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Irish Government hoping UK Legacy Bill can be ‘expedited’

The Irish Government’s legacy legislation will be dependent on the UK Government passing its own laws, the Northern Ireland Secretary has been told.

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Responsibility on all to defeat dissident threat – Hilary Benn

Irish Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has pledged the ‘absolute co-operation’ of gardai to investigate a car bomb attack on Dunmurry police station.

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Hilary Benn to meet Irish ministers at Hillsborough Castle

The politicians are expected to condemn the Dunmurry police station attack.

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Northern Ireland Troubles Bill will resume after King’s Speech

The carry-over motion was backed by 279 MPs to 176, majority 103.

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Government on ‘dangerous path’ over Legacy Bill changes, says John Finucane

Labour’s Bill, agreed as part of a joint framework with the Irish Government, will put in place a reformed Legacy Commission with enhanced powers.

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Veterans to get ‘additional protections’ in Troubles Bill, says NI Secretary

Labour is currently progressing its Troubles Bill at Westminster.

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Stormont leaders call for answers over vetting of former police ombudsman

Gavin Robinson suggested there were security concerns around the appointment of Marie Anderson.

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‘Crude but viable’ explosive device deployed in attack on Lurgan police station

A ‘terrified’ delivery driver was forced at gunpoint to drive the device on Monday night, police said.

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Call for information as UK ‘moves closer’ to agreement with EU on agrifood trade

The Government is aiming to cut red tape, increase choice for consumers and restrict food price inflation.

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Finance Minister: Stormont’s £390m boost recognises NI public service strains

John O’Dowd said the Executive would use the additional funding ‘wisely’ but it also serves as a ‘recognition of the pressures this Executive faces’.

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No record of Jeffrey Epstein staying at Hillsborough Castle, according to trawl

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said records of visits to Hillsborough Castle are ‘disposed of’ after three to six years.

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Frustration at ‘continuing delay’ over public inquiry into Pat Finucane’s death

Mr Finucane’s widow Geraldine was speaking on the 37th anniversary of his murder by loyalist terrorists.

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Government’s continuing refusal to name Stakeknife ‘deeply insulting’ to victims

The Army’s former spy within the IRA was widely believed to be Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci, who was 77 when he died in 2023.

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Axing Troubles immunity from Legacy Act a ‘down payment on trust’ – Hilary Benn

The Northern Ireland Secretary said his goal with legacy legislation is to ‘create a system that everyone in Northern Ireland can have confidence in’.

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Michelle O’Neill says Keir Starmer ‘got it wrong’ on Northern Ireland funding

‘To tell us to get on with it isn’t good enough,’ the Northern Ireland First Minister said after an East-West Council meeting.

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MPs vote to remove conditional immunity for Troubles’ crimes from Legacy Act

The High Court in Belfast ruled parts of the Act were incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights in 2024.

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MPs to debate removal of immunity provision from Legacy Act

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn was seeking support for a Remedial Order to remove some elements of the Act.

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O’Neill ‘deeply concerned’ over trajectory of legacy bill

First Minister Michelle O’Neill said she will not support any preferential treatment for military veterans.

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‘More flexibility and funding needed from London’ to secure Stormont budget

First Minister Michelle O’Neill also pressed Secretary of State Hilary Benn over legacy proposals during a meeting in Belfast on Wednesday.

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Naming Stakeknife could attract more Catholics into police – Jon Boutcher

The agent was widely believed to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci, who was 77 when he died in 2023.

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Major changes to Troubles laws would need UK and Irish approval, says minister

Ireland’s Foreign Affairs minister was commenting after Sir Keir Starmer suggested new veterans’ protections may be added to draft legislation.

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Legacy of Troubles a ‘millstone round neck of police in Northern Ireland’

Police Federation chairman Liam Kelly said the legacy of the past needs to be ‘firmly gripped’ by the Government.

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Government to ‘consider’ ruling in response to calls to name Stakeknife

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said the ruling on Wednesday had ‘wide-ranging implications’

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MI5 has ‘blind spot’ over Northern Ireland Troubles, Boutcher says

The Chief Constable faced questions at the Policing Board following the publication of the Operation Kenova report into the agent Stakeknife.

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Security guarantees needed before Stakeknife is named – Burghart

Pressure is growing on the Government to name Stakeknife after the publication of the final report from Operation Kenova.

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