‘uninterested in transparency’

Those responsible for the Kingsmill massacre are “uninterested in transparency” concerning their actions, a coroner has said. Coroner Brian Sherrard said the “glaring omission” from the inquest into the 1976 killings was ...

12 Apr 2024 at 18:06

Northern Ireland

Kingsmill murders came amid intense spate of sectarian killings

The massacre at Kingsmill in 1976 came amid a week of sectarian bloodshed in Northern Ireland. The intense spate of tit-for-tat civilian murders began on New Year’s Eve when a pub bomb blamed on a cover group for the ...

12 Apr 2024 at 18:06

Northern Ireland

Sole Kingsmill survivor calls for public inquiry after ‘disappointing inquest’

There must be a public inquiry into the Kingsmill murders, the sole survivor of the atrocity has said, expressing disappointment after a “Band-Aid inquest”. Alan Black was shot a number of times and left for dead ...

12 Apr 2024 at 21:26

Northern Ireland

Kingsmill families entitled to truth and justice – Sinn Fein

The families of Kingsmill victims are entitled to truth and justice, Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly has said. Mr Kelly was reacting after a coroner ruled that the shooting of 10 Protestant workmen in 1976 was an ...

12 Apr 2024 at 19:17

Northern Ireland

Rumours that Captain Robert Nairac was involved in Kingsmill are ‘utter fantasy’

The notion that Captain Robert Nairac infiltrated the IRA and was involved in the Kingsmill massacre is “utter fantasy”, a coroner has said. Delivering his findings in the long-running legacy inquest into ...

12 Apr 2024 at 18:05

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