UK's Legacy Act prompted Northern Irish authorities to pursue 49-year-old murder case, court told

A 72-year-old man from Letterkenny, Co Donegal is fighting extradition to Northern Ireland on charges relating to a 1975 police constable's murder, the High Court in Dublin heard. John Edward McNicholl and a second man, aged 73, face allegations stemming from an investigation into the death of Constable Robert John McPherson in Co Derry on 26 July 1975. The court was told that extradition warrants were issued four…