Jan 14, 2025 · Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is in line for "a pay day from the taxpayer" under plans to repeal the Legacy Act, a report backed by several peers has stated. …

Jan 15, 2025 · The act created a new legacy body known as the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) to take over all Troubles-era cases from 1 …

Jul 4, 2023 · Gerry Adams and others who were interned without trial in the 1970s will be unable to obtain compensation. The decision was announced in the House of Lords on Tuesday. …

Jan 16, 2025 · This is because in 2023, the Conservatives inserted a clause into the Legacy Act which sought to “provide for the validity of interim custody orders” used to intern Adams and …

Jan 15, 2025 · Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is in line for "a pay day from the taxpayer" under plans to repeal the Legacy Act, a report backed by several peers has stated. …

Jan 28, 2025 · Gerry Adams says any compensation in ex-detainee case will be donated The former Sinn Fein leader said it was now ‘obvious’ the Labour Government will not repeal the …

Jan 28, 2025 · However, the Legacy Act stopped such payouts to Mr Adams and other former internees. The Act retrospectively validated the ICOs to make them lawful and halted civil …

Jul 1, 2023 · The government has published amendments to its legacy bill which would block Gerry Adams and others from obtaining compensation over internment without trial in the 1970s.

Feb 26, 2024 · A bid to block Gerry Adams getting compensation after his convictions for trying to escape prison in the 1970s were quashed has been ruled 'academic'.

Jan 27, 2025 · The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 stopped former Troubles internees such as Mr Adams from seeking compensation, although the …