Historical Reports

Investigative bias undermined police inquiry: Police Ombudsman

A report by the Police Ombudsman's Office has found that while there is no evidence that the RUC assisted those responsible for the UVF bombing of McGurk's Bar in Belfast in 1971, the police investigation ha...

Full Public Statement: Investigative bias undermined police inquiry

Police Ombudsman's Claudy report

The Police Ombudsman has released the findings of his investigation into how the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) dealt with their suspicions that a Catholic priest was allegedly involved in the bombing of Cl...

Full Public Statement: Claudy Report

No evidence of collusion in brothers' double murder, but investigation was brief and flawed: Police Ombudsman

The Police Ombudsman has found no evidence of security force collusion in the UVF murder of two young Catholic brothers in Co. Armagh in 1993, but has found that the police investigation of the murders, desp...

Full public statement: No evidence of collusion in brothers' double murder, but investigation was brief and flawed

No evidence Greysteel could have been prevented: Nuala O'Loan

A Police Ombudsman investigation has established that police did not have any prior knowledge which could have helped them prevent the terrorist attack in Greysteel.

No new evidence killing was deliberate but use of baton gun was unjustified

A Police Ombudsman investigation into a fatal shooting of a boy on 15 April 1981 in Derry / Londonderry, has not uncovered any additional evidence that there was an intent to unlawfully kill, or to cause gri...

Operation Ballast: investigation into the circumstances surrounding the murder of Raymond McCord Jr

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has released the findings of her three-and-a-half-year investigation into a series of complaints about police conduct in relation to the murder of Raymond McCord Jun...

Full public statement: Operation Ballast - investigation into the circumstances surrounding the murder of Raymond McCord Jr

No available evidence that terrorist attack on soldier could have been prevented

The Police Ombudsman's Office has said it has found no evidence that the murder of Stephen Restorick, the last serving soldier to be killed by the IRA in Northern Ireland, could have been prevented. However,...

Army thought McConville disappearance a hoax

The Police Ombudsman investigation into a complaint from Jean McConville's family has concluded that police did not conduct an investigation into her disappearance for more than 20 years. The investigation h...

Full public statement: Army thought McConville disappearance a hoax

Police failed to properly investigate murder, but did not attempt to instigate Republican feud

The Police Ombudsman concluded that the RUC failed to properly investigate the death of Eoin David Morley, who was murdered by the IRA on Easter Sunday, April 15 1990. However, Mrs Nuala O'Loan found that th...

Full public statement: Police failed to properly investigate murder, but did not attempt to instigate Republican feud

Significant failures in investigation of 1997 Sean Brown murder

The Police Ombudsman has concluded that the RUC investigation of the murder of 61-year-old Sean Brown from Bellaghy in County Derry/Londonderry in 1997 was incomplete and inadequate.

Full public statement: Significant failures in investigation of 1997 Sean Brown murder