All the updated news related to Horizon

All the news related to Horizon updated in real time

Found 21

forHorizon

Order by:

Northern Ireland

Long ‘deeply disappointed’ as NI excluded from law to exonerate subpostmasters

Northern Ireland’s justice minister has said she is “deeply disappointed” that legislation to exonerate subpostmasters wronged in the Horizon scandal excludes the region. Naomi Long said she will “urgently” review options to provide an alternative ...

22 Feb 2024 at 20:16

Northern Ireland

Ex-investigator ‘feared challenging Horizon experts would not go well’

A former Post Office investigator has said she could not question Horizon system experts because she believed that “if you started to challenge too much, it didn’t go well”. The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry heard that investigators, such as ...

26 Jan 2024 at 17:29

Northern Ireland

Funding will give people with mental health conditions access to arts activities

A series of projects which aim to give people living with mental health conditions access to arts activities are to receive funding of £400,115. Grants of up to £20,000 for 23 projects have been announced by the Arts Council Northern Ireland ...

28 Sept 2025 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

Ministers urged to extend Horizon exonerations to Scotland and Northern Ireland

Subpostmasters in Northern Ireland and Scotland wronged in the Horizon scandal should have their convictions quashed in a Westminster law change because the “mess” was made there, ministers have heard. The Post Office (Horizon System) ...

20 Mar 2024 at 17:31

Northern Ireland

Prosecutor expected review after ‘sham’ trial of subpostmaster, inquiry told

A prosecutor expected questions to be asked and a review to be carried out after a “sham” case against a subpostmaster ended in a not guilty verdict. Kevin Shiels, a public prosecutor in Northern Ireland, said a review of the ...

31 Jan 2024 at 13:09

Home

County Derry ex-postmaster launches legal bid against fraud conviction

A former sub-postmaster at a County Derry post office has launched a legal bid to have his conviction for fraud-related offences quashed. Lee Williamson, along with Alan McLaughlin from Belfast are hoping to mount a ...

13 Sept 2022 at 20:00

Northern Ireland

MPs reject bid to include Scotland in Bill to exonerate Horizon scandal victims

The UK Government has resisted attempts to include Scotland in the proposed law to exonerate subpostmasters caught up in the Horizon IT scandal. MPs voted 265 to 42, majority 223, against a motion from the SNP ...

29 Apr 2024 at 20:07

Local News

Action Mental Health marks 60 years

Local mental health charity Action Mental Health (AMH) is marking 60 years of providing vital mental health services across Northern Ireland. As one of Northern Ireland’s leading disability and mental health ...

04 Jun 2023 at 11:30

Home

Solicitor representing Co Derry man affected by the Post Office Horizon scandal seeks clarification on new UK legislation

A solicitor representing a County Derry man who was affected by the Post Office Horizon scandal has written to the NI Executive to find out if they intend to propose similar legislation to the UK to quash ...

23 Feb 2024 at 11:31

Derry News

Foyle AMH New Horizons host purple picnic to help smash mental health stigmas and start conversations

On Wednesday May 11, AMH New Horizons, Foyle, chose Guildhall Square, Derry as the venue for their Great Big Purple Picnic, to mark this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week. Themed to combat loneliness, ...

27 May 2022 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

Department ‘working at pace’ to ensure postmasters see convictions quashed

Department of Justice officials are working “at pace” to plan for implementation of legislation to overturn convictions of wrongly accused postmasters and mistresses in the Horizon IT scandal, Naomi ...

20 May 2024 at 16:06

Northern Ireland

Bill to exonerate Horizon scandal victims to be extended to Northern Ireland

Legislation aimed at quashing the wrongful convictions of subpostmasters caught up in the Horizon IT scandal is to be extended to Northern Ireland, the Government has said. Post Office minister ...

22 Apr 2024 at 15:24

Years
2026

Related keywords
horizon
naomi long
post office

Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. We have 19 regional newspapers and 21 digital sites.

Iconic Digital Titles

Iconic Print Titles

Letterkenny Live

This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.