Media Archive

The Sunday Post – Businessman sues Gardai alleging breach of his rights

Suspension of requests pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 by the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland.

A number of our clients received letters from the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (“PRONI”) today informing them that, whilst PRONI holds information pertaining to their requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“FOIA”), PRONI cannot release the documents in the absence of...

Newry Democrat – Time for the church to ‘do the right thing’

Belfast Telegraph: Fresh appeal for witnesses to shooting of IRA man Colum Marks in 1991

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/fresh-appeal-for-witnesses-to-shooting-of-ira-man-colum-marks-in-1991-37520925.html...

Irish Legal News: Lawyers for arrested journalists say lack of criminal complaint will form part of court case

https://www.irishlegal.com/article/lawyers-for-arrested-journalists-say-lack-of-criminal-complaint-will-form-part-of-court-case...

The Irish Times: Arrests of journalists queried as ombudsman denies reporting theft of documents

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/arrests-of-journalists-queried-as-ombudsman-denies-reporting-theft-of-documents-1.3690026...

The Sunday Times – RUC ‘hid gun links to Mulhern’

Widow suing MoD starts bid to access files into death of husband

The Times: Plea for government aid in getting ‘trapped’ girl home

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/plea-for-government-aid-in-getting-trapped-girl-home-f6fqjw2wd...

UK Constitutional Law Association: Anurag Deb and Conor McCormick: Lee v Ashers: A Recipe for Jurisdictional Confusion?

On 10 October 2018, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd [2018] UKSC 49, sparking much debate and commentary. The judgment is legally important for how it conceptualises freedom of expression, and for the surprising evidence of...