There has never been a "full and independent investigation" into who carried out the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings, lawyers for the victims' relatives have told a court.

Hollywood actor Johnny Depp has written the foreword to a new book about his “long-lost brother” Gerry Conlon, who spent 15 years in prison after he was wrongly convicted of being involved in an IRA bombing.

Politicians, rights campaigners, and commentators have joined forces to raise concern about the so-called Jobstown trial, claiming the court case is the “criminalising of political protest”.

The Birmingham pub bombings coroner, hearing inquests into the deaths of 21 victims, has backed a bid for legal funding by bereaved families.

The Birmingham pub bombings coroner, hearing inquests into the deaths of 21 victims, has backed a bid for legal funding by bereaved families.

Fresh inquests into the victims of the Birmingham pub bombings are to get under way amid a war of words between lawyers and the British Government about legal funding.

Retired bishop of Derry Edward Daly was a peacemaker during some of the darkest days of Northern Ireland’s Troubles.

A BRITISH coroner has ordered fresh inquests into the IRA Birmingham pub bombings in November 1974. The decision was taken following a campaign by the relatives of the 21 people killed when bombs exploded in two pubs within ten minutes of each other.

A “significant” piece of information has been sent to the coroner who is considering reopening the Birmingham pub bombings inquests.

A "significant" piece of confidential information has been sent to the senior coroner who is due to consider whether to reopen the Birmingham Pub Bombing inquests in England.

WHEN, in 1980, the late Lord Denning made his infamous “an appalling vista” remark, about the integrity of the convictions of the Birmingham Six and Guildford Four, his great concern, later confirmed, was that a trusted, essential arm of the state — Britain’s Midlands Police — had lied to secure those dishonest convictions.

A quarter of a century after their release, the Birmingham Six still live with the impact of their jailing, writes Michael Clifford

We can only have confidence again in our maternity services by way of a wholly independent, root-and-branch evaluation followed by swift action to effect radical change, writes Victoria White

The Government has been urged to shorten how long it takes to release secret State papers, over concerns the three-decade delay is creating a “one-sided” history of relations with Britain

Cillian Murphy could be set to star in a movie about the infamous Birmingham pub bombings that resulted in the wrongful convictions of six Irishmen.

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has said it welcomes the decision by the Professional Footballers Association of Ireland to remove a blog post which linked the Ched Evans rape case to the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Six.

A lawyer who suggested convicted rapist Ched Evans could be innocent has defended his views after they were removed from the website on which they were first published.

A lawyer for a body representing footballers has likened convicted rapist Ched Evans to the Guildford Four as a fourth high-profile Sheffield United patron resigned over the ongoing row.

The untimely death of Gerry Conlon, who was wrongly convicted for the Guildford pub bombings, reminds us how important it is that we allow politicians to make representations on behalf of prisoners, be they guilty or not.

The IRA does not bear responsibility for the wrongful incarceration of the Guildford Four, Birmingham Six and others for republican terrorism, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has said.

Events of recent days, weeks and months have shown how very important it is to have a reliable and utterly trustworthy justice system.

The sister of a woman killed in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings has called for the arrest of Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness ahead of tonight’s state banquet.

The difference between last week’s big story — Pantigate — and this week’s — the alleged bugging of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission’s (GSOC) office — is about 100 yards.

Ryanair chief executive Micheal O’Leary said that the company’s stake in rival airline Aer Lingus might be worthless and that his airline has received less justice than the Birmingham Six.

Ahead of Wednesday’s game in London, we revisit Ireland’s last game against England at Wembley, in the company of 1991 goal hero Niall Quinn

An Irishman who was jailed in England for nearly 20 years is to sue the police officers who he says “framed” him for robbery.

Peter Pringle was condemned to death for the murder of two gardaí, but was freed on appeal. In his book he claimed a miscarriage of justice. Not everyone agrees, writes Michael Clifford

One of the Birmingham Six has signed a petition demanding that the investigation into the pub bombings be reopened, and evidence subjected to new forensic tests.

Paddy Hill, one of the Birmingham Six wrongly convicted for bombings that killed 21 people and injured a further 182 in 1974, is supporting a petition to reopen the case.

Irish Blood, English Heart

WHATEVER our reservations about JFK, his visit to Ireland was heralded and followed by goodwill. His speeches and gestures were appreciated, not least his laying of a wreath on the graves of the 1916 leaders at Arbour Hill.

An influential priest accused the Irish ambassador to the US of trying to thwart attempts to raise the case of the Birmingham Six.

A then 20-year-old man being questioned over the death of Una Lynskey in 1971 was shown a photograph of another suspect “lying in a ditch, dead” by gardaí investigating her killing, a court has heard today.

BRITISH campaigning journalist, author and broadcaster Ludovic Kennedy has died aged 89, his agent said yesterday.

The mother of a man beaten to death by republicans today broke down as she appealed for justice.

GUILDFORD Four innocent Gerard Conlon has said he will never forgive British policemen who conspired to convict him for the 1974 pub bombings.

The family of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane have engaged two leading British human rights lawyers in their battle for a full public inquiry into his killing.

The jury in the Rachel O’Reilly murder trial was sent to a hotel tonight.

DEFENCE counsel in the murder trial of Joe O’Reilly warned the jury against being swayed by media attention to the case.