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Troubles’ widows call for bereavement recognition payments

Troubles’ widows call for bereavement recognition payments — Bernie Morrissey, widow of Garda Sergeant Patrick Morrissey who was killed by the INLA in 1985 Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Thu, 27 Aug, 2020 - 13:16

Rebecca Black, PA

Women left widowed due to Northern Ireland’s troubled past have urged Stormont to reopen a compensation scheme for the bereaved.

A support for the bereaved scheme closed to new applications in March 2017.

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