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Irish Government hoping UK Legacy Bill can be ‘expedited’

The Irish Government’s legacy legislation will be dependent on the UK Government passing its own laws, the Northern Ireland Secretary has been told.

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Government on ‘dangerous path’ over Legacy Bill changes, says John Finucane

Labour’s Bill, agreed as part of a joint framework with the Irish Government, will put in place a reformed Legacy Commission with enhanced powers.

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Further motorway closures as fuel-cost talks to resume

The Irish Government is to re-enter talks on Saturday aimed at defusing the protests which have involved blockades at key fuel distribution sites.

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Irish deputy premier criticises fuel price ‘anomalies’

Big differences in prices at fuel pumps cannot ‘be blamed on Iran or what’s happening in the Gulf’, Ireland’s deputy premier has said.

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Second flight to Ireland from Middle East expected on Thursday – McEntee

The Minister for Foreign Affairs said she is in ‘constant engagement’ with airlines.

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Emirates to run flight from Dubai to Dublin, Irish foreign affairs minister says

Helen McEntee said the airline will contact with passengers whose flights were cancelled.

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‘Hold Israel accountable,’ detained Irish citizens tell committee

‘If another country had kidnapped Irish citizens, what would we have done?’ the committee was asked.

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Dublin needs to ‘step up’ over legacy investigations, MPs say

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has published a report into new legislation aimed at addressing the legacy of the Troubles.

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Benn has ‘no doubt’ Irish Government will honour legacy commitments

Mr Benn unveiled a legacy framework for dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past with Tanaiste Simon Harris last month.

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Daughter of flotilla detainee calls for sanctions on Israel

A woman whose mother was captured during the interception of an aid flotilla has called on the Irish Government to impose sanctions on Israel.

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Securing confidence of victims paramount for new legacy framework – Sinn Fein

Northern Ireland political parties have given a mixed response to a new legacy framework published by the UK and Irish governments.

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New Northern Ireland legacy deal ‘leaves a lot of questions to answer’ – victims

Amnesty International warned that the new deal must be ‘more than just a rebrand’.

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Benn rejects claim of handling ‘dual control’ of legacy issues to Dublin

Irish deputy premier Simon Harris also pushed back on unionist criticism that his government had been given too much say on the new legacy framework.

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Legacy accord offers chance to deal with ‘unfinished business’ of peace process

The UK and Irish governments have unveiled new-look legacy mechanisms to examine cases linked to the Northern Ireland Troubles.

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UK and Ireland unveil joint framework on Northern Ireland Troubles legacy

Tanaiste Simon Harris will join Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn on Friday afternoon to formally unveil the proposals.

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UK and Irish governments to publish framework on dealing with legacy of Troubles

The Labour Government came to power with a pledge to replace and repeal the controversial 2023 Legacy Act introduced by the Conservatives.

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‘Outrageous’ to give Dublin dual control over Northern Ireland legacy – Robinson

The UK and Irish governments are expected to set out a new legacy framework on Friday.

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O’Neill urges PM to use peace deal’s 30th anniversary to announce unity poll

Stormont’s Sinn Fein First Minister said calling a referendum on Irish unification would mark the ‘fulfilment’ of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.

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New Troubles legacy framework ‘effectively there’, says Harris

Tanaiste Simon Harris said an agreement on legacy issues relating to the Troubles was close to being agreed.

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Harris: UK and Ireland ‘close’ to legacy framework

Over the past year, the UK and Irish Governments have engaged in a process for ‘root and branch’ reform of the Legacy Act and the ICRIR.

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EU action on Israel is ‘overdue’, Irish deputy premier says

Simon Harris, who is also Ireland’s foreign affairs minister, said there are ‘clear, concrete measures the EU can take’.

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US court orders George Gibney’s extradition to Ireland

US magistrate Judge Daniel Irick made the order at a hearing in Florida on Friday.

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Omagh victims intend to use public inquiry to ‘heap shame’ on Irish Government

The Omagh Bombing Inquiry, chaired by Lord Turnbull, is hearing opening statements from core participants.

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United Ireland should be new state that ‘can be better for all of us’- Varadkar

The former Irish premier also appeared to dismiss concerns about loyalist violence in reaction to a united Ireland.

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Deputy FM accuses Leo Varadkar of reinventing himself after Irish unity comments

Emma Little-Pengelly took a swipe after he said that Irish unity would become ‘centre stage’ if Nigel Farage became UK prime minister.

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