Vincent Kearney

Northern Editor

Paul Dunleavy while principal of St Aidan's Christian Brothers Primary School in west Belfast in 1984

Jailed ex-Christian Brother made victims feel 'worthless'

Victims of former Christian Brother Paul Dunleavey say the now jailed former school teacher and principal "loved to give out pain" to those he abused.

Ulster • 28 Nov 24

Families of victims attend court for the start of the civil case

Families of loyalist paramilitary victims seek damages

A civil legal action seeking damages from the British government for relatives of victims of loyalist paramilitaries has opened in Belfast.

Ulster • 25 Nov 24

Michelle O'Neill laid a laurel wreath at the Cenotaph at Belfast City Hall, alongside Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly of the DUP

O'Neill lays Remembrance Sunday wreath in historic move

Northern Ireland's First Minister and Sinn Féin's deputy leader Michelle O'Neill has laid a wreath at a Remembrance Sunday event in Belfast.

Ulster • 10 Nov 24

Management at the airport said there was a staff shoratge because of illness and apologised to passengers (file pic)

Staff shortages leads to chaos at Belfast Airport

There were chaotic scenes at Northern Ireland's largest airport this morning as long queues formed because of a shortage of security staff.

Ulster • 09 Nov 24

The Rally for Women's Safety was organised after a serious of attacks on women in Derry

Derry 'won't accept' violence against women, protest told

A crowd of around 1,000 people has attended a rally in Derry to protest at violence against women and young girls.

Ulster • 08 Nov 24

Michael McMonagle admitted two charges of attempted incitement of a child to engage in sexual activity and 12 counts of attempted sexual communication with a child

McMonagle jailed for nine months for child sex offences

Former Sinn Féin press officer Michael McMonagle has been given an 18 month sentence for a series of child sex offences.

Courts • 08 Nov 24

Sam Maguire takes centre stage surrounded by the Gerry Fagan Cup, the Marie Hoye Cup and the Pat McMahon Cup from the Armagh County Board for Club of the Year last year

Stars align as Clann Éireann enjoys historic success

A unique chapter in GAA history was written when two trophies were paraded through a jubilant crowd at the Clann Éireann club in Lurgan last week.

Ulster • 07 Nov 24

McLaughlin's hardware store on the edge of the Bogside has been owned and run by the same family since 1913

'Time to call it a day' - era ends as Derry shop to close

Having served customers for over a century and rising from the ashes several times during the Troubles, a chapter in the retail history of Derry will end next month.

Ulster • 28 Oct 24

Appeal to parents after 'most depraved' catfish case

Prosecutors in Northern Ireland who worked on the case of Alexander McCartney described the case as the largest, most complex and depraved investigation into sexual offences they had ever worked on.

Northern Ireland • 25 Oct 24

Cimarron pleaded with McCartney not to make her send him an image of her younger sister, but he was unrelenting

How online abuser destroyed girl's life from his NI home

Vincent Kearney outlines how an online abuser deceived his victims into sending compromising sexual images of themselves from his home in Armagh.

Analysis and Comment • 25 Oct 24