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'It’s not something that I would do' - Rory McIlroy on golfers playing in Saudi-backed breakaway tour

Dustin Johnson will play in the opening event of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series next week in Hertfordshire – with Rory McIlroy admitting he understands the lure. The former world number one will headline the new competition’s ...

02 Jun 2022 at 12:04

National News

Time for Irish Government to ‘put a marker down’ over UK’s legacy Bill – Amnesty

It is time for the Irish Government to “put a public marker down” over the handling of the legacy of Northern Ireland’s troubled past, Amnesty International has said. The non-governmental organisation led a delegation of victims to meet ...

06 Apr 2023 at 14:14

Northern Ireland

Varadkar to decide on legal challenge to Troubles legacy bill within weeks

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he will make a decision in the coming weeks on whether to launch a legal challenge against the UK Government’s Legacy Bill. As the Bill moved a step closer to becoming law, Amnesty International said it ...

06 Sept 2023 at 16:05

Northern Ireland

Victim’s brother urges MPs to reject contentious legacy Bill

A man whose sister was shot dead by a soldier almost half a century ago has urged MPs to reject a controversial Bill to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation ...

17 Jul 2023 at 10:33

Northern Ireland

Legacy Act has sparked 16 legal challenges so far, court told

Sixteen legal challenges have been lodged so far against the UK Government’s controversial new laws to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles, a court has heard. The families of a number of victims gathered at ...

20 Sept 2023 at 16:01

Northern Ireland

More victims announce challenges to Government’s legacy legislation

Further Troubles victims in Northern Ireland have announced legal challenges against the UK Government’s new legacy legislation. The victims, who are supported by Amnesty International and represented by Phoenix Law, plan ...

19 Sept 2023 at 17:46

National News

New EU migration laws ‘not perfect but Ireland can’t do this alone’ – Irish MEP

The overhaul of the EU’s migration system “isn’t perfect”, but a change to handle an increase in asylum numbers is urgently needed, an Irish MEP has said. Years of division over the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum appear ...

10 Apr 2024 at 22:15

National News

Irish humanitarian could still face criminal charges in Greece even after his acquittal

Having been acquitted of misdemeanor charges of espionage and assisting a criminal organisation in Lesbos, Greece in 2023, a Kerryman could still face potential criminal charges, including facilitating illegal ...

31 Jan 2024 at 12:28

National News

Vigil held outside Dublin embassy for Irishman detained in Iran

A vigil has been held outside the Iranian embassy in Dublin calling for the release of Bernard Phelan, whose family have raised concerns about his health and treatment. The vigil for Mr Phelan, organised by ...

30 Mar 2023 at 17:40

Northern Ireland

Sunak and Biden must discuss Troubles legacy Bill, says Amnesty International

Government plans to deal with the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland should be on the agenda when Rishi Sunak meets Joe Biden, Amnesty International has said. The organisation has called on the ...

11 Apr 2023 at 16:27

National News

Ireland’s opposition to UK legacy Bill made ‘very clear’ to Heaton-Harris

Irish deputy premier Micheal Martin has said that Ireland’s opposition to the UK’s legacy Bill is “very clear”, as he called on Westminster to halt the legislation’s progress. It comes after Amnesty ...

06 Apr 2023 at 19:13

National News

UK would be following Putin’s lead if it abandoned ECHR, committee warned

The UK would be following Vladimir Putin’s lead it if took the “absolutely outrageous” step of withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights, an Irish parliamentary committee has heard. ...

16 Nov 2023 at 12:40

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