Ah finally a reference: Aaron Rogan, Senior Ireland Reporter - June 27 2017, 12:01am - The Times.

Where the Senior Ireland Reporter filed this copy:

"In the document published yesterday which outlined the £1 billion (€1.1 billion) deal between the two parties, a provision called "legacy" indicated that a new law would be passed blocking criminal cases against soldiers and police for unlawful killings during the Troubles. The Irish government has said that any such law would breach the Stormont House agreement.

The section stated that the UK government will seek to work with the Northern Ireland executive to implement the legacy bodies in the agreement but it will do so in ways "which do not unfairly focus on former members of the armed forces or police. Both parties reiterate their admiration for the courage and sacrifice of the police and armed forces in upholding democracy and the rule of the law and will never forget the debt of gratitude that we owe them."

There was also a mention of a "fair, balanced and proportionate" response to legacy issues, which is a reference to wording in the Stormont House agreement. DUP and Tory backbenchers claim that the reference allows for Westminster to pass a law granting amnesty to any party accused of a crime during the Troubles.

Irish ministers have written to James Brokenshire, the Northern Ireland secretary, and said that there is no provision in the agreement which allows for such a law.

Charlie Flanagan, the foreign affairs minister [For the Republic of Ireland] until last week, has previously dismissed the suggestion that legacy agreements could be used to protect anyone from being prosecuted. "I believe there should be no amnesties, no exemptions," he said in May. "We move forward along the lines of the Stormont House agreement, which sets out a clear framework for dealing with the very sensitive issue of the past."

In my post - Teribus - 29 Jun 17 - 10:55 AM - I posted the wording of the Conservative DUP Agreement in FULL - the word "legacy" does not appear anywhere in it. Aaron Rogan, Senior Ireland Reporter of "The Times" appears to be reporting conjecture NOT FACT.

The other obvious error in his piece, or in the former Irish Foreign Minister's beliefs is the rather lopsided and uncomfortable fact that concerning events in Northern Ireland amnesties and exemptions have already been agreed to - for at least one side in the conflict.