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Murder of prosecuter Rory O’Kelly ‘was carefully planned by Provisional IRA’

The 1977 murder is the subject of the first report issued by the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery.

Evening Standard · Sep 22

Culture of ‘fear’ at speaking out found within legacy body

An interim report fund some feared what they said to a reviewer ‘will become known and result in negative consequences for them’.

Evening Standard · Sep 1

Irish government failure to pass files to legacy body ‘extremely frustrating’

Sir Declan Morgan, the chief commissioner of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR), made the claim to MPs.

Evening Standard · Jun 24

ICRIR given advice over enabling potential meetings for victims and perpetrators

Sir Declan Morgan said it is something that would be victim-led and done ‘astonishingly carefully’.

Evening Standard · May 21, 2025

Victims urge boycott of new Troubles legacy body during protest at its office

The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery was established as part of the last government’s contentious Legacy Act.

Evening Standard · May 1, 2025

Legacy body carrying out 50 investigations into 96 deaths

The ICRIR was created by the controversial Legacy Act which halted scores of civil cases and inquests into Troubles deaths.

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025

Legacy body sorry after 25 names disclosed in data breach

The ICRIR said no sensitive information had been disclosed but said an internal investigation is now under way.

Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025

Relatives of IRA’s Teebane atrocity seek answers from legacy body

Eight men were killed in the roadside bomb attack in 1992 in Co Tyrone.

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025

First reports from new Northern Ireland legacy body expected in autumn

The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) is currently looking into 24 cases.

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025

UK and Irish governments commit to finding ‘way through’ legacy disagreements

Labour committed to repealing and replacing the Legacy Act but have kept the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery.

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2024