Victims of Michael Stone informed of his release by media
The release of Michael Stone, the UDA/UFF man convicted of killing Thomas McErlane, Caoimhín Mac Brádaigh and John Murray at the funeral in March...
Pearse Jordan Inquest developments
Thursday 10th March 2016
The day begins …
Expert pathologist Dr Cary – engaged by the Jordan family – was supposed to be on the stand....
Haas needs to give primacy to victims rights
Perhaps surprisingly, the discussions on how we deal with our past have begun to become quite detailed. Tonight there is discussion on the necessity...
Justice and Rule of Law? Hypocrisy more like
by Mark Thompson
Justice and the rule of law have been undermined in respect to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) decision not to prosecute anyone...
Same old PSNI/RUC Roadblocks to Truth
This morning saw the beginning of back to back hearings in all 56 legacy inquests, involving 97 killings, to establish just how far they...
Landmark cases demonstrating families’ tenacity in the courts
By Mike Ritchie
On Friday 20th October 2017, an important judicial intervention took place in relation to cases arising from conflict-related killings where state involvement...
The scandal of Haggarty
RFJ attended at court for the conclusion of the criminal proceedings in relation to Gary Haggarty. The sentencing today marked an important and difficult...
Margaret Thatcher
In relation to Ireland Thatcher's role was an appalling and shameful episode that left in its wake an awful legacy of death and hurt...
Time for Truth not for Insults
The letter sent to the Ballymurphy Families this morning by courier from Secretary of State Theresa Villiers is a symbolic gesture of the contempt...
