Investigations & Analysis - Northern Ireland from The Detail

Legacy

Lord Chief Justice quashes police search warrants used against Loughinisland journalists

Loughinisland verdict leads to calls for reaffirmation of Police Ombudsman powers

Gerry Adams and the rule of law

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Government Accountability

Campaigners considering legal action over status of planning inquiry into Tyrone gold mine plans

"Very likely" that public bodies could abuse FOI policy adopted during COVID-19

Northern Ireland has "gap in protection” for elderly using NHS during COVID-19

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Health

Vulnerable man’s family backs judicial review plans over “serious deficit" of mental health scrutiny

Worry that RQIA's Dr Watt deceased patient review “moved from a shallow grave to a deeper one”

Lack of clarity from Department of Health on Northern Ireland pandemic simulation

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Politics

No assurance from Foster and O’Neill on age discrimination law timing despite political pressure

Are you being served? NIO tight-lipped on Secretary of State's time in Northern Ireland

Fresh questions over party political funding in Northern Ireland

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Justice & Crime

Passport checks on cross-border buses not recorded by Translink

Scale of immigration checks higher in Belfast than London

Concerns over ‘disproportionately high’ levels of immigration checks in Belfast

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Brexit

Criticism of "divergent" approaches to quarantine of sea and air travellers on both sides of border

While Brexit is a threat to the Good Friday Agreement "it can be managed"

Irish unity requires respect but political immaturity shows there's a "long way to go"

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Data

Division over abortion exposed during COVID-19 despite change in law

The girl on the bridge: How do we deal with mental health crisis in Northern Ireland?

Restaurants and takeaways feel heat of immigration enforcement

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Education

Call for more support to educate Northern Ireland’s most vulnerable children

Inquiry aims to improve poor outcomes in North Belfast

Legal challenge after Irish medium school left in limbo

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The Good Friday/Belfast Agreement

Policing in Northern Ireland: how the past threatens the future

The Changing Mosaic: Northern Ireland’s New Communities

The cruel peace: killings in Northern Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement

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