Proposals to pay compensation to all victims of the North's conflict are a distraction, a nationalist victims’ campaigner said today.

British and Irish members of parliament will tomorrow be briefed on what is being described as an effective truth commission on the North's Troubles.

The body set-up by the British Government to examine ways to address the legacy of the Troubles has said the authorities must own up to engaging in illegal activity.

Victims of collusion-linked atrocities during the Troubles will today be granted a long-awaited debate in the Dáil.