The UK Government has put forward new legislation aimed at dealing with the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict.

Tánaiste Simon Harris said an agreement on legacy issues relating to the Troubles was close to being agreed.

Speaking ahead of the visit, the Tanaiste said he has consistently said the Legacy Act is ‘not fit for purpose’.

The ICRIR was created by the controversial Legacy Act which halted scores of civil cases and inquests into Troubles deaths.

Mr Harris said he and Mr Benn discussed repealing and replacing the Legacy Act as well as commitments under the newly formed Irish Government.

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn this week set out the Government’s plan to repeal and replace the previous government’s Legacy Act.

The ICRIR has announced a number of new cases in its information recovery stage.

The Court of Appeal part allowed an appeal taken by several Troubles victims against the body created by the last government’s Legacy Act.

Different challenges against a High Court judgment on the contentious legacy laws were mounted by bereaved relatives and the UK government.

Mr Martin told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that he supported targeted measures and that there was “a lot more that we can do” to alleviate cost pressures.

The Belfast-based Social Change Inititative (SCI) said the ruling could have implications far beyond legacy issues.

Simon Harris said he hoped the announcement was part of a ‘new approach’ by the UK government into legacy issues in Northern Ireland.

One of the Labour government’s first steps will be repealing the policy to offer conditional immunity for Troubles crimes.

Simon Harris said he wanted to find a new way forward on the legacy of the NI Troubles with Sir Keir Starmer.

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights examined state actions during the conflict.

The legislation has been opposed by all Northern Ireland political parties as well as victims’ organisations.

Northern Ireland’s former Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan leads the new Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery

A new Act to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles will halt all related inquests after May 1.

Surrey Police told the families of the victims that no new inquiries are planned prior to the commencement of the UK's Legacy Act

The Stormont Justice Minister said families seeking answers over deaths deserve to be ‘treated with more respect and dignity’

Jon Boutcher said the Legacy Act has been criticised by all the victims’ groups in Northern Ireland.

Mr Justice Colton is delivering a judgment at Belfast High Court.

The legislation offers a conditional amnesty to people accused of Troubles-related crimes.

Patrick Duffy was shot up to 14 times in November 1978 at a house in the Brandywell area of the city in an incident involving British soldiers.

Leo Varadkar and Rishi Sunak met, but did not appear in public together to mark the return of devolved government to Northern Ireland.

The UK prime minister expressed his ‘disappointment at the timing and course of action’ from Dublin in contesting the Legacy Act in the courts, No 10 said

Bridget Foster, 80, a mother of five, was shot dead by a stray RUC bullet following a shoot-out between police and masked men.

Sinn Fein MLA Conor Murphy was speaking after the UK Government challenged Ireland over its record on tackling legacy issues.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the ‘strong’ legal advice was that the legislation breached the UN Convention on Human Rights.

Sinn Fein has welcomed the move by Dublin over the UK’s Legacy Act.

The Sinn Féin leader said the UK’s Legacy Act was a ‘flagrant breach of international human rights law’

Submissions in a legal challenge to the Government’s legislation to deal with the legacy of the Troubles has ended.

The High Court in Belfast is hearing a legal challenge to the UK government’s new laws to deal with the legacy of the Troubles

High Court judge Mr Justice Colton will hear the case at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast.

Belfast Coroner’s Court heard it is unlikely the inquest will be able to finish by the May 2024 deadline imposed by the Legacy Act.

High Court judge Mr Justice Colton has identified a lead case in the judicial review challenge.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was speaking ahead of a European Political Community meeting with UK prime minister Rishi Sunak in Spain

Annette McGavigan was killed by the British army during a riot in Derry in 1971.

The Committee of Ministers expressed concerns that the act breached human rights obligations