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Weekly cattle sale: Monday 27th May saw another great show of 120 top quality cattle presented for sale which resulted in a fantastic trade for all stock on offer.

Weekly cattle sale: Monday 20th May saw a great show of 110 top quality cattle presented for sale which resulted in a fantastic trade for all stock on offer.

Former British soldier refused to attend inquest into killing of IRA men

The cost of an inquest that found the deaths of three IRA men at the hands of the SAS in Co Tyrone were justified is expected to exceed more than £1m.

The families of two of the three IRA men shot dead by the SAS in Co Tyrone have welcomed a coroner’s decision to refer a number of soldiers to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

A number of SAS soldiers involved in an ambush that killed three IRA men in Co Tyrone in 1991 have been referred to prosecutors to consider if criminal acts were committed in the planning of the operation.

The ex-soldier, who can only be identified as Soldier F, was found in contempt of court after saying he was too ill to be cross-examined about the shooting of the three IRA men.

The use of lethal force by SAS soldiers in an ambush that killed three IRA men in Co Tyrone in 1991 was justified, a coroner has ruled.

The use of lethal force by SAS soldiers in an ambush that killed three IRA men in Co Tyrone in 1991 was justified, a coroner has ruled.

Solicitor Padraig O Muirigh said the inquest findings back up a belief by the families of a ‘shoot-to-kill’ policy in Northern Ireland.