Evening briefing: Another PSNI data leak, Stormont shake-up, and GAA bits you may have missed
NewsNames of PSNI officers involved in legal action over the 2023 data breach have been published onlineThe names of dozens of PSNI officers involved in legal action over the 2023 data breach have been published on a Court Service website. The details, which included first names and surnames, appeared on the website ahead of a civil court hearing on Wednesday linked to the 2023 data leak.Noah Donahoe inquest told how witnesses heard two screams and saw white flashWitnesses have told the jury in the Noah Donohoe inquest of hearing screams on the night the schoolboy went missing. A man also told Belfast Coroner’s Court that he was woken that night by a “white flash” at his window.Former director of Co Antrim hospitality group handed 14-year ban by High CourtA former director of the hospitality group behind the Moe’s Grill stable of restaurants has been banned from running a company for 14 years over her misuse of Covid-19 bounce back loans.Couple to stand trial accused of killing love rival at drug-taking squat in south BelfastA couple are to stand trial accused of killing a love rival at their drug-taking squat in south Belfast, a judge ordered on Wednesday. Jade Harrison, 36, and Colm McClenaghan, 34, have beenjointly chargedwith the murder of Kevin Davidson in July 2024.Politics and AnalysisStormont top jobs shake-up as Education permanent secretary replacedA replacement has been found for the senior civil servant who departed the Department of Education (DE)under unexplained circumstances.‘Vain’ Peter Mandelson ‘loved having Hillsborough Castle at his disposal’, says former Irish diplomatA former Irish diplomat who shadowed some of the major players in the Good Friday Agreement negotiations has claimed Peter Mandelson almost derailed the peace process by attempting to bin key elements of police reform recommended in Chris Patten’s landmark report.SportLeague takeaways: Daire Ó Baoill’s study, referee positioning, having a pop, and the absence of big swings so farThe Irish News sports reporter Cahair O’Kane dives into week two of the National League, and picks out some interesting insights you may have missed.Dunamanagh memories of 1985 Tyrone JFC - and Manchester United in the FA CupDunamanagh may now be part of the well-known Clann na nGael club in Tyrone, which produced legends Brian Dooher and Stephen O’Neill, but its name still lives on. The memories of the north Tyrone outfit’s last Junior Football Championship triumph, in 1985, were revived at a recent reunion.
