Barra McGrory, KC (born 1959) is a Northern Ireland solicitor and barrister.
[3] During his private practice, he represented a wide range of clients, including Martin McGuinness, Gerry Adams, loyalist paramilitaries, Unionist politicians and former police officers.
[7][8] In November 2011, McGrory was appointed the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland (DPP).
[10] McGrory has denied that his resignation is related to escalating allegations of bias by senior UK politicians and others, who have accused his office of prioritising prosecutions of former British soldiers for their actions during the Troubles.
He was quoted as saying he regretted the legacy issue had become part of the story of his tenure and wished the mechanisms were in place to deal with the past and investigations into Troubles cases.