Media Operational Notice

Assembly Committee to Be Briefed by ICRIR and NI Veterans’ Commissioner at This Week’s Meeting

The Assembly’s Committee for the Executive Office will receive two oral briefings at its meeting this week.

Senior officials from the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) will update Members about a report on the Commission which was published in May 2026.

Members will also hear from the Northern Ireland Veterans’ Commissioner (NIVCO) and the Reserve Forces Cadets Association for Northern Ireland (RFCA NI) on the Armed Forces Covenant.

Oral briefing

Date: Wednesday 17 June 2026

2:10pm-3:20pm

Sir Declan Morgan, ICRIR

Mr Peter Sheridan, ICRIR

Ms Josephine Kelly, ICRIR

3.20pm-4.20pm

Mr David Johnstone, NIVCO

Ms Rachael Harger, NIVCO

Mr Michael Murdoch MBE, RFCA NI

Mr Darren Niven, RFCA NI

Location: Room 30, Parliament Buildings

Watch:  Home - Northern Ireland Assembly TV (niassembly.tv)

For media enquiries, please contact felicity.templeton@niassembly.gov.uk / 07977 635930.  Please see the Business Diary for more details.

Notes to editors:

• You can find the report on the ICRIR, Corporate effectiveness and cultural health review of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery here  
• You can find more about the Armed Forces Covenant here; as well as the work of NIVCO and the RFCA NI