Vincent Kearney

Northern Editor

Sean Brown was abducted and killed by loyalists in May 1997

Call for public inquiry into Sean Brown murder rejected

The family of murdered Co Derry GAA official Sean Brown has been told the British government will not establish a public inquiry into the killing.

Ulster • 13 Sep 24

Pat Finucane was shot by loyalist paramilitaries in front of his family in 1989

Finucane murder inquiry announced by UK govt

The British government has confirmed that it will establish a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane.

Ulster • 12 Sep 24

Jeffrey Donaldson is pictured as he arrived for the arraignment hearing at Newry Court

Jeffrey Donaldson pleads not guilty to 18 sex offences

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to 18 sex offence charges, including one count of rape.

Courts • 10 Sep 24

The carnival parade marked the start of the nine-day Belfast Mela Festival

Carnival parade kicks off Belfast Mela Festival

More than a thousand people have taken part in a carnival parade through Belfast city centre to mark the start of a nine-day festival to celebrate global cultures and diversity.

Ulster • 19 Aug 24

The Gambling With Lives charity organised a football match hours ahead of the new Premier League season, which brings with it adverts and sponsorship related to gambling

Sports clubs urged to raise awareness of gambling harms

Sports clubs across Ireland are being encouraged to help raise awareness about the harm caused by gambling and to sign up to prevention programmes. The initiative has been launched by Gambling With Lives, a charity set up by families bereaved by gambling-related suicide.

Ulster • 16 Aug 24

Denis Donaldson was shot dead in a remote cottage in Glenties in April 2006

McEntee rejects call for inquiry into Donaldson murder

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has rejected a call to establish a judge-led commission of inquiry into the murder of a former senior Sinn Féin official and MI5 agent in Co Donegal 18 years ago.

Ulster • 16 Aug 24

The university teaching hospital has 900 beds and employs thousands of staff, many from ethnic minority backgrounds

Hospitals and flags: A deep dive into disorder in Belfast

There have been many stories in Northern Ireland during the past week, illustrating the levels of fear now felt by those simply because of the colour of their skin.

Ireland • 11 Aug 24

More than 140 organisations are taking part in the rally

Several thousand take part in Belfast anti-racism rally

Several thousand people have taken part in an anti-racism rally in Belfast, exactly a week after the first of a series of racially motivated attacks on members of ethnic minority communities in the city.

Northern Ireland • 10 Aug 24

Large crowds gathered for an anti-racism rally at Belfast City Hall today

'Significant' police presence in North for protests

The PSNI has said there will be a ''significant and visible'' police presence across Northern Ireland amid fears of further violence following anti-migrant protests and counter protests.

Ireland • 09 Aug 24

Operation Kenova was set up in 2016 to investigate the activities of Stakeknife, the Belfast bricklayer Freddie Scappaticci

Unseen MI5 files on Stakeknife found after inquiry ended

The head of an inquiry investigating the activities of a man believed to have been the highest ranking British army agent within the IRA has revealed that the security service MI5 did not disclose all the material it held about him before its findings were published earlier this year.

Ulster • 07 Aug 24