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Northern Ireland

Investigator not ‘exercised’ over documentary, covert surveillance tribunal told

The senior officer who investigated a suspected leak in a documentary about a Troubles massacre was not “exercised” by the film, a tribunal probing allegations of unlawful spying on journalists has heard. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in ...

01 Oct 2024 at 18:59

Northern Ireland

PSNI’s use of covert surveillance on journalists ‘not systemic’, review finds

The covert surveillance of journalists and lawyers by police in Northern Ireland was not “widespread or systemic”, an independent review has found. However, the McCullough Review has identified more than 20 attempts made by the Police Service of ...

24 Sept 2025 at 11:30

Northern Ireland

Report into police surveillance of journalists and lawyers to be published

An independent review of covert police surveillance of journalists and lawyers in Northern Ireland is to be published later. Angus McCullough KC was commissioned by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to examine the issue after a ...

24 Sept 2025 at 02:45

Northern Ireland

Boutcher to discuss ‘commentary’ on surveillance claims with oversight body

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) chief constable Jon Boutcher has said he will discuss “commentary” around the force’s use of surveillance powers with his oversight body. A hearing of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in ...

10 May 2024 at 14:40

Northern Ireland

Tribunal told senior officer raised concern over ‘prevalence of Catholic judges’

A detective has told a tribunal that a senior police officer in Northern Ireland expressed concerns that the prevalence of Catholic judges in the region was leading to “perverse decisions”. Former Durham detective Darren Ellis, who ...

02 Oct 2024 at 19:57

Northern Ireland

Journalists call for truth ahead of hearing on state covert surveillance claims

Two investigative journalists have called for answers ahead of a tribunal hearing to examine allegations that they were subject to covert surveillance by UK authorities. Senior legal figures sitting on the Investigatory Powers ...

28 Feb 2024 at 12:41

Northern Ireland

MI5 admits it ‘unlawfully’ obtained data from ex-BBC journalist

MI5 has admitted it “unlawfully” obtained the communications data of a former BBC journalist in Northern Ireland, a tribunal has heard. The “unprecedented” concessions relating to Vincent Kearney came in a letter to the BBC ...

15 Sept 2025 at 16:21

Northern Ireland

Concern after review finds police in NI tried to identify journalists’ sources

Police in Northern Ireland unlawfully used covert powers to attempt to uncover eight journalists’ sources, the author of a review has said. The McCullough Review into surveillance practices in the Police Service of ...

24 Sept 2025 at 15:45

Northern Ireland

Police surveillance operation to unmask journalistic source ruled unlawful

A covert surveillance operation authorised by a Northern Ireland police chief in a bid to unmask a journalistic source was unlawful, a tribunal has ruled. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal quashed the decision ...

17 Dec 2024 at 18:57

Northern Ireland

Police face criticism over court claims of surveillance of journalists

Police in Northern Ireland are facing heavy criticism following court claims that intelligence officers routinely accessed the phone data of journalists in the region. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) ...

08 May 2024 at 15:43

Northern Ireland

Tribunal to probe claims of police spying on journalists

A judicial tribunal will later examine allegations of widespread police spying on journalists. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London is to probe claims that investigative reporters in Northern ...

01 Oct 2024 at 00:15

Northern Ireland

Police ‘mounted surveillance op’ after journalists’ arrest in bid to find source

Police mounted a covert surveillance operation following the arrest of two journalists in a bid to unmask one of their sources, a tribunal has heard. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal was told that the ...

28 Feb 2024 at 15:58

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