A Legal Look

Her life came to an appalling end on the evening of Saturday, May 8, 1994, when their home was attacked. On that evening, a volley of automatic gunfire was launched through the window of the home, killing Roseanne as she was watching television. Thirty-two years on, no one has been charged, indicted, or convicted in her murder.

The Legacy Bill created the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (the “ICRIR”) to review cases of unlawful shootings and killings; it provided immunity from prosecution and barred civil suits for persons committing unlawful killings and shootings during the Troubles. Immunity was conditioned on the offender providing the ICRIR with incriminating information about their acts. In other words, confess.

art of that heritage encompasses our ancient Irish legal system established by the Brehon (BREE-hǝn) Laws. These laws spanned a millennium and embodied a sophisticated set of legal governance that is considered

Following her victory, President-elect Connolly stated that "[t]his win is not for me, but for us. We were told clearly and loudly [that] a new republic is needed, that considers everyone... I am a symbol for the new movement."

A recent example of such an action was one brought by the Republic of Ireland against the United Kingdom in January 2024, challenging the UK’s enactment of Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, called the “Legacy Act” for violation of the ...