Family of Pat Finucane call for ‘fully independent’ inquiry at Capitol Hill
Inquiry should have sufficiently wide terms of reference and should facilitate panel of judges with human rights law experience, Finucane family believes
Pat Finucane
The quiet campaigner: Geraldine Finucane on her 35-year fight for justice for her husband Pat
The wife of Pat Finucane has always been intensely private. At 74, she reflects on life as she and her family prepare for a public inquiry into his murder
UK government refuses to grant public inquiry into murder of Seán Brown in Co Derry in 1997
Sean Brown was abducted and murdered by loyalists while locking the gates at his local GAA club
The Irish Times view on the inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane: a welcome, if overdue, move
The Finucane family and their supporters have long believed that only a statutory inquiry could get to the truth
British government orders inquiry into murder of Pat Finucane by UDA
Solicitor was shot dead in Belfast home in February 1989 by loyalist paramilitaries in attack found to have involved state collusion
How the public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane got over the line
Timeline: From Belfast solicitor’s earliest days in public eye to his death at hands of UDA - and his family’s decades-long search for justice
Hilary Benn said he couldn’t give Finucane family their murdered father back, but he could give them ‘transparency’
NI Secretary of State explained to the House of Commons that Britain had made a ‘solemn commitment’ to the family of Pat Finucane and it had to be honoured
Coalition has concerns about UK’s proposed legacy Bill - Coveney
Groups working with Troubles bereaved advise non-engagement with proposed body
Legal case against UK government for failing to hold inquiry into Pat Finucane murder to go ahead
Mr Finucane was shot dead by loyalist paramilitaries at his home in 1989
Ombudsman report into paramilitary murders avoided term ‘collusion’
North’s police watchdog noted ‘collusive behaviour’ between RUC and loyalist terrorists
‘John Pat is the only victim in this ... and he’s the one people are talking about least’
Charlie Agnew says his uncle’s death and the Hutchings trial became ‘political football’ in North
Family seek apology for deaf sibling’s killing by British army 50 years ago
‘I would like the British government to apologise and to forget about this amnesty’
Britain’s plan to end all Troubles prosecutions deplored by NI politicians, victims’ groups
Proposals characterised as ‘de facto amnesty’ for killers
Bloody Sunday: Decision underlines extent of unresolved ‘legacy’ of Troubles
‘If they’d told the truth 50 years ago, none of us would have been here,’ says relative
North Assembly calls on UK government to hold inquiry into Pat Finucane murder
Sinn Féin and SDLP motion was narrowly passed but opposed by DUP and UUP
Statute of limitation for Troubles crimes must be stopped – human rights lawyer
Niall Murphy says UK government proposals would be an abuse of the peace process
Council of Europe to reopen examination of Pat Finucane murder case
Son of Belfast human rights lawyer says move is vital to ensure ‘truth can emerge’
UK must ‘step up’ on Pat Finucane murder inquiry – Taoiseach
Vested interests in suppressing truth in British intelligence and Provisional IRA says Martin
Taoiseach says he will meet Arlene Foster over IRA collusions claims
NI’s first minister says ‘many unanswered questions’ in role of State assisting IRA during Troubles
Fintan O’Toole: All the main actors in the Troubles tell partial, distorted and deceitful story
The British, loyalists and Sinn Féin each have their reasons for distorted storytelling
Newton Emerson: Unionists will not get desired balance from public inquiries
The Troubles will be seen through landmark cases such as Pat Finucane and the La Mon
The Irish Times view on a public inquiry into Pat Finucane’s killing
Collusion between state agencies and paramilitaries demands transparent investigation
Ombudsman, PSNI challenge decision not to order Finucane inquiry
‘I don’t believe the British government has any appetite for an inquiry,’ says O’Loan
Public inquiry into Finucane murder is ‘inevitable’ –Taoiseach
Martin says there has been effort ‘to undermine any progress to get to truth’
Pat Finucane’s murder goes right to the dark heart of the Troubles
Without a public inquiry, secrecy shrouds key questions about rule of law and collusion
Taoiseach calls on British to hold public inquiry into Pat Finucane murder
Martin tells Dáil he will raise issue of 1989 Belfast solicitor’s killing with Boris Johnson
Four North parties demand public inquiry into Pat Finucane’s murder
Sinn Féin, SDLP, Alliance and the Greens unite for joint letter to British government
UK commitments on legacy issues must be honoured, Coveney tells new NI secretary
Brandon Lewis and Tánaiste meet for first time at Stormont House in Belfast
Explosive device found outside Martin Finucane’s home
PSNI investigating security alert at house of brother of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane
United Ireland in sharp focus as Sinn Féin MP woos Irish America
America Letter: Restored assembly and demographics key messages for Capitol Hill
Thatcher ‘switches off’ when Northern Ireland comes up - Irish diplomat, 1989
State papers: Document reveals officials were also worried about British prime minister’s tendency to ‘go over the top’ on other issues
That was the year that was . . . 1989
Release of Guildford Four, fall of Berlin Wall and Ireland qualifying for World Cup for the first time among highlights
MI5 has ‘legal power’ to authorise agents to commit crimes
Northern Ireland-based Pat Finucane Centre took legal challenge against the British government
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