Northern Ireland

Victims killed in controversial circumstances whose inquests will now go ahead

More than 50 inquests will now go ahead after additional funding was allocated in the next Northern Ireland budget, allowing the Department of Justice to fund the £55m legacy inquest unit.

The following deaths will now be subject to an inquest:

Kingsmill January 5 1976

John Bryans


Robert Chambers


Reginald Chapman


Walter Chapman


Robert Freeburn


Joseph Leemon


John McConville


James McWhirter


Robert Samuel Walker


Kenneth Worton

Ballymurphy 9-27 August 1971

Father Hugh Mullan


Francis Joseph Quinn


Joan Connolly


Daniel Teggart


Edward Doherty


Noel Phillips


John Laverty


John James McKerr


Joseph Murphy


Joseph Corr

Deaths 1971-1972

Francis Rowntree 22/04/1971

 Francis Rowntree was shot in 1971
 Francis Rowntree was shot in 1971  Francis Rowntree was shot in 1971

Seamus Bradley 31/07/1972

Daniel Carson 01/11/1973

Patrick Joseph McVeigh 13/05/1972

John Moran 23/05/1972

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Springhill July 9 1972

John Dougal


Mary Gargan


Father Noel Fitzpatrick


Patrick Butler


David McCafferty

Deaths 1972 - 1977

Thomas Mills 18/07/1972

Daniel Rooney 27/09/1972

 Daniel Rooney was shot by members of an MRF patrol in 1972
 Daniel Rooney was shot by members of an MRF patrol in 1972  Daniel Rooney was shot by members of an MRF patrol in 1972

Patrick Anthony McElhone 07/08/1974

Hugh Gerard Coney 06/11/1974

Patrick Joseph Crawford 10/08/1975

Stephen Geddis 30/08/1975

Leo Anthony Norney 13/09/1975

Elizabeth McDonald 16/08/1976

John Gerald McGleenan 16/08/1976

Joseph Campbell 25/02/1977

Stalker/Sampson investigatons 1982:

Sgt John Quinn

Con Allan McCloy

Con Paul Hamilton

James Gervaise McKerr

Eugene Toman

John Frederick Burns

Michael Justin Tighe

Roderick Carroll

 Seamus Grew who was killed by the RUC
 Seamus Grew who was killed by the RUC  Seamus Grew who was killed by the RUC

Peter James Martin (Seamus) Grew

Deaths 1984 - 1986

Daniel Doherty 06/12/1984

William Fleming 06/12/1984

Francis Patrick Bradley 18/02/1986

Loughgall May 8 1987

 Nine people were killed at Loughgall
 Nine people were killed at Loughgall  Nine people were killed at Loughgall

Anthony Hughes


Declan Arthurs


Seamus Donnelly


Michael A Gormley


Eugene Kelly


Patrick Kelly


James Lynagh


Padraig McKearney


Gerard O'Callaghan

Deaths 1988 - 1990

Terence McDaid 10/05/1988

Gerard Martin Slane 23/09/1988

Gerard Laurence Casey 04/04/1989

Samuel James Marshall 07/03/1990

Alexander Martin Patterson 12/11/1990

Coagh June 3 1991

Michael James Ryan

 Michael 'Pete' Ryan who was one of three IRA men shot dead by British soldiers in Coagh
 Michael 'Pete' Ryan who was one of three IRA men shot dead by British soldiers in Coagh  Michael 'Pete' Ryan who was one of three IRA men shot dead by British soldiers in Coagh

Anthony Patrick Doris


Laurence McNally

Deaths 1992

John McKearney 03/01/1992


Kevin McKearney 04/04/1992

Clonoe August 6 1992

Patrick Daniel Vincent


Sean O'Farrell


Peter Paul Clancy


Kevin Barry O’Donnell

Deaths 1992 - 2005

Charles Fox 06/09/1992


Teresa Fox 06/09/1992

Teresa Fox was shot dead with her husband Charlie by loyalists
Teresa Fox was shot dead with her husband Charlie by loyalists Teresa Fox was shot dead with her husband Charlie by loyalists

Liam Paul Thompson 27/04/1994


John (AKA Sean) Patrick Brown 12/05/1997


Raymond McCord 09/11/1997


Seamus Patrick Dillon 28/12/1997


Fergal McCusker 18/01/1998


Richard Jameson 10/01/2000


John Coulter 21/08/2000


Robert Mahood 21/08/2000


Robert Moffett 28/05/2010


Gerard Lawlor 22/07/2002

 Gerard Lawlor, pictured with his baby son, who was shot dead by loyalists in 2002.
 Gerard Lawlor, pictured with his baby son, who was shot dead by loyalists in 2002.  Gerard Lawlor, pictured with his baby son, who was shot dead by loyalists in 2002.

Neil John McConville 29/04/2003


Kevin McAlorum 03/06/2004


Gareth Paul O’Connor 11/06/2005


Craig McCausland 11/07/2005