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Commemorative Hearings Schedule and Transcripts: Week Four

Published:

The Inquiry’s commemorative hearings are scheduled to take place for four weeks from 28 January to 19 February 2025. The Inquiry will not sit on Fridays. A weekly timetable will be provided to the media and published on the Inquiry’s website. 

Please note that all timings are approximate and may, along with the order of witnesses, be subject to change.  Breaks will be taken throughout each day. 

Morning session: 10am to 1pm 

Lunch break: 1pm to 2pm 

Afternoon session: 2pm to 4pm

Transcripts

Transcripts for each day of the hearing can be found on the individual hearing pages. These are hyperlinked in the table below. 

Week Four

Date  Transcript Session Witness evidence 
Monday 17 February  17 February Transcript
Morning  Paddy Quinn 
Morning  Richard Quigley 
Afternoon Read statements of Maeve O’Brien, Dervlagh O’Brien and Damien Murphy
Afternoon Commemoration of James Barker by Victor Barker 
Tuesday 18 February   18 February TranscriptMorning  James Baxter  
Morning  Read statements of Julian Elliot and Allan Palmer 
Afternoon Richard Scott
Afternoon  Norman Haslett  
Afternoon  Philip Marshall   
Wednesday 19 February 19 February TranscriptMorning  Read statements of Helen Kerr, Anne Cullen and Mary McGovern
Morning Simon McLarnon
Morning  Rodney Patterson 
Afternoon  David Doherty
Afternoon John McClaughry and Alison McCullagh