NUJ welcomes PSNI’s renewed Lyra McKee appeal
The NUJ has welcomed the renewed appeal by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) for information about the murder of journalist Lyra McKee.
The Irish Journalist - August 2026
Welcome to the August 2026 edition of The Irish Journalist.
NUJ welcomes victory for Vincent Kearney in state surveillance tribunal
The NUJ has welcomed a decision by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) to order MI5 and Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to pay £20,000 in damages to journalist and union member Vincent Kearney over sustained unlawful surveillance.
NUJ statement on Lyra McKee murder verdict
The NUJ has responded after three men were found not guilty of the murder of journalist and union member Lyra McKee in a verdict delivered at Belfast Crown Court today (3 July).
Judgment due in Lyra McKee murder trial
Judgment will be handed down in Belfast Crown Court today (Friday 3 July) in the long-running trial of three men accused of murdering freelance journalist and NUJ member Lyra McKee.
NUJ condemns intimidation and attacks against journalists covering Belfast riots
The NUJ has strongly condemned threats, intimidation, and attacks against reporters covering riots in Belfast in recent days, and has repeated calls for further action to protect journalists.
NUJ condemns threats to journalists covering event in Northern Ireland
Masked men reportedly intimidated press at Palestinian solidarity march.
NUJ condemns intolerable delay in Martin O'Hagan murder review
The NUJ has described as "intolerable” the action of the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (OPONI) in blocking the release of its own report into the failed police investigation of the 2001 murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan.
The Irish Journalist - May 2026
Welcome to the May 2026 edition of The Irish Journalist.
Tribute to Jim McDowell
Séamus Dooley, NUJ assistant general secretary, pays tribute to Jim McDowell, a defiant editor who faced down enemies of journalism.
