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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today is the Policing Board monthly meeting, taking place "against the [Drumcree] parading issue that has generated widespread political and community contention" (words of the Chair) Trevor Clarke (DUP) objects to Deirdre Hargey (SF) participation, as she was part of Garvaghy Road protest
Screengrab of live video of policing board meeting, showing nine police officers and staff sitting in a row at a table
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Pat Finucane inquiry is being prevented from access to millions of intelligence documents because government funding for a secure computer system has yet to be agreed more than two years after the investigation was first announced. By Barry McCaffrey
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Finucane inquiry blocked from secret files over funding delay
The inquiry is still waiting for secure infrastructure to handle sensitive intelligence documents
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Revealed: the growing anti-migrant networks linking Northern Ireland and Scotland By @billybriggs24.bsky.social
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From Facebook to street patrols: the growing anti-migrant networks linking Northern Ireland and Scotland
Northern Ireland is becoming a “model for far right activity to be emulated elsewhere”, a human rights charity has warned
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barrybelfast70.bsky.social @barrybelfast70.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Finucane recap - Three state agents involved in murder of Pat Finucane. Brian Nelson (British Military Intelligence) admitted targeting solicitor, Billy Stobie (RUC Special Branch) admitted providing murder weapon, Ken Barret (RUC Special Branch) admitted carrying out murder.
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barrybelfast70.bsky.social @barrybelfast70.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Public Inquiry into murder of Pat Finucane will reopen today with Inquiry counsel Matthew Hill outlining open source material about what is already known about allegations of state collusion in the Belfast solicitor's 1989 murder. #FinucaneInquiry #detail.tv
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Salmon and water supplies could be at risk from Sperrins mine waste facility, inquiry hears By @shaunacorr.bsky.social
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Salmon and water supplies could be at risk from Sperrins mine waste facility, inquiry hears
Objectors to the proposed Sperrins gold mine said a Stormont department is failing to properly assess the potential risks
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
More than 93% of unionist parades went ahead without any restrictions over the past decade. Of the 22,679 notified unionist parades that took place between April 2016 and March 2026, only 1,454 (6.4%) had any conditions imposed on them by the Parades Commission. By @lukejbutterly.bsky.social
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More than 93% of unionist parades go ahead without restriction
There were 26 times as many unionist parades (2,507) than republican marches (96) in 2025/26
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A Stormont department spent almost £400,000 on a gold mine report, but submitted it too late for it to be included as evidence at a public inquiry, it can be revealed. By @shaunacorr.bsky.social
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Stormont department spent £400,000 on gold mine report rejected as late evidence by Sperrins inquiry
This is the second time Stormont officials failed to submit documentation to the inquriy on time
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Concerns have been raised about why members of a US right-wing extremist group were granted visas to visit the UK. The Proud Boys, who toured Belfast after the June riots, are most known for their attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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Belfast visit by US far-right figures raises questions over UK visa rules
The 'Proud Boys' are most known for their role in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
One in seven arrested during Ballymena riots has since been reported to the PSNI for domestic abuse.
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14 of those arrested during Ballymena riots have since been reported for domestic abuse
Police data consistently shows that many of those arrested for their involvement in racist violence had a history of domestic violence
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New research finds widespread suspicion among Northern Ireland journalists that they have been subject to police surveillance, writes @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social
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Journalists in Northern Ireland fear surveillance is undermining democracy - report
New research finds widespread suspicion among Northern Ireland journalists that they have been subject to police surveillance
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Young children in England were referred to an anti-terror programme over fears they supported dissident republican extremism. But the Home Office admitted they have no guidance explaining the meaning of republican extremism, nor what speech or conduct should trigger a referral.
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Children in England referred to anti-terror programme over republican extremism fears
The 'Prevent' strategy has been criticised for failing to stop attacks and for curtailing free speech
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Objectors argued the proposed mine's artificial lighting would be damaging to the welfare of local residents, ‘dark sky’ tourism, and the wider local economy
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Dalradian rejects claims proposed Sperrins mine would create harmful light pollution
Objectors argued the proposed mine's artificial lighting would be damaging to the welfare of local residents, ‘dark sky’ tourism, and the wider local economy
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Following our story, this far-right group that was raising funds for 'vigilantes' has been banned from Tiktok. A spokesperson for the social media company said the Knights Templar International account "breach[ed] our rules against hate speech".
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Two prominent journalists are advising fellow media professionals not to accept any offers of personal meetings with PSNI Chief Jon Boutcher regarding spying operations against them. Their warning follows the latest revelations that the PSNI spied on former BBC journalist Barney Rowan in 2006.
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Journalists warn against PSNI chief's offers amid spying allegations
Their warning follows the latest revelations that the PSNI spied on former BBC journalists Barney Rowan and Vincent Kearney in 2006
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Loyalist killer and a former UVF member attend violent anti-immigration demonstration in Glasgow
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Loyalist killer and a former UVF member attend violent anti-immigration demonstration in Glasgow
Glen Kane and Mark Sinclair have attended a number of anti-immigration protests in Northern Ireland and beyond
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A far-right activist in Northern Ireland is raising funds to buy equipment for Scottish “night patrol” groups accused of targeting migrants. New investigation by The Detail and @theferret.scot
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Far-right loyalist Jim Dowson fundraising for ‘vigilante’ groups in Scotland
Dowson led flag protests at Belfast City Hall in 2012 and now fronts a Christian nationalist organisation
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The Department for Communities has failed to issue any message of support during Pride celebrations under the current minister since 2023. The absence of any references the LGBTQIA+ community or Pride comes despite the department, led by Gordon Lyons, maintaining an active social media presence.
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Department of Communities silent on Pride under Gordon Lyon over last three years
The department responsible for LGBTQIA+ policy in the north has failed to issue any message of support during Pride celebrations since 2023
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Migrant rights groups across Northern Ireland are being targeted by far-right organisations, according to a new report by @humanrightsfirst.org. Some organisations said they no longer publicly advertise their services as a result of the threats and intimidation
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Groups supporting migrants in Northern Ireland face harassment and intimidation
Some organisations said they no longer publicly advertise their services as a result of the targeting
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Around 90% of Northern Ireland families flagged as potential benefit cheats were in fact legitimate claimants, The Detail can reveal. HMRC used faulty Home Office travel data to incorrectly suggest hundreds of families had emigrated and were fraudulently claiming the support from abroad.
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Around 90% of NI parents were wrongly targeted in HMRC child benefit fraud crackdown
Hundreds of parents were targeted in a controversial anti-fraud crackdown last year
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Moy Park farms spread 20 times as much poultry manure on Northern Irish fields as the major meat producer promised environmental authorities. The revelations are contained in a major report which tracks the growth of agri-food industries alongside declining water quality. ✍️ @shaunacorr.bsky.social
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Moy Park farms spread 20 times more poultry manure on Northern Irish fields than agreed with environmental authorities
Around 138 million chickens are slaughtered in Northern Ireland every year
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Large amounts of asbestos found at hundreds of sites across Northern Ireland in recent years - including 120 tonnes at controversial bonfire site
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Revealed: Hundreds of tonnes of asbestos found across 224 locations in NI since 2018
Around 120 tonnes of asbestos was removed from a controversial bonfire site in Belfast
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
There will be "16 explosions a day" at the proposed Dalradian gold mine in the Sperrins, an inquiry has heard. @shaunacorr.bsky.social reports.
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16 explosions a day at proposed Sperrins mine, inquiry hears
Dalradian says underground "firings" would take place during two daily blasting windows
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Across Northern Ireland, families have spent decades challenging flawed investigations, withheld evidence and official silence. @mollyquell.bsky.social speaks with families who turned to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg in search of accountability.
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From South Armagh to Strasbourg: the long fight for justice after the Troubles
Across Northern Ireland, families have spent decades challenging flawed investigations
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Belfast City Council was warned of threats to HMOs in June 2025 - a year before the recent racist attacks By @lukejbutterly.bsky.social
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Belfast City Council warned of threats to HMOs a year before racist attacks
Officials were aware of threats against properties housing migrants in June 2025
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
As racist attacks spread across Belfast, volunteers and neighbours stepped in to get families to safety, filling a vacuum left by state institutions, writes Chloë Trew (@ppr-org.bsky.social)
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Comment: When Belfast burned, it was ordinary people who came to the rescue
Volunteers and neighbours stepped in to get families to safety
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The Lough Neagh Partnership recommended that stakeholders enter negotiations over the future ownership of Lough Neagh before carrying out fundamental due diligence. They advised waiting until the Earl of Shaftesbury "is ready to proceed with the transfer of ownership”. By @tommygreene.bsky.social
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Lough Neagh management body recommended entering ownership talks before due diligence, emails reveal
One environmental researcher said it would like going into negotiations “completely blind”
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barrybelfast70.bsky.social @barrybelfast70.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Geraldine Finucane arrives at the public inquiry into her husband's murder. She says that after more than 37 years of waiting she hopes there will be no more delays @thedetailtv.bsky.social
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Pat Finucane public inquiry formally opens today after 37-year campaign for answers
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Pat Finucane public inquiry formally opens after 37-year campaign for answers
But full evidential hearings are not anticipated until Spring 2027
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
‘The facts are the facts’: Ex-Ombudsman stands over Loughinisland collusion finding 10 years on
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‘The facts are the facts’: Ex-Ombudsman stands over Loughinisland collusion finding 10 years on
Dr Michael Maguire says he had “no concerns” about using the term collusion in his investigation into the 1994 killings
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Fermanagh priest Father Joe McVeigh claimed that the Pope “would be totally opposed to the destruction of a sacred place” to mine gold. @shaunacorr.bsky.social reports from the Sperrins inquiry
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The Pope ‘would be totally opposed’ to Sperrins gold mine, priest claims at public inquiry
Dalradian said the mine’s impact on peatland archaeology would be "negligible"
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Reporter @shaunacorr.bsky.social is back at the Dalradian gold mine inquiry again this morning Catch up on all of our coverage so far:
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Sperrins public inquiry
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Join us for a special screening of acclaimed investigative documentary 'No Stone Unturned' on Friday 12 June. The event will feature a talk by Dr. Michael Maguire on his landmark Police Ombudsman report, and a post-film discussion with the journalists behind the film and relatives of the victims.
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Docs Ireland: No Stone Unturned + discussion showing at Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast.
A murder mystery that reveals the kind of secrets which governments keep. In 1994, six people were gunned down as they watched the World Cup in a small pub in Loughinisland, Co. Down.
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Proposals to replace a public road as part of a Dalradian Gold mine application could negatively affect people who are older, disabled, or from the Catholic community, a public inquiry has heard. @shaunacorr.bsky.social reports
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Changes to road through Sperrins mine could impact Catholic community and the disabled, inquiry hears
However the equality sceening said the impact would be 'minor'
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
A quarter of those arrested for the racist disorder in Belfast in August 2024 have since been reported to the police for domestic abuse. “The myth that violence against women and girls is increasing because of immigration is completely unfounded and does not reflect the experience of Women’s Aid"
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One in four arrested over 2024 Belfast race attacks have since been reported for domestic abuse
Perpetrators of domestic abuse in Northern Ireland are overwhelmingly male, white, British/Irish, and known to the victim
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
One in four arrested over 2024 Belfast race attacks have since been reported for domestic abuse By @lukejbutterly.bsky.social & Nic Murray
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One in four arrested over 2024 Belfast race attacks have since been reported for domestic abuse
Perpetrators of domestic abuse in Northern Ireland are overwhelmingly male, white, British/Irish, and known to the victim
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Cormac Kehoe @coramazov.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Investigation with @thedetailtv.bsky.social & the Guardian this morn. We reveal how British security services were involved in formulating the Legacy Act, despite the fact the act was supposed to investigate state killings. Read here thedetail.tv/articles/sec... - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Revealed: The secret group linked to security services that helped shape the Legacy Act By @coramazov.bsky.social
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The secret group linked to security services that helped shape the Legacy Act
Attendees warned of 'vast' legal risks from Government's legacy proposals
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Police were called to the Sperrins gold mine inquiry this week, the second time since it resumed last month. The inquiry saw heated exchanges over the future of a public road running through the proposed mine site @shaunacorr.bsky.social reports
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PSNI called after heated exchanges at Sperrins gold mine inquiry over road closure dispute
The inquiry saw heated exchanges over a public road running through the site
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
A "significant volume of concerns" were raised about child safety, school related traffic conflicts and industrial traffic movement, at the Sperrins mine inquiry on Tuesday. @shaunacorr.bsky.social reports
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No official assessment of Sperrins mine traffic impact on schools, inquiry told
A “significant volume of concerns” were raised about child safety
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I will be speaking at Maynooth University tomorrow, 20 May, at the event Ireland's Hidden Border Violence. From 12pm. More information here: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
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Ireland’s Hidden Border Violence
The border on the island of Ireland is often described as
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Plans to send 70 heavy goods vehicles a day along single-lane rural roads was branded a “public safety issue” at the Sperins gold mine inquiry @shaunacorr.bsky.social reports
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Dalradian mine traffic plans are ‘public safety issue', Sperrins inquiry hears
Concerns were raised over a proposed 70 daily HGV trips on narrow Tyrone roads
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Free seminar for journalists on Monday 18th May in Dublin on emerging issues in law governing protection of journalists and their source relationships in Ireland. The focus of the seminar will be on surveillance of journalists and the status of journalistic privilege.
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Seminar: Legal Protections for Journalists and their Sources in Ireland
This seminar will explore recent legal developments around protection of journalists sources on the island of Ireland. Open to journalists
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The Sperrins gold mine inquiry could be derailed for a third time over timetable issues that saw both the applicant and objectors threaten legal action against the Planning Appeals Commission. The inquiry has been beset by delays since it was announced in 2020. @shaunacorr.bsky.social reports
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Sperrins gold mine inquiry facing potential legal challenges over delays
The long-awaited public inquiry into Dalradian's application to mine in the Sperrin Mountains has been beset by delays
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
A gold mine in the Sperrin Mountains will have no negative impact on tourism in the area, an inquiry into the plans has heard. But if it does, an economist speaking for Dalradian Gold suggested it “could be mitigated through a tourism fund”. @shaunacorr.bsky.social reports
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Dalradian gold mine would not harm Sperrins tourism, inquiry told
Concerns were raised about dust, noise, traffic and emissions from the mine
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The PSNI did not refer a single child arrested during the Ballymena riots into the government mechanism used to identify victims of child criminal exploitation, despite concerns that young people were groomed or coerced into violence. @lukejbutterly.bsky.social reports
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PSNI made no child exploitation referrals after Ballymena riots despite internal concerns
A third of those arrested in Ballymena and other towns last year were children
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Mining is among the world’s “deadliest and most dangerous” industries, an NGO has told an inquiry into a proposed goldmine in the Sperrin mountains. Trócaire said it had seen "examples of psychological terror tactics that are deployed against communities.” Report by @tommygreene.bsky.social
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Mining sector is among the world’s ‘deadliest and most dangerous’, inquiry hears
Trócaire said it had observed many harms in mining projects around the world
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Mining is among the world’s “deadliest and most dangerous” industries, an NGO has told an inquiry into a proposed goldmine in the Sperrin mountains. Trócaire said it had seen "examples of psychological terror tactics that are deployed against communities.” Report by @tommygreene.bsky.social
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Mining sector is among the world’s ‘deadliest and most dangerous’, inquiry hears
Trócaire said it had observed many harms in mining projects around the world
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The PSNI did not refer a single child arrested during the Ballymena riots into the government mechanism used to identify victims of child criminal exploitation, despite concerns that young people were groomed or coerced into violence. @lukejbutterly.bsky.social reports
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PSNI made no child exploitation referrals after Ballymena riots despite internal concerns
A third of those arrested in Ballymena and other towns last year were children
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