McCullough Review highlights need for government to blow the whistle on illegal surveillance, says NUJ. NUJ's Séamus Dooley said the NUJ views the Review as "a valuable starting point with key recommendations which, if adopted, would help ensure strict adherence to best practice

Award-winning UTV journalist Sharon O’Neill Sharon O'Neill reveals that she was also subject to covert surveillance by the PSNI in an unlawful attempt to identify her confidential sources. Now she’s bringing the police to court. #PressFreedom

Belfast firm Ó Muirigh Solicitors to take legal action for damages against PSNI Chief Constable on behalf of Sharon O'Neill of UTV Live News following revelation in #mccullough investigation her phone was being unlawfully monitored by police trying to trace her confidential story source

Journalists Trevor Birney & barry mccaffrey #achtanois #AnDreamDearg give their response to the #mccullough report on surveillance of reporters' sources by the PSNI. share.google/SzDHNuiAQLf5Li…

Questioned by Michael Fisher KRW Law Human Rights John Finucane acting for barry mccaffrey #achtanois #AnDreamDearg said there's also concern re surveillance of lawyers. “That culture is something that needs addressed. What we need now is PSNI taking credible action to repair the damage they have caused themselves”

Solicitor Niall Murphy (4 Mr Birney) said “It's not normal legal process 2 conduct wholesale widespread & systemic surveillance of journalists & lawyers. Surveillance of the scale reported can never be normal & would not be accepted in any of the capital cities Dublin or London"

NUJ NUJ Belfast & District Branch KRW Law Human Rights Council of Europe Media Freedom RSF in English RSF ARTICLE 19 Index on Censorship EFJ IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media Amnesty International urges publication of long-delayed Police Ombudsman investigation into the police handling of the 2001 murder of Sunday World journalist Martin O’Hagan and a fresh investigation of the case. #PressFreedom amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…

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Sunday World journalist Hugh Jordan has revealed he is one of the 8 journalists now known to have had their telephone data accessed by the PSNI. All almost certainly unlawfully. He was informed by Angus McCullough KC, who has investigated PSNI use of covert surveillance powers.

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📢Thu 9th Oct public meeting with NUJ Belfast & District Branch on the Safety & Surviellance of Journalists. What does the McCullough Review mean for journalism and wider society? How does state surveillance impact on those seeking to hold power to account? NIC ICTU Allison Morris Kevin Cooper

Many thanks to BelfastTradesCouncil for helping to organise this important public event on 9th October in Belfast asking what does the McCullough Review mean for journalism and wider society? Come along to this free event, and register with the form below: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Copyright © Kevin Cooper: Mukesh Sharma MBE DL, Chair of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, invited Jon Boutcher, PSNI Chief Constable, to give a briefing on The Angus McCullough Review report to the policing board on Thursday 2nd October 2025. NUJ NUJ Belfast & District Branch

🎙️ "If we accept that reporters die in #Gaza, we pave the way for other regimes to consider the murder of journalists a normal instrument of war," writes #IFJ General Secretary Anthony Bellanger. Gaza has become journalism’s graveyard. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

EVENT: NUJ Belfast & District Branch and Belfast Trades Council (BelfastTradesCouncil) to host meeting on safety and surveillance of journalists – viewdigital.org/nuj-and-belfas…

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A reminder of this important event co-organised with BelfastTradesCouncil on Thursday 9th October at 7pm in Ramada Hotel, Talbot Street, Belfast. To register, click on link in post below:

Freelancer? The Autumn 2025 Freelance Forum, a one day event designed to keep freelance journalists up to date with the latest developments in their industry, takes place on Monday 20 October in the Ireland Institute, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2: dublinfreelance.org/updates/freela…