Protests take place across Ireland against British legacy proposals over Troubles

The plan has been heavily criticised by all the main political parties in Northern Ireland as well as the Government and a range of victims and survivors’ groups.

Bereaved families stage a demonstration outside the courts in Belfast. Picture: Rebecca Black/PA

Victims’ campaigners have staged a series of demonstrations across Ireland in protest at the UK Government’s proposals for dealing with the past.

In July, Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis announced plans for a statute of limitations which would end all prosecutions for Troubles incidents up to April 1998 and would apply to military veterans as well as ex-paramilitaries.