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Tommy Greene

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Journalist, etc. | 'Troubled Waters' (📖 on Lough Neagh - Merrion Press, 2026) | other ✍️ in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, The Irish Times, The Detail, openDemocracy, Private Eye, WIRED, The Journal

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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The second piece here in a series ('The Muck Files') digging into the lucrative and murky trade of the UK's chicken waste. With Andrew Wasley and @shaunacorr.bsky.social for @tbij.bsky.social: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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The Muck Files: Dishing the dirt on the UK’s chicken waste trade
UK farm animals produce a monumental amount of waste. But where does it all go?
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Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
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‘They weren’t fierce people’: Memorial unveiled for Dubliners who fought fascism in Spain
Sculpture at Richmond Barracks, Inchicore, described as ‘a gravestone for the international brigades’ of Irishmen
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 27/09/2026
Crowd gathers on Garvaghy Road early on Sunday morning to protest against the ruling allowing the march.
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Northern Ireland court allows Orange Order march through Catholic area
Crowd gathers on Garvaghy Road early on Sunday morning to protest against the ruling allowing the march.
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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
High Court issues temporary injunction, preventing tomorrow morning's planned Orange Order march along the Garvaghy Road www.rte.ie/news/2026/09...
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Temporary injunction issued stopping Drumcree parade
A Belfast court has issued a temporary injunction stopping tomorrow's Drumcree parade.
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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Parades Commission decision on the Drumcree parade rests in large part on the police assessment of disorder. This is a huge call by the police and I can only think how awful this renewed attention must feel for the Quinn, O'Reilly and Nelson families: www.paradescommission.org/viewparade.a...
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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
UK farm animals produce a monumental amount of waste. But where does it all go? www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
thebureauinvestigates.com
The Muck Files: Dishing the dirt on the UK’s chicken waste trade
UK farm animals produce a monumental amount of waste. But where does it all go?
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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The second piece here in a series ('The Muck Files') digging into the lucrative and murky trade of the UK's chicken waste. With Andrew Wasley and @shaunacorr.bsky.social for @tbij.bsky.social: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
thebureauinvestigates.com
The Muck Files: Dishing the dirt on the UK’s chicken waste trade
UK farm animals produce a monumental amount of waste. But where does it all go?
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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Look forward to discussing my forthcoming book 'Troubled Waters' with Sam McBride and others as part of this event on Sunday. Tickets are still available and there's more info at the @shhomeplace.bsky.social event link here: seamusheaneyhome.com/event/a-loug...
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A Lough Neagh Sequence - Seamus Heaney Home
Inspired by Seamus Heaney’s enduring connection to Lough Neagh, this special afternoon presents a sequence of events exploring the beauty, fragility and future of Ireland’s largest lake. Experience A ...
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The Post @liverpoolpost.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Good morning! Your Monday briefing has dropped. Including: 🏆A nomination for @Tommy___Greene ☀️The latest tourism figures from the city region 🗼The history — and future — of St John's Beacon 🖼️And LAST CHANCE to see not one, but two exhibitions... www.livpost.co.uk/where-is-tou...
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Where is tourism booming?
Plus: York stones, Minton tiles and St John’s Beacon
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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Great to be shortlisted in this year's @mja-uk.bsky.social awards for a @liverpoolpost.bsky.social investigation into the prestigious law firm sponsoring Everton FC's new ground and its role in a thorny NHS whistleblowing dispute, going back to ICU deaths in the early 2010s mjauk.org/the-mja-2026...
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The MJA 2026 Awards shortlist is here! - Medical Journalists’ Association
We are delighted to announce the finalists for our 2026 Medical Journalists’ Association Awards. As ever, the MJA Awards recognise outstanding reporting across medicine, health and science. Our indepe...
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This year be the strongest El Niño event in 500 or even 1,000 years, making its impacts on the weather more extreme, says Dr Zeke Hausfather, a climate scientist at Berkeley Earth, a US research group. So more intense weather, storms, heat, changes in the trade winds will be on the way.
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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
"Arday’s death[...serves to] reveal the fragility of the racial settlement in post-imperial and postcolonial Britain and...its elite institutions. He was eagerly elevated as a symbol, ruthlessly scrutinized as an anomaly, and callously discarded as a liability." paulddf.substack.com/p/who-killed...
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Who Killed Jason Arday?
Earlier this afternoon, my oldest boyhood friend, a distinguished international lawyer who received his doctorate at Cambridge, called me to share the tragic news that Jason Arday, the Black British a...
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Sixteen people in England, including two aged under 10, were flagged for potential radicalisation relating to dissident republican extremism. In one previous case, police officers acting under Prevent powers questioned a man because his email signature contained a quote from Bobby Sands.
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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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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The ongoing inquiry into plans for a $30bn goldmine in the Sperrins considered questions of artificial light pollution this week. Residents opposed to the scheme argued it could bring further disruption to their lives and cost the 'dark sky' 🌌✨💫🔭 area millions. More here: bsky.app/profile/thed...
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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
thedetail.tv
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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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Ulster University proposes charging for graduations and slashing student expenditure as part of wider £5m cost-cutting drive. Follows news of UU's plans to lay off 15% of its staff, potentially including hundreds of teaching roles www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Ulster University proposes charging for graduations as part of wider £5m cost-cutting drive
Students could be charged for graduations and see extracurricular expenditure slashed as a result of the planned cost-cutting drive at Ulster University (UU).
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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Media coverage of the climate crisis fell by 14% in 2025 - Earth's third-warmest year on record which saw devastating fires in LA, a heatwave that killed 24,000+ in Europe and storm events triggering catastrophic floods in South-East Asia www.colorado.edu/center/spike...
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Climate change media coverage fell 14% in 2025
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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of all child sex abuse charges he's faced in recent weeks. Eleanor Donaldson, who didn't appear alongside him in court and instead faced a trial of the facts, has been found guilty of all 5 charges levelled against her www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
irishtimes.com
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson guilty of all child sex abuse charges
Eleanor Donaldon found guilty by unanimous verdict on all five charges against her
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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
“We feel that not everyone here is unaccepting of foreigners. There is goodness, there are people who love us, people who shared their homes with us, shared our worries, shared our moments of weakness, and took us in.” Mother of 3 evacuated from her Belfast home this week. bsky.app/profile/alja...
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Max Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit, Observer newspaper reports www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...
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UK PM Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit, Observer newspaper reports
British Prime ‌Minster Keir Starmer is expected to resign on Monday ​and set out ​a timetable for his departure, ⁠the Observer newspaper ​reported on Saturday.
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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Terrible news. The Phoenix magazine to close down after more than 40 years www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/0...
irishtimes.com
Phoenix magazine closing down after more than 40 years on newsstands
Contributors informed that publication is going into voluntary liquidation
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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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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
"I believe this inquiry can be a watershed moment in the difficult subject of legacy on this island." The first public hearing of a long-awaited inquiry into Pat Finucane's 1989 murder began this week: www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Geraldine Finucane: 13,633 days since my husband was shot dead in front of me. 13,633 days seeking the truth
If a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane can finally examine publicly all of the collusion that plagued our society for so many years, there is hope that a real process of healing can begin
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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Prof John Barry: "Whatever the constituted[...]body is that's negotiating with the Earl of Shaftesbury, they'd be going in completely blind. “If they're a community group, they're already massively outgunned in terms of resources, legal expertise and all the rest of it." bsky.app/profile/thed...
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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
“We feel that not everyone here is unaccepting of foreigners. There is goodness, there are people who love us, people who shared their homes with us, shared our worries, shared our moments of weakness, and took us in.” Mother of 3 evacuated from her Belfast home this week. bsky.app/profile/alja...
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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
While the “protesters” kicked in doors in Belfast, community support groups stepped up. The State was found wanting. The majority of the people were not. @elainecrory.bsky.social on the tortoise shack. No paywall 👇 podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Since Tuesday, organisers and volunteers have been helping people of colour across Belfast get to safety from threatened or attacked homes. Beyond the headlines of arson and violence, this is perhaps the biggest story. (Donate to families here - chuffed.org/project/1854...)
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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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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
"Where were the political representatives in East Belfast, sandy row, and every affected area? Standing in front of these mobs and saying 'Stop'. We didn't see that last night. The work today is to go out and talk people down from this violence." North Belfast cllr Paul McCusker on radio earlier
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Brendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween. @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
There is a video showing a crowd of men kicking in doors in Woodvale.
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Zoë H @zoeswipe.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
There's a Glider on fire on the Lower Newtownards Road, by Skainos Square. Footage of it's currently airing on Sky News.
Screenshot of a bus on fire, taken from Sky News.
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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Lough Neagh's commercial yellow eel fishery to close for three years, while restrictions introduced on silver eel catch. Follows lough Co-Op's decision to voluntarily suspend fishing activity at the waterbody last summer, with little compensation afforded to date www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
irishnews.com
Lough Neagh eel fishery closed for three years by Stormont department
Bitter blow to fishing community
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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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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Anti-microbial resistance a massive problem. NI not just an incubator, but also a major exporter of superbugs. My past work and this (excellent) report likely just scratching the surface of implications for the lough system, the wider region and beyond... bsky.app/profile/tony...
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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
@tommygreene.bsky.social has spent years reporting on this. If you've been following his work or listening to him on the tortoise shack none of this will come as a surprise.
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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
thedetail.tv
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
thedetail.tv
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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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
My latest on the inquiry into a £21-26 billion gold/precious metals mining scheme planned for a site in the Sperrins (Co Tyrone). The inquiry heard yesterday that no official figures had been provided regarding projected policing costs, nor had Stormont asked the PSNI to be an inquiry participant 👇
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Dominic McGrath @mcgrathdominic.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Some great details from this latest @tommygreene.bsky.social piece on the Dalradian gold mine inquiry in Tyrone www.thedetail.tv/articles/roy...
thedetail.tv
Royal family could make millions from Sperrins gold mine, inquiry hears
The Crown Estate legally owns almost all gold and silver deposits in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
King Charles would make millions through royalty payments if a Sperrins goldmine goes ahead, an inquiry has heard. The Crown Estate, a property portfolio worth billions owned by the British monarch, would receive a portion of the Dalradian mine’s annual gold sales @tommygreene.bsky.social reports
thedetail.tv
Royal family could make millions from Sperrins gold mine, inquiry hears
The Crown Estate legally owns almost all gold and silver deposits in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
My first report from the ongoing public inquiry into gold and precious metals mining plans for the Sperrins. I'll be covering a few days of it for @thedetailtv.bsky.social. A local council told the inquiry yesterday that the £21-26 billion plans were 'like candy floss' thedetail.tv/articles/dal...
thedetail.tv
Dalradian goldmine claims of local economic benefit are ‘like candy floss’, inquiry hears
Concerns were raised over delays and a possible third postponement of the public inquiry
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Dalradian goldmine claims of local economic benefit are ‘like candy floss’, inquiry hears Concerns were also raised over ongoing delays and a possible third postponement of the Sperrins inquiry. @tommygreene.bsky.social reports
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Dalradian goldmine claims of local economic benefit are ‘like candy floss’, inquiry hears
Concerns were raised over delays and a possible third postponement of the public inquiry
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Recent headlines. Over the past two decades Ireland has transformed into a significant transit point for the US military, particularly for its wars in the Middle East.
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
New research suggests that sand dredging at Lough Neagh is negatively impacting the entire ecosystem, including water quality, habitats, and biodiversity. Can Stormont keep ignoring the evidence?, asks journalist @tommygreene.bsky.social
thedetail.tv
Tommy Greene: Stormont can’t keep ignoring the evidence on Lough Neagh sand dredging
New research shows sand dredging is "negatively affecting water quality, habitats, and biodiversity"
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Patrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
“This is really highlighting some of the deep inequalities and contradictions of the agricultural system,” Patrick Bresnihan, a researcher at Maynooth University, Ireland, told Al Jazeera. @tommygreene.bsky.social on fuel protests. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
aljazeera.com
Why are fuel price protests sweeping the Republic of Ireland?
Demonstrations led by convoys of trucks blocking roads and crucial infrastructure may move north of the border.
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Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I’ve spent the last year investigating how the UK's broken employment tribunal system lets rogue bosses evade justice. But this is the craziest case,by far. A restaurant chain that lost 21 tribunal claims over several years, yet never paid a single one🧵 www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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Meet the restaurant boss who flouted judges’ orders for years
Jason Wells’ restaurant chain has cheated workers, lost 21 tribunal claims – and not paid a single one
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Over 100 Scottish terrorism charges have been linked to Palestine Action. That's more in seven months than all other groups faced in 25 years. Most of the other Scottish cases were linked to the UVF and other loyalist paramilitary groups
thedetail.tv
Half of all Scotland’s terror support cases tied to Palestine Action ban
Most other Scottish cases related to UVF and other loyalist paramilitary groups
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Involve @involveuk.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
✨ Happening this Friday! 🎟️Have you gotten your tickets yet? 👇
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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Look forward to speaking at this on Friday. There are still a few tickets left for anyone interested in coming along and being part of the conversation: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/listening-...
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Listening to the Lough (evening) - stories, struggle & democratic futures
An evening of conversation with investigative journalist Tommy Greene about the long term mismanagement, degradation & future of Lough Neagh
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Tommy Greene @tommygreene.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Channel 4 did a great job covering and making sense of this complex case on Wednesday evening. Was nice to see that they credited some of my reporting and featured the contracts in their news package. Link to full piece here: www.channel4.com/news/doctor-...
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