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Finucane inquiry blocked from secret files over funding delay

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100

The inquiry is still waiting for secure infrastructure to handle sensitive intelligence documents

From Facebook to street patrols: the growing anti-migrant networks linking Northern Ireland and Scotland

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:55:00 +0100

Northern Ireland is becoming a “model for far right activity to be emulated elsewhere”, a human rights charity has warned

Salmon and water supplies could be at risk from Sperrins mine waste facility, inquiry hears

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:03:00 +0100

Objectors to the proposed Sperrins gold mine said a Stormont department is failing to properly assess the potential risks

More than 93% of unionist parades go ahead without restriction

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100

There were 26 times as many unionist parades (2,507) than republican marches (96) in 2025/26

Stormont department spent £400,000 on gold mine report rejected as late evidence by Sperrins inquiry

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0100

This is the second time Stormont officials failed to submit documentation to the inquriy on time

Belfast visit by US far-right figures raises questions over UK visa rules

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100

The 'Proud Boys' are most known for their role in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021

14 of those arrested during Ballymena riots have since been reported for domestic abuse

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:05:00 +0100

Many of those arrested for their involvement in racist violence across the UK had a history of domestic violence

Journalists in Northern Ireland fear surveillance is undermining democracy - report

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100

New research finds widespread suspicion among Northern Ireland journalists that they have been subject to police surveillance

Children in England referred to anti-terror programme over republican extremism fears

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:30:00 +0100

The 'Prevent' strategy has been criticised for failing to stop attacks and for curtailing free speech

Dalradian rejects claims proposed Sperrins mine would create harmful light pollution

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:10:00 +0100

Objectors argued the proposed mine's artificial lighting would be damaging to the welfare of local residents, ‘dark sky’ tourism, and the wider local economy

Journalists warn against PSNI chief's offers amid spying allegations

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100

Their warning follows the latest revelations that the PSNI spied on former BBC journalists Barney Rowan and Vincent Kearney in 2006

Loyalist killer and a former UVF member attend violent anti-immigration demonstration in Glasgow

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Glen Kane and Mark Sinclair have attended a number of anti-immigration protests in Northern Ireland and beyond

Far-right loyalist Jim Dowson fundraising for ‘vigilante’ groups in Scotland

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Dowson led flag protests at Belfast City Hall in 2012 and now fronts a Christian nationalist organisation

Department of Communities silent on Pride under Gordon Lyon over last three years

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100

The department responsible for LGBTQIA+ policy in the north has failed to issue any message of support during Pride celebrations since 2023

Groups supporting migrants in Northern Ireland face harassment and intimidation

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100

Some organisations said they no longer publicly advertise their services as a result of the targeting

Around 90% of NI parents were wrongly targeted in HMRC child benefit fraud crackdown

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100

Hundreds of parents were targeted in a controversial anti-fraud crackdown last year

Moy Park farms spread 20 times more poultry manure on Northern Irish fields than agreed with environmental authorities

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Around 138 million chickens are slaughtered in Northern Ireland every year

Revealed: Hundreds of tonnes of asbestos found across 224 locations in NI since 2018

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100

Around 120 tonnes of asbestos was removed from a controversial bonfire site in Belfast

16 explosions a day at proposed Sperrins mine, inquiry hears

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:47:00 +0100

Dalradian says underground "firings" would take place during two daily blasting windows

From South Armagh to Strasbourg: the long fight for justice after the Troubles

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:07:00 +0100

Across Northern Ireland, families have spent decades challenging flawed investigations

Belfast City Council was warned of threats to HMOs a year before racist attacks

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0100

Officials were aware of threats against properties housing migrants in June 2025

Comment: When Belfast burned, it was ordinary people who came to the rescue

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:32:00 +0100

Volunteers and neighbours stepped in to get families to safety

Finucane Inquiry opens amid promises of full state cooperation

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:29:00 +0100

The inquiry will now not sit again until September

Lough Neagh management body recommended entering ownership talks before due diligence, emails reveal

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0100

One environmental researcher said it would be like going into negotiations “completely blind”

Pat Finucane public inquiry formally opens after 37-year campaign for answers

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0100

But full evidential hearings are not anticipated until Spring 2027

‘The facts are the facts’: Ex-Ombudsman stands over Loughinisland collusion finding 10 years on

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Dr Michael Maguire says he had “no concerns” about using the term collusion in his investigation into the 1994 killings

The Pope ‘would be totally opposed’ to Sperrins gold mine, priest claims at public inquiry

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0100

Dalradian said the mine’s impact on peatland archaeology would be "negligible"

Changes to road through Sperrins mine could impact Catholic community and the disabled, inquiry hears

Thu, 28 May 2026 18:21:00 +0100

However the equality sceening said the impact would be 'minor'

One in four arrested over 2024 Belfast race attacks have since been reported for domestic abuse

Thu, 28 May 2026 06:30:00 +0100

Perpetrators of domestic abuse in Northern Ireland are overwhelmingly male, white, British/Irish, and known to the victim

The secret group linked to security services that helped shape the Legacy Act

Tue, 26 May 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Attendees warned of 'vast' legal risks from Government's legacy proposals

PSNI called after heated exchanges at Sperrins gold mine inquiry over road closure dispute

Fri, 22 May 2026 15:52:00 +0100

The inquiry saw heated exchanges over a public road running through the site

No official assessment of Sperrins mine traffic impact on schools, inquiry told

Wed, 20 May 2026 09:38:00 +0100

A “significant volume of concerns” were raised about child safety

Dalradian mine traffic plans are ‘public safety issue', Sperrins inquiry hears

Tue, 19 May 2026 15:55:00 +0100

Concerns were raised over a proposed 70 daily HGV trips on narrow Tyrone roads

Sperrins gold mine inquiry facing potential legal challenges over delays

Fri, 15 May 2026 13:20:00 +0100

The long-awaited public inquiry into Dalradian's application to mine in the Sperrin Mountains has been beset by delays

Dalradian gold mine would not harm Sperrins tourism, inquiry told

Thu, 14 May 2026 15:15:00 +0100

Concerns were raised about dust, noise, traffic and emissions from the mine

Mining sector is among the world’s ‘deadliest and most dangerous’, inquiry hears

Wed, 13 May 2026 17:10:00 +0100

Trócaire said it had observed many harms in mining projects around the world

PSNI made no child exploitation referrals after Ballymena riots despite internal concerns

Wed, 13 May 2026 06:00:00 +0100

A third of those arrested in Ballymena and other towns last year were children

Sperrins gold mine could cost PSNI up to £3m a year, inquiry hears

Fri, 08 May 2026 13:19:00 +0100

The PSNI has previously written off a £500,000 bill linked to the mine's security costs

Royal family could make millions from Sperrins gold mine, inquiry hears

Thu, 07 May 2026 12:15:00 +0100

The Crown Estate legally owns almost all gold and silver deposits in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Dalradian goldmine claims of local economic benefit are ‘like candy floss’, inquiry hears

Wed, 06 May 2026 11:08:00 +0100

Concerns were raised over delays and a possible third postponement of the public inquiry

30 femicides in Northern Ireland since 2020 — Belfast rally demands ‘not one more’

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:59:00 +0100

Campaigners said that Northern Ireland was the most dangerous place to be a woman in the UK

Palestine Action accounts for third of cases involving displays of support for terror groups in Northern Ireland over the past 25 years

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:55:00 +0100

There has been a sharp rise in PSNI referrals to prosecutors relating to Palestine Action

Police attend Dalradian inquiry after man citing disability refuses to stop recording

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:36:00 +0100

Planning appeals commissioners also raised concerns over late submissions of evidence

Dalradian relying on ‘out of date’ economic assessments of gold mine, inquiry hears

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:23:00 +0100

It was claimed that the economic viability of the Sperrin Mountains mine has been 'misrepresented'

Global gold supply means Sperrins mine ‘not needed’, inquiry hears

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:49:00 +0100

The inquiry heard challenges to the economic case for Dalradian’s project

Closed doors and open questions: inside week one of the Sperrins mine inquiry

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:55:00 +0100

A long-running battle over a controversial gold project reached a pivotal public inquiry stage this week

Tommy Greene: Stormont can’t keep ignoring the evidence on Lough Neagh sand dredging

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:57:00 +0100

New research shows sand dredging is "negatively affecting water quality, habitats, and biodiversity"

Dalradian operated in planning breach for years at ‘temporary’ Tyrone site, inquiry hears

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:35:00 +0100

Dalradian applied in 2017 to mine gold and other precious metals in the Sperrin Mountains

Cyanide still referenced in Dalradian Gold’s Sperrins mine application

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:13:00 +0100

The bid to mine in the Sperrin Mountains received 50,000 objections to the project

Dublin-Holyhead facial recognition trial scans thousands but finds no matches

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Thousands of passengers travelling from Dublin to Holyhead were scanned in February as part of a UK immigration enforcement pilot