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Northern Ireland

Inquest into death of LVF victim set to begin next year

An inquest into the death of a former republican prisoner who was gunned down outside a nightclub by the LVF in 1997 is set to begin next year. The shooting of doorman Seamus Dillon, 45, a father of three, outside the Glengannon Hotel in Dungannon, ...

30 Aug 2022 at 16:23

Northern Ireland

More than 40 boxes of material gathered over policeman murder, hearing told

More than 40 boxes of material relating to the murder of an RUC sergeant in 1977 have been gathered by the Police Ombudsman, a preliminary inquest hearing has been told. A lawyer told the hearing at Laganside Courthouse that the amount of material ...

29 Nov 2022 at 17:39

Northern Ireland

Evidence in Coagh inquest set to end in June

Evidence in an inquest into the deaths of three IRA men killed in an SAS ambush is expected to end next month, a court has been told. The inquest into the deaths of Peter Ryan, Tony Doris and Lawrence McNally in Coagh, Co Tyrone, in June 1991, ...

05 May 2023 at 10:59

Northern Ireland

Relatives of loyalist shooting victims hope inquests can resume this year

Lawyers for relatives of four people murdered in two loyalist attacks in Co Tyrone have expressed hope that inquests into the deaths can resume later this year. It came as a barrister for the PSNI told a hearing at Laganside Courthouse in ...

05 May 2023 at 16:13

Northern Ireland

Legacy inquests planning to proceed until ‘certainty’ that cases will be halted

Preparations for outstanding legacy inquests in Northern Ireland will proceed “until certainty is achieved” from the Government over plans to halt further cases, presiding coroner Mr Justice Humphreys has said. The judge is carrying out ...

23 Jun 2023 at 11:01

Northern Ireland

Police accused of ‘determined effort’ to stop completion of Sean Brown inquest

Police have been accused of engaging in a “determined effort” to ensure that the inquest into the murder of a GAA official in 1997 cannot be completed. A lawyer for the family of Sean Brown told a review hearing in his inquest that ...

15 Sept 2023 at 13:13

Northern Ireland

Victim’s brother challenging legacy bill in bid to get justice

The brother of a man believed to have been shot by the Army on his 19th birthday in 1973 has said he is legally challenging the Government’s controversial legacy bill because he wants justice William Campbell, older brother of ...

18 Sept 2023 at 18:30

Northern Ireland

Inquest to determine whether lethal force was justified in SAS shooting in 1992

An inquest will determine whether the use of lethal force was justified in an SAS ambush which killed four IRA men in Co Tyrone in 1992, a court has heard. Northern Ireland’s presiding coroner Mr Justice Michael Humphreys ...

18 Sept 2023 at 13:32

Northern Ireland

Impossible to complete all legacy inquests before May cut-off date, judge says

It will be impossible to complete all planned inquests relating to Troubles deaths before a cut-off date set by the Government’s legacy Bill, a judge has said. Mr Justice Scoffield made the remarks as he agreed to an ...

15 Sept 2023 at 14:14

Northern Ireland

Attorney General considering five requests for legacy inquests in Troubles cases

Northern Ireland’s Attorney General is considering five requests to hold inquests into Troubles deaths, just weeks before a legal deadline will halt any further legacy cases. Dame Brenda King, the top legal adviser ...

11 Apr 2024 at 16:35

Crime & Courts

Attorney General considering five requests for legacy inquests in Troubles cases

11 Apr 2024 at 17:11

Northern Ireland

New inquest ordered into murder of Jim Murphy in 1974

A new inquest has been ordered into the death of a man in Co Fermanagh almost 50 years ago. The Attorney General for Northern Ireland Dame Brenda King has directed the new proceedings amid concerns over ...

16 Jan 2024 at 13:31

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