Springhill inquest Tuesday 7th March 2023

The inquest opened with the MoD’s cross examination of civilian witness Martin Pettigrew. The MoD’s strategy and tactics since the outset of the inquest...

Springhill Inquest Monday 6th March 2023

At the opening of the inquest it was stated that all of the counsels represented at the inquest agreed that a general warning should...

MoD & PSNI in ‘gross breach’ of Coroner’s ruling in Clonoe...

It was an 9am start in Belfast high court on Friday morning for a preliminary hearing for the Clonoe inquest. Four men, all IRA volunteers,...

Springhill Inquest Wednesday 1st March

The inquest heard evidence from Thomas Reid and Martin Pettigrew. They are first civilian witness to give evidence to the inquest. Thomas Reid, who...

Springhill Inquest Day 4

The day began with Coroner, Mr Justice Schofield giving his decision on the MoD’s request for criminal record and intelligence information on witnesses. Following on...

Springhill Inquest Tuesday 21st February 2023

By Paul Butler The second day of the Springhill inquest was taken up mostly with counsel for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) outlining the legal...

Springhill inquest gets underway 50 years after they were killed by...

The inquest into the deaths of five people killed by the British Army in the Springhill/ Westrock area opened Monday 20th February. High Court...

Carberry civil case draws to a close

By Advocacy Casework Manager Mike Ritchie An important milestone was reached in a long-running civil case against the British Ministry of Defence in the High...

Forgetfulness of wrong: a tale of international battles for human rights

Blog by RFJ Caseworker Irati Oleaga Relatives For Justice (RFJ) is a human rights-based NGO offering holistic support services to victims and survivors of the...

Louis Leonard Memorial

This year Louis’s widow Betty and members of the  Leonard family have asked  Matt Carthy TD (Cavan/Monaghan)  to give The Louis Leonard Lecture ....