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NUJ to mark International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on Monday 3 November at 5.30pm www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...

Irish News: Journalists’ data can be shared with intelligence agencies: PSNI ereader.irishnews.com/2025/10/13/j...

The Guardian: The Pope and defence of journalism

A lovely reflection on loss and hope.

Good woman Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

Doing my 007 Bond look at NIPANC Annual Ball 2025

We all clean up well.

They at it again out at the NIPANC Annual Ball Stormont Hotel.

Thanks to Trevor Mcbride NUJ Derry & North West NUJ celebration of Eamonn McCann ’s NUJ Membership of Honour.

How could the PSNI be allowed to put the (independent oversight bodies) Police Ombudsman's Office and the Policing Board under surveillance. What has the Department of Justice, NIO, and the British and Irish governments as co guarantors of the Good Friday/Belfast agreement got to say about this?

Out in the Harp Bar for a Friday Night out.

The McCullough Review was a good start but not the full story.

‘Safety and Surveillance of Journalists: why this matters to everyone’ on Thursday 9th October 2025 in the Ramada Hotel, Belfast.

Today is World Mental Health Day 2025 take a moment to reflect and be in the moment. Enjoy a walk in a park, in a wood, by a river or lake. Talk to a friend. Take time to care for yourself and others.

Belfast Telegraph: Great story ‘A cross between a pagan festival and a rave’: Armagh Rhymers make Paris Fashion Week debut m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

RTE News: Can we hope for lasting peace in the Middle East? Israel, Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza peace plan. www.rte.ie/news/middle-...

Rostrevor Literary Festival 2025 Sat 8 Nov 2025 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM An Cuan, 44 Shore Rd, Rostrevor, Co Down, BT34 3ET

Beautiful trees in North Belfast

Just took a look at some of the wonderful books I got for my birthday thank you very much.

Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey discussed on the Private Eye podcast out today. The segment starts at 15 mins in, listen here. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

Fish kill on the Six Mile Water river in Ballyclare, County Antrim again. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

NUJ welcomes introduction of journalist safety officers in every police force www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...

UN on Press Freedom in Gaza which UN talks about deliberate targeting of journalists m.youtube.com/watch?v=GBAk...

BBC News: Journalist safety officers hired in every police force in UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Computer Weekly: PSNI appoints legal counsel to report on police conduct after McCullough surveillance review www.computerweekly.com/news/3666322...

The Annual General Meeting of the International Brigade Memorial Trust (IBMT) took place on Saturday 4th October 2025 in Unite the Union offices in Belfast.

Hope for peace as heavy air strikes reported in Gaza despite Trump appeal www.rte.ie/news/world/2...

Solidarity with all journalists and media workers under attack for doing their jobs. Gaza has become journalism’s graveyard. Killing journalists is killing the truth by Anthony Bellanger www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

With all that has been going on I find myself pausing and reflecting on some of the pressures on my media colleagues and friends in recent times. I frequently turn to Seamus Heaney and his collection of poetry in NORTH and one poem in particular ‘WHATEVER YOU SAY SAY NOTHING’.

Computer Weekly: PSNI appoints legal counsel to report on police conduct after McCullough surveillance review www.computerweekly.com/news/3666322...

No place for hate crimes. Right to life. Right to worship. Right to live free from violence. www.rte.ie/news/uk/2025...

Copyright © Kevin Cooper Photoline NUJ: 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.

Laurence Simms, introduced the speakers at the launch of “Political Change Across Britain and Ireland: Identities, Institutions and Futures” (Edited by Paul Gillespie, Michael Keating and Nicola McEwen) in the Irish secretariat in Belfast.

The Guardian: My conference pass was revoked for asking difficult questions: this is Keir Starmer’s Labour by Owen Jones www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Join @BDTUC and @NUJBelfast public meeting about Safety & Surviellance of Journalists

Review finds police in Northern Ireland tried to identify journalists’ sources By Barry White yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...

Hugh Jordan Sunday World was told he had his phone data accessed

Photography of Lee Miller www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Amnesty International Northern Ireland: Amnesty calls for new investigation into murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan on 24th anniversary of killing www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...

World News Day 28th September 2025

Sunday World journalist Martin O’Hagan was shot dead by paramilitaries in Northern Ireland on this day in 2001. Justice for Martin O’Hagan RIP. x.com/amnestyni/st...

New call for probe into NI journalist’s murder ahead of 24th anniversary of LVF killing m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

Time for justice for Martin O’Hagan RIP. Time to end impunity for crimes against journalists and media workers.

Killers of Martin O’Hagan RIP must be brought to justice. Time to end impunity for crimes against journalists. Time for justice. www.nuj.org.uk/resource/kil...

Birthday lunch with my good friend Alan.

Thank you everybody for all your birthday wishes. Spot the balloon competition!🤣🎈

Happy Birthday to me 70 today

Eight journalists unlawfully spied upon by PSNI - review www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

A public inquiry is essential into PSNI spying scandal - The Irish News view ereader.irishnews.com/2025/09/25/a...