Michael McGrath: UK's legacy bill could do real damage to NI society 

Finance Minister was speaking at Cork event to to mark the passing of referenda on the Good Friday Agreement 25 years ago

Professor Brendan O’Leary, University of Pennsylvania; UCC president, Professor John O’Halloran; Dr Mary C Murphy, UCC; and Finance Minister Michael McGrath at the University College Cork event in Cork City to mark the 25th anniversary of the passing of referenda on the Good Friday Agreement. Picture: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

The British government's contentious Legacy Bill "has the potential to do real damage to society across Northern Ireland”, Finance Minister Michael McGrath has said.

Mr McGrath, who was speaking at a Cork event to mark the passing of referenda on the Good Friday Agreement 25 years ago, also called on leadership in the North who have stalled the business of Stormont to get back to powersharing.