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Armed forces see increase in members referred to Prevent for far right activity

Figures disclosed by the Ministry of Defence have revealed that 40 soldiers, sailors and air personnel have been referred to the terrorism prevention programme since 2019. Half of the personnel were referred due to concerns about extreme right-wing ...

03 Oct 2022 at 13:08

Northern Ireland

Two men appear in court charged with directing terrorism

Two men charged with terrorism offences as part of an investigation into dissident group the New IRA have been remanded in custody. Gary Gerard MacNally, 62, a decorator from Barnfield Grange in Lisburn, Co Antrim, and unemployed Joseph Donnelly, ...

26 Aug 2022 at 12:36

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland threat level raised just one year after it was reduced

The raising of the terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland comes just a year after it was lowered for the first time in 12 years. The intervening 12 months saw an audacious attack on a senior detective at a sports centre in Co Tyrone. Police ...

28 Mar 2023 at 19:23

Northern Ireland

MI5 raises Northern Ireland terror threat level to ‘severe’

MI5 has increased the terror threat level in Northern Ireland from “substantial” to “severe”, meaning an attack is highly likely. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris cited a “small number” of individuals who remain determined to use ...

28 Mar 2023 at 17:02

Northern Ireland

Sunak eyes ‘better future’ for Northern Ireland as he hosts Biden in Belfast

Rishi Sunak is focusing on fulfilling the promise of the Good Friday Agreement as he prepares to host Joe Biden in Northern Ireland to mark 25 years of the peace deal. The Prime Minister said “making good” on the pledge of a “better future” ...

09 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

PSNI moves more officers to frontline duties to counter terrorist threat

More police officers are being moved onto frontline duties to boost visibility and counter an increased terrorist threat in Northern Ireland, PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne has said. Mr Byrne also said he assumed that dissident ...

06 Apr 2023 at 12:51

Northern Ireland

Prosecutors continue to consider Stakeknife files for other suspects

Prosecutors are continuing to consider a number of files around crimes associated with the former British Army agent known as Stakeknife for other suspects. The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) made the statement after the death ...

13 Apr 2023 at 13:43

Northern Ireland

Driver hijacked and forced to abandon suspicious object outside police station

A man was hijacked at gunpoint by a masked gang and then forced to drive his car with a suspicious object on board to a police station in Northern Ireland. The incident caused a major security alert in Omagh, Co Tyrone, which ...

07 May 2023 at 16:11

Northern Ireland

Stakeknife report a ‘step closer’ to publication after passing security checks

A report on the British Army’s top agent within the Provisional IRA has passed national security checks with no changes or redactions, the former police chief who led the probe has said. Former Bedfordshire chief constable ...

24 Aug 2023 at 08:48

Local News

Stakeknife report a ‘step closer’ to publication after passing security checks

24 Aug 2023 at 10:59

Derry News

Willie Carlin- Former MI5 spy inside Sinn Féin- has died

Willie Carlin -a former MI5 spy inside Sinn Féin- has died. Carlin, aged in his 70s at the time of his passing, is reported to have passed away at the beginning of February. Carlin had his cover blown 30 years ...

22 Feb 2023 at 15:07

Northern Ireland

Stormont political vacuum not to blame for increased terror threat – Donaldson

The political vacuum in Northern Ireland is not to blame for an increased threat from dissident republicans, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said. The PSNI has warned of the potential of dissidents launching ...

07 Apr 2023 at 10:18

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