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Irish President Hits Out At UK Govt 'Troubles' Law

Irish President Michael D. Higgins criticised new UK legislation on the Troubles (Credit: AFP)

Ireland's president on Friday hit out at new UK legislation designed to draw a line under the violence during the Northern Ireland "Troubles", 50 years on from the biggest single-day loss of life in that period.

Michael D. Higgins said the new law was neither morally acceptable nor politically feasible, in a speech at a wreath-laying ceremony in Dublin.

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