PSNI Admits Illegally Keeping Journalist Data and Family Names

Vincent Kearney should get ‘substantial’ damages after data was unlawfully gained by MI5 and others, tribunal told

RTÉ Northern Editor Vincent Kearney, whose communications data was unlawfully obtained while he worked at the BBC, should be awarded “substantial” damages, a specialist tribunal has been told.

PSNI and MI5 unlawfully obtained phone data of prominent Northern Ireland journalist, tribunal hears

Vincent Kearney was wrongly referred to as a ‘suspect’ in a criminal investigation, and the PSNI complied a detailed profile of intelligence material on him

Ex-BBC journalist whose data unlawfully gained should get damages, tribunal told

The tribunal was also told that the PSNI had made a “detailed profile” of the journalist, including his date of birth, addresses, car details, phone numbers and the names of his wife and mother-in-law, as well as an “extensive review” of his published work

PSNI admits illegally keeping journalist data and family names

In September MI5 conceded it had breached Vincent Kearney's source protection and privacy rights by accessing his communications data.

Ex-BBC journalist spied on by MI5 and PSNI should get damages, tribunal told

Journalist's case against PSNI over monitoring to begin

A veteran Northern Ireland journalist who says he has been the target of "systematic" state monitoring begins a legal case against the PSNI and the security services in London today.