A BBC Spotlight programme broadcast on the 7th November 2015 highlighted the ongoing information war between the relatives of those shot by the military in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and the MOD. The family of Annette McGavigan, a 14 year old girl, shot dead by the military on the 6th of September 1971 at…
The Attorney General for Northern Ireland, Mr John Larkin Q.C., has granted a fresh inquest into the killing of 15 year old Patrick Crawford, who was shot in the grounds of the Royal Victoria Hospital on the 10th August 1975. The Attorney General granted the fresh inquest in late September 2015 after receiving a request…
The family of Patrick Duffy, who was shot up to 14 times by members of the British military in Derry in November 1978, have today lodged an application for a fresh inquest into the killing with the Attorney General for Northern Ireland. Patrick Duffy was 50 years old when he was shot when inside 2…
ITV3 will screen a documentary, “Executed”, at 9pm on Monday the 2nd November 2015 in relation to the miscarriage of justice case involving Liam Holden. Mr Holden was the last man to receive the death penalty in the UK in 1973 but protested his innocence from the time of his arrest on the 16th October…
The family of Thomas Burns, a Catholic ex serviceman shot dead by the British army on the 13th July 1972 at Glenpark Street, Belfast, have secured the release of a report completed by the HET into his death which was held by the PSNI from 2013. The death of Thomas Burns was investigated by the…
The family of Thomas Burns, shot dead by the British army on the 13th July 1972 at Glenpark Street, Belfast, have submitted an application for a fresh inquest to the Attorney General for Northern Ireland into the killing of the innocent civilian. Harte Coyle Collins, acting on behalf of the family, lodged an application yesterday…
Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Solicitor Advocates, challenged a government scheme which seeks to restrict access to and use of previously available public documents relating to the conflict in Northern Ireland. Earlier this year lawyers brought a judicial review challenge in the High Court in Belfast against a scheme to restrict access and use of…
The family of William Norman Smyth, shot dead on his doorstep on the 24th October 1978, have requested that the Attorney General for Northern Ireland consider granting a fresh inquest into his murder. Mr Smyth was shot by a single gunshot outside his home at Ballyclare Street, Belfast after returning home from work at the…
The family of Thomas Burns, shot dead by the British army on the 13th July 1972 at Glenpark Street, Belfast, are seeking the release of a report completed by the HET into the death currently held by the PSNI. The death of Thomas Burns was investigated by the HET before it was suspended in 2013.…
Nichola Harte, on behalf of May Nicholls, sister of Annette McGavigan who was shot dead by the British army on the 6th September 1971 , Abbey Place, Derry confirmed today that the High Court was scathing about the MOD delay in providing a response to the family’s request for access to the original documents regarding…