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Barry McCaffrey: Will Finucane Inquiry be allowed to get to the truth?

Journalist Barry McCaffrey asks whether the new inquiry will answer the question of whether collusion was the work of rogue agents, or the product of policy

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PSNI challenged on claim that journalists were not treated as criminal suspects

Mr Boutcher said politicians and the media had continued to ‘misinterpret’ revelations emerging from the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

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Irish officials warned before mass facial recognition scans on Dublin–Holyhead route

An earlier trial in November 2025, during which more than 7,500 faces were scanned over six days, leading to one arrest

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PSNI surveillance included detailed 'profile' of journalist's private and public life

Submissions to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal allege that the extent of MI5 and PSNI surveillance of Vincent Kearney was “unprecedented”

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PSNI challenged on claim that journalists were not treated as criminal suspects
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