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A large crowd gathered in Belfast yesterday (28 September) to remember NUJ member Martin O’Hagan and demand justice.

Séamus Dooley, NUJ assistant general secretary, recalls the murder of Martin O’Hagan 25 years ago today.

The NUJ Belfast & District branch will hold a vigil at Writer's Square in Belfast on Monday 28 September to mark the 25th anniversary of the murder of union member Martin O'Hagan.

The NUJ has renewed its support for Turkish journalists following the latest state assault on press freedom.

Next Monday, 28 September, marks the 25th anniversary of the murder of Sunday World journalist Martin O'Hagan.

The NUJ has responded after three men were found not guilty of the murder of journalist and union member Lyra McKee in a verdict delivered at Belfast Crown Court today (3 July).

Judgment will be handed down in Belfast Crown Court today (Friday 3 July) in the long-running trial of three men accused of murdering freelance journalist and NUJ member Lyra McKee.

NUJ members gathered at Independent House today (26 June) to mark the 30th anniversary of the murder of Veronica Guerin.

Séamus Dooley, NUJ assistant general secretary, recalls the life of Independent Newspapers chapel colleague Veronica Guerin, who was murdered 30 years ago today.

The NUJ has described as "intolerable” the action of the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (OPONI) in blocking the release of its own report into the failed police investigation of the 2001 murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan.

Tim Dawson, NUJ freelance organiser, pays tribute to John Matthews, former National Executive Council (NEC) member and Glasgow branch chair.

Welcome to the May 2026 edition of The Irish Journalist.

The NUJ has welcomed the acceptance by Simon Harris, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, that a review of media coverage of oil price protests across Ireland last week would not be appropriate.

The NUJ has described as "sinister and deeply disturbing" the call by Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, for a Coimisiún na Meán review of media coverage of the recent nationwide fuel protests.

Séamus Dooley, NUJ assistant general secretary, looks back on day one of this week’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal hearing of the case taken by union member Vincent Kearney and the BBC against the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

The NUJ has expressed grave disappointment at the decision of the Smyth family to cease publication this month of the Northern Standard.

The NUJ has welcomed the assurance by the proposed new owners of the Tuam Herald, Celtic Media Group, that all jobs at the County Galway newspaper will be retained when the transfer of ownership is completed in 2026.

Three NUJ members are featured in volume five of Left Lives, a celebration of Irish trade union leaders published by Umiskin Press and launched in Dublin on Wednesday night.

West of Ireland based freelance Stephen Corrigan has been elected as Cathaoirleach (Chair) of the Irish Executive Council (IEC).

‘Organising Together - Better in a Trade Union’ is the theme of the Irish biennial delegate conference that takes place in Dublin tomorrow, 8 November.