Declassified files: We may not check gun forensics, NIO told IRA and loyalists

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23 Aug, 2019 Declassified files: We may not check gun forensics, NIO told IRA and loyalists Declassified government files show that senior civil servants privately told Sinn Fein in 1995 that decommissioned weapons may not be forensically tested – a policy which police now say makes it far harder to solve Troubles atrocities. Latest News Declassified files: DUP pushed for ID cards and a curfew DUP proposals to introduce a curfew in Northern Ireland during the Troubles were rejected by the government, official files reveal. Declassified files: Martin McGuinness began meeting by asking about MI5 officer The historic first meeting of 'exploratory dialogue' between British officials and Sinn Fein began with Martin McGuinness attempting to unsettle his hosts. Doug Beattie: The DUP should now join us in rejecting legacy proposals In their call for the victim commissioner to be replaced, it is clear once again that the DUP is playing catch up with Ulster Unionist policies. We in Fine Gael want to see Irish unity – but not now Politics on the Island of Ireland is changing. The emergence of Fine Gael in Northern Ireland over the last year is a product of that shifting political landscape. Sport Update Ulster Grand Prix refutes claims government funding was misspent at Dundrod The organisers of the Ulster Grand Prix have refuted claims that government funding provided for track safety at Dundrod was misspent. Further rain wipes out Thursday afternoon's Classic TT and Manx Grand Prix practice session Thursday's Classic TT/Manx Grand Prix contingency afternoon qualifying session was cancelled due wet weather around the Mountain Course. Magnificent Linfield record first leg advantage over Qarabag David Healy's Europa League dream is well and truly alive and well following a night of drama at Windsor Park. And finally... Declassified files: David Ervine concerned at absence of 'controllers of morality' Exploratory dialogue with the political parties representing loyalist paramilitaries involved the PUP's David Ervine expressing concern at the absence of the "controllers of morality" from some loyalist areas. See all the day's news here

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