Amnesty lets IRA dodge justice for attacks on mainland

Amnesty lets IRA dodge justice for attacks on mainland as plans to ban all prosecutions relating to the Troubles would cover unsolved terror attacks IRA terrorists who carried out attacks on UK mainland would not be prosecuted The proposed amnesty would apply to incidents outside of Northern Ireland  This includes the 1974 IRA Birmingham pub bombings … Read more

Cases of at least 16 veterans who served in Northern Ireland to be reviewed after IRA trial fiasco

The government is reportedly planning to make British veterans and terrorists exempt from prosecution for actions in the Troubles following a landmark court ruling. Ministers are looking at putting in place a statute of limitations to stop soldiers being charged with incidents before the 1998 Good Friday agreement. Any actions involving war crimes, genocide or torture however … Read more

Cases of at least 16 veterans who served in Northern Ireland to be reviewed after IRA trial fiasco

The government is reportedly planning to make British veterans and terrorists exempt from prosecution for actions in the Troubles following a landmark court ruling. Ministers are looking at putting in place a statute of limitations to stop soldiers being charged with incidents before the 1998 Good Friday agreement. Any actions involving war crimes, genocide or torture however … Read more

Official IRA leader’s daughter refutes claims he murdered 15 soldiers

The BBC was criticised today for allowing the daughter of an Official IRA leader to refute claims that he murdered 15 soldiers during an interview on Radio 4. Aíne McCann, 52, was three when her father Joe McCann was shot dead aged 24 in Belfast in 1972 in disputed circumstances, allegedly by a group of three … Read more

More British Army veterans could have Troubles cases against them dropped after IRA case collapse

Seven British Army veterans at the centre of historic Northern Ireland allegations from the Troubles could have cases against them dropped – after a separate murder trial of two soldiers collapsed for relying on old statements.  The Public Prosecution Service, based in Belfast, is re-examining files on the former soldiers, who were either being considered … Read more

More British Army veterans could have Troubles cases against them dropped after IRA case collapse

Seven British Army veterans at the centre of historic Northern Ireland allegations from the Troubles could have cases against them dropped – after a separate murder trial of two soldiers collapsed for relying on old statements.  The Public Prosecution Service, based in Belfast, is re-examining files on the former soldiers, who were either being considered … Read more

Two former paratroopers accused of murdering Official IRA leader in the Troubles are acquitted

Two former paratroopers accused of the murder of Official IRA leader Joe McCann during the Northern Ireland Troubles have been formally acquitted after prosecutors offered no further evidence at Belfast Crown Court. It came after previous statements the two men had given years ago were ruled inadmissible last week, collapsing the case. The court heard … Read more

Trial of British paratroopers accused of murdering IRA leader COLLAPSES

Statements from two former paratroopers accused of murdering an Official IRA leader in 1972 cannot be used as evidence in their trial, destroying the controversial case levelled against them. The court heard that the prosecution accepted that if they were excluded the charges against the defendants must fail, but have until 2pm on Tuesday to consider … Read more

IRA commander ‘killed 15 British soldiers’ before he was allegedly murdered

Joe McCann (pictured) was shot dead by soldiers in the Markets area of Belfast in 1972 while dressed in disguise as he attempted to evade arrest at the hands of Royal Ulster Constabulary officers  An IRA commander allegedly murdered by two former paratroopers almost 50 years ago was responsible for the deaths of 15 British … Read more

IRA commander ‘killed 15 British soldiers’ before he was allegedly murdered

Joe McCann (pictured) was shot dead by soldiers in the Markets area of Belfast in 1972 while dressed in disguise as he attempted to evade arrest at the hands of Royal Ulster Constabulary officers  An IRA commander allegedly murdered by two former paratroopers almost 50 years ago was responsible for the deaths of 15 British … Read more