Samuel Marshall Inquest daily summaries. Day 1: 20/3/23
The inquest into the death of Samuel ‘Sam’ Marshall began Monday, 20 March 2023. The inquest begins more than 32 years after Mr Marshall’s...
Inquest into the death of Dessie Healey, murdered by the British...
By Irati Oliega Aiesta
More than half a century on, 2022 saw the opening of the very first Article-2 compliant investigation into the death of...
RFJ Bus Run to Downpatrick Gaol
On Saturday last RFJ ran a bus to Downpatrick Gaol. It was definitely a cold one! But everyone had a great time and learned...
25th Anniversary of Clonoe Assassinations by SAS
By Senior Advocacy Director Mike Ritchie
Peter Clancy, Kevin Barry O’Donnell, Sean O’Farrell and Patrick Vincent were summarily executed by the notorious secret killers of...
The Passing of Niecie Kelly
By Mark Thompson
“Well Ciaran good to see you chara.”
“Mark just to let you know Niecie Kelly is critical ill and we’re preparing for the...
Mr Justice Bernard McCloskey finally leaves the building
A final hearing in the judicial review - by the former RUC member Hawthorne, the former head of RUC Special Branch Raymond White and...
RFJ Responds to Inquest Funding Judicial Review Judgment
Please find full statement by Justice Girvan today regarding failures to fund Legacy Inquests. The Executive Office, the Dept of Justice and the Secretary...
Ballymurphy Inquest Day 3
Ballymurphy Inquest Day 3
By Andrée Murphy
What strikes you on the Fourth Floor of Laganside Courts is the way ten working class families who have...
Mallon Inquest Verdict Fails Family and Society
By RFJ CEO Mark Thompson
Three years after the inquest into the loyalist murder of Tyrone pensioner Roseanne Mallon concluded Justice Weir, sitting as coroner...
Unsatisfactory verdict in the Roseanne Mallon inquest
Blog by Mike Ritchie
More than three and a half years – yes, three and a half years! – after the conclusion of all the...
