Government rejects call for public inquiry into GAA official’s murder
Sean Brown’s family said the decision was ‘devastating’ but that they would not give up in their calls for an inquiry.
Sean Brown’s family said the decision was ‘devastating’ but that they would not give up in their calls for an inquiry.
The UK Government announced this week that a public inquiry would be held into the 1989 murder of solicitor Pat Finucane.
The duke, who celebrates his birthday on Sunday, is pictured through the ages from newborn prince to married father of two living in the US.
The Government will establish an inquiry into the 1989 death of Pat Finucane.
Belfast solicitor Mr Finucane, 39, was shot dead at his family home in north Belfast in February 1989.
Simon Harris said he hoped the announcement was part of a ‘new approach’ by the UK Government into legacy issues in Northern Ireland.
The Right Reverend James Jones, who chaired the Hillsborough Independent Panel, said he had contacted Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
Mr Finucane’s family have pursued a long campaign for an inquiry into the 1989 shooting in north Belfast.
A comparison of post-mortem reports from Hillsborough and the 2017 Manchester Arena attack showed progress but experts said more needed to be done.
Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane was shot dead in his family home in north Belfast in February 1989.
The Government is considering its response to a Belfast court’s request in relation to the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane in 1989.
Jones’s famous voice was also lent to the likes of Mufasa in Disney’s 1994 film The Lion King.
An estimated 600,000 people packed into Tasitolu Peace Park for the afternoon service.
The church service was held on the same spot where Pope John Paul II celebrated a historic liturgy during the nation’s fight for independence.
Born in 1931, Jones overcame a stutter in his childhood.