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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 republicans would ...

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 of west Belfast ...

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 led to a number ...

07 May 2023 at 16:11

Local News

Concern after late disclosure of MI5 material to Operation Kenova

Concern has been raised following the late disclosure of material by MI5 with potentially new investigative leads to a major probe into an Army agent. It comes after the discontinuation of court cases pertaining to Northern Ireland’s ...

07 Aug 2024 at 19:49

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PSNI accused of demonising Creggan community

Derry City and Strabane District councillor, Maeve O'Neill (People Before Profit) has described claims there will be trouble in Derry this weekend as a "cynical attempt to pressurise the government for more resources". Ms O'Neill ...

08 Apr 2023 at 10:40

Local News

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 Jon ...

24 Aug 2023 at 10:59

Northern Ireland

The terrorism-related threat in Northern Ireland has been lowered from severe to substantial. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris announced the revised assessment from MI5 on Wednesday. A severe threat means an ...

06 Mar 2024 at 10:59

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 ...

28 Mar 2023 at 19:23

Northern Ireland

Heaton-Harris: We must not take peace for granted in Northern Ireland

Peace in Northern Ireland “must not be taken for granted”, the UK Government has warned, as MPs marked the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris advised ...

30 Mar 2023 at 15:34

Northern Ireland

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 ...

03 Oct 2022 at 13:08

Late disclosure of MI5 material to Operation Kenova ‘unacceptable’: PSNI chief

Northern Ireland

Concern after late disclosure of MI5 material to Operation Kenova

The PSNI chief constable has said it is “unacceptable” that MI5 has provided material about an agent operating within the IRA to an investigation team so late. The chief of the Operation Kenova probe said it ...

07 Aug 2024 at 20:48

Northern Ireland

Dissident republicans claim to possess leaked police information – PSNI chief

Dissident republicans claim to be in possession of information about police officers circulating on WhatsApp following a data blunder, Northern Ireland’s Chief Constable Simon Byrne has said. Hundreds of ...

10 Aug 2023 at 18:06

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