Chris Page
Ireland Correspondent at BBC
BBC News Ireland Correspondent. TV, radio and digital. DMs open for story tips - or email [email protected]
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Excavation at former mother-and-baby institution to begin this yearChris PageBBC News Ireland correspondentGetty ImagesThe site of a former home in Tuam was excavated because hundreds of child burial records were missingIn 2016, investigators found what they described as "significant quantities of human remain" in underground chambers. Tests confirmed the bodies were those of babies and children up to three years in age.
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Chris PageBBC News Ireland correspondentAn Irish army chaplain has offered forgiveness to a 17-year-old boy who stabbed him at a barracks. At a court hearing, Father Paul Murphy also hugged the teenager who pleaded guilty to attempting to murder him. The priest was stabbed multiple times at Renmore Barracks in Galway in August 2024. The Central Criminal Court in Dublin heard that the boy, who was 16 at the time, supported the so-called Islamic State (IS) group and had been radicalised online.
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'Disappointing' compensation for mother-and-baby home survivorsChris PageBBC News Ireland correspondentPA MediaMarianvale in Newry was one of the mother-and-baby homes in Northern IrelandThe Irish government has said that five out of eight religious organisations have not offered any contribution to a compensation scheme to survivors of institutions for unmarried mothers, following a negotiation process. A report on the negotiation, which lasted for 20 months, has been published.
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2 months ago |
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Ex-RUC officer to be prosecuted for 1970s Troubles murderChris PageBBC News Ireland correspondentBBCThe case was brought as a result of an investigation by the Police OmbudsmanA former police officer is to be prosecuted for murder following an investigation into killings in Northern Ireland in the 1970s.
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2 months ago |
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Soldier F to stand trial for murder in September Chris PageBBC News Ireland CorrespondentBBCSoldier F is accused of murdering James Wray (left) and William McKinney on Bloody SundayA judge has indicated that a former paratrooper charged with two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday will stand trial in September. The former serviceman, known as Soldier F, is accused of - and denies - the murders of James Wray and William McKinney.
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