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Michaél Martin warns British government that unilateral Troubles amnesty would be breach of trust Michaél Martin warned the British government that barring Troubles prosecutions would be a breach of trust. Picture by Julien Behal Photography/PA Wire 07 May, 2021 01:00 Secretary of State Brandon Lewis apparently did not mention the amnesty plan during a meeting with Simon Coveney. Picture by Brian Lawless/PA Wire THE taoiseach has warned the British government t...

The sacked minister said bringing in such a ban would cut off pathways to justice. Next weeks Queens Speech is expected to include proposals to block trials linked to the Troubles in favour of a truth and reconciliation method like that used in post-apartheid South Africa. Ministers hope it will reconcile divided communities in the province and end the threat of court hanging over elderly veterans. Johnny Mercer, pictured with veterans in Belfast this week, said he doesnt believe in cutting off...

19.54 6 May 2021 The UK has proposed amnesty for those accused of crimes during The Troubles. John Teggart, whose father Daniel was murdered by British Army officers in the Ballymurphy massacre in 1971 gave us his reaction.  The Hard Shoulder

Share this article The son of one of the victims of the Ballymurphy Massacre in Northern Ireland has said any amnesty to British soldiers during the Troubles would be a slap in the face to all victims. John Teggarts father, Daniel, was murdered by the British Army in 1971. Ten people died in Belfast after being shot over the course of several days. The victims included a priest, trying to help one of the wounded, and a mother of eight. It comes amid reports that the British government is planni...

Plans to exempt Army veterans from prosecution over incidents during the Troubles sparked a backlash across Northern Ireland’s political divide last night. Unionists and Sinn Fein – as well as the Irish government – opposed the surprise proposals to provide a statute of limitations, meaning no soldiers would be charged over shootings before the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. Instead, a Nelson Mandela-style ‘truth and reconciliation’ process would be implemented, encouraging ex-serviceme...

BBC News By Jayne McCormack Published image captionMartina Anderson returned to the assembly in 2020 after eight years as an MEP Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said she will not contest the next Stormont assembly election. On Tuesday, Ms Anderson said the party recommendation after the review had come as a "body blow". Karen Mullan, the partys other MLA for Foyle, has confirmed she too will not seek re-nomination. I confirm that I will not be seeking a nomination to stand for @sinnfeinirel...

Neil Blaney, Captain James Kelly of Irish Military Intelligence G2, John Kelly and Albert Luykx The documentary titled ‘Gun Plot’ which was shown on RTE 1 last night  was fascinating television. The RTE production team should be commended for this brilliant documentary on a very important and significant political and legal event which occurred 50 years ago but has not been properly addressed by the media up until now. These events in 1969 and 1970 shaped politics in Ireland forever and a...

The disturbing and cruel psychology of Marjorie Taylor Greene Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil:Marjorie_Taylor_Greene_swearing_in.jpg The second half of the 19th century left a lot of junk in Americas mental attic: that place we let old notions, impressions and delusions pile up rather than taking them to slumber in a faraway landfill. Our dead and outmoded ideas have gathered dust, out of sight and out of mind. Lately, however, shifting demographi...

Deaths in Kilkenny, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Rest in peace The late Alice Brennan (nee Egan) The death has occurred of Alice Brennan (née Egan), Pollough, Kilmanagh, Kilkenny / Ballycallan, Kilkenny. Peacefully at her residence on Sunday, April 11, after a long illness bravely borne. Predeceased by her parents, Kieran and Bridget and her brother Liam. Deeply regretted and sadly missed by her loving family, husband Jimmy, sons Gary and Joey, their partners Joanna and Ali, daughters Kelly Ann and...

Comments The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), America’s oldest and largest Irish Catholic organization, has welcomed the announcement by Justice Keegan that she will publish her findings of the Ballymurphy Massacre inquests on May 11. The AOH’s National Freedom for All Ireland Chairman Martin Galvin said in a statement: “The Ballymurphy Massacre is a fundamental test of Britains ability to give legacy justice. Read more "If victims cannot get justice where 11 people, including a...