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Commemorative Hearings Schedule and Transcripts: Week Three

Published:

The Inquiry’s commemorative hearings are scheduled to take place for four weeks from 28 January to 20 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 Three

DateTranscriptSessionWitness Evidence
Monday 10 February10 February Transcript MorningCommemoration of Veda Short on behalf of Alison Crozier, Frances Henry, Ian Short and Elaine Magowan
MorningCommemoration of Philomena Skelton by Kevin Skelton
AfternoonCommemoration of Lorraine Wilson by Ann Wilson, Denise Kerrigan and Colin Wilson
AfternoonCommemoration of Julia Hughes
Tuesday 11 February11 February Transcript
MorningIan Ferguson
MorningRead statements of Valerie Hamilton and Edel Doherty
MorningNicola Marlow 
AfternoonPauline Harte
AfternoonRosemary Ingram
Wednesday 12 February12 February TranscriptMorningDonna-Marie McGillion
MorningGarry McGillion
AfternoonJaime McGlinn
AfternoonCaroline McKinney
AfternoonRead statements of Caroline Taggart and Katrine Gault
Thursday 13 February13 February TranscriptMorningDavid McSwiggan
MorningJim Sharkey
AfternoonSuzanne Travis
AfternoonMargaret Murphy
AfternoonRead statements of Nichola Donnelly and Lisa McGonigle