Event: Widgery Inquiry

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Saville defends cost of Bloody Sunday Inquiry

The Bloody Sunday inquiry which cost nearly £200m (€227.7m) could not have been done "on the cheap", its author, Mark Saville, said today.

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Bloody Sunday report may be issued after British election

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Soldier denies murder cover-up

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Bloody Sunday widow stages inquiry walkout

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'Reliable informer' said IRA fired first, inquiry told

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Officer denies paras were sent to 'administer violence'

Bloody Sunday paras chief 'did not hear first army shots'

The officer in command of paratroopers in Derry on Bloody Sunday today said he did not hear any army shooting before he sent his men into the nationalist Bogside area.

Wed, 26 Mar, 2003

Colonel backs 'professional' Bloody Sunday Paras

The officer in command of paratroopers in Derry on Bloody Sunday today insisted his men acted professionally when 13 civil rights marchers were shot dead by soldiers.

Tue, 25 Mar, 2003

Para commander appears at Saville hearing

The officer in charge of the paratroopers in Derry on Bloody Sunday was giving evidence today to the Saville Inquiry into the 1972 shootings.

Tue, 25 Mar, 2003

Bloody Sunday soldier may have hit wrong man

A former soldier who claimed he shot a nail-bomber on Bloody Sunday told the Saville Inquiry today it was possible he missed his intended target and shot the wrong man.

Mon, 24 Mar, 2003

Paratrooper's 'differing accounts not put to Widgery'

A British paratrooper’s radically different accounts of killing a Bloody Sunday marcher were not put before the Widgery Inquiry, it was revealed today.

Wed, 23 Oct, 2002

Inquiry halts to commemorate Bloody Sunday

The 30th anniversary of Bloody Sunday tomorrow comes as the inquiry into the Army killings prepares to move into a new phase, amid mounting complaints about the cost.

Tue, 29 Jan, 2002

Bloody Sunday inquiry urged to probe Widgery evidence

The Bloody Sunday Inquiry is being asked to look into the possibility that evidence may have been suppressed by staff working on the original Widgery Inquiry.

Wed, 23 Jan, 2002