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Benn has ‘no doubt’ Irish Government will honour legacy commitments

Secretary of State Hilary Benn has said he has “no doubt” that the Irish Government will live up to its commitment in the legacy framework. Mr Benn and Tanaiste Simon Harris unveiled a framework to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland ...

22 Oct 2025 at 14:27

Northern Ireland

Legacy Act has retraumatised Troubles victims, legal challenge hears

New Government laws to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles have had the effect of retraumatising victims, a court has been told. Beginning a legal challenge to the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act ...

21 Nov 2023 at 16:50

Northern Ireland

Taoiseach concerned ‘to see UK disengaging from the world’

Leo Varadkar has spoken of his concerns that the UK is “disengaging from the world”. The Taoiseach commented on language coming from the Conservative Party conference this week about leaving the European Convention on Human Rights, ...

05 Oct 2023 at 15:04

Northern Ireland

Donaldson accuses Irish Government of double standards over legacy challenge

The Irish Government has been challenged to say what it is doing to deal with Troubles’ legacy cases in its jurisdiction by DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. Sir Jeffrey accused Dublin of “double standards” after it launched legal ...

20 Dec 2023 at 17:49

Northern Ireland

New Troubles body can succeed despite widespread opposition – Morgan

The head of a new truth recovery body which will take on responsibility for hundreds of unresolved Troubles deaths this week has insisted the commission can succeed despite fierce opposition to its establishment. Sir Declan ...

29 Apr 2024 at 18:01

National News

New Troubles legacy framework ‘effectively there’, says Harris

An agreement between the UK and Irish Governments on legacy issues in Northern Ireland is “effectively there”, Ireland’s deputy premier has said. Tanaiste Simon Harris said the two Governments are “on the verge” of ...

05 Sept 2025 at 17:34

Northern Ireland

Judgment to be delivered in legal challenge to Legacy Act

Judgment in a legal challenge to the Government’s controversial Act to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles will be delivered later. High Court judge Mr Justice Colton will rule in the case ...

28 Feb 2024 at 10:45

Northern Ireland

Simon Harris and Hilary Benn have ‘warm and engaging’ conversation

Ireland’s new deputy premier has said he had a “warm and engaging” conversation with Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn. On his first full day as Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Harris ...

24 Jan 2025 at 16:05

Northern Ireland

Irish Government praised for ‘taking a stand’ against UK’s Legacy Act

The Irish Government has been praised as “doing the right thing” for victims of Northern Ireland’s Troubles after indicating they will legally challenge the UK’s Legacy Act. The Act is intended to halt ...

20 Dec 2023 at 15:39

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 ...

11 Apr 2024 at 16:35

Northern Ireland

PM and Taoiseach play down suggestion of strains in Anglo-Irish relationship

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar have played down suggestions of tensions between the two governments after they did not appear together in public to mark the return of ...

05 Feb 2024 at 16:20

National News

Heaton-Harris says UK-Irish relationship ‘strong enough’ to deal with legacy row

The relationship between the UK and Ireland is “strong enough to deal with” a dispute over new legacy laws, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has said. From Wednesday, ...

29 Apr 2024 at 17:10

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