Vincent Kearney

Northern Editor

The data breach resulted in the surname, initials, rank and role of all 9,483 serving PSNI officers and civilian staff being released

PSNI facing £750,000 fine over major data breach

The PSNI is facing a £750,000 (€882,000) fine for failing to protect the personal information of its entire workforce following a massive data breach last August.

Ulster • 23 May 24

Eleanor Donaldson and Jeffrey Donaldson at Newry Magistrates court last month

Hearing to decide whether Donaldson charges go to trial

A court hearing will be held in July to decide whether sexual offence charges against former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife go to trial.

Ulster • 22 May 24

Kathryn Parton, 34, was found dead in a house at Madrid Street last Wednesday

Three appear in court over murder of Belfast woman

Three people have appeared in court charged in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was found in a house in east Belfast last week.

Belfast • 20 May 24

The campaign group Justice for the Forgotten is seeking to take civil action against the UK alleging collusion and a failure to properly investigate the 1974 attacks

Families welcome PSNI decision over UK bombing files

Families of the victims of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings have welcomed a commitment by the Chief Constable of the PSNI not to oppose their bid to force the British government to give them access to secret files about the attacks.

Politics • 17 May 24

Sir Iain Livingstone is interviewed for a Prime Time report into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.

Dublin-Monaghan bomb gang investigator says 'there was collusion'

The officer leading the inquiry into the activities of the loyalist gang suspected of being responsible for the Dublin and Monaghan bombings has said he has no doubt there was collusion between the gang and the British security services.

Prime Time • 17 May 24

Police described the incident in Bushmills as 'sinister' and 'brutal'

Man's hands nailed to fence in 'sinister' attack in NI

Police are appealing for information after a man was discovered "nailed" to a fence in Bushmills, Co Antrim.

Ulster • 05 May 24

Protesters held signs which said 'South Dublin Says No Close The Borders' outside the Taoiseach's home

Homes should be out of bounds, says Harris after protest

People's families and homes "should be out of bounds", Taoiseach Simon Harris said after protesters held a demonstration outside his house on Thursday evening.

Ireland • 04 May 24

The attack on McGurk's Bar killed 15 people in Belfast (File image)

Fresh inquest ordered into 1971 bombing of McGurk's Bar

Fresh inquests have been ordered into a loyalist bomb attack that killed 15 people in McGurk's Bar in Belfast city centre in 1971.

Ulster • 26 Apr 24

Eleanor Donaldson and Jeffrey Donaldson at Newry Magistrates court

Jeffrey Donaldson charged in court over sexual offences

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has appeared in court in Newry, Co Down, and been charged with 11 historical sexual offences, including one count of rape.

Courts • 25 Apr 24

A forensic examination of the scene was carried out

Man 'critical, but stable' after shooting in Co Down

A man is in a "critical, but stable" condition following a shooting in Co Down.

Ulster • 13 Apr 24