Loughinisland is a small parish in Co. Down. Its name has become synonymous&nbsp;with the infamous Loughinisland Massacre, when six were killed by the UVF in a pub while watching Ireland play Italy in the 1994 World Cup. Trevor Birney helped make a documentary about the murders – but in 2018, he was arrested by PSNI over material used&nbsp;in the film, alongside his colleague Barry Mccaffrey. Six years later, they’re at the center of a major tribunal against the authorities over keeping surveillance of&nbsp;local Journalists. He joins Ciarán Dunbar.&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Belfast Telegraph

Loughinisland Massacre: Trevor Birney on the PSNI’s "Stasi" tactics, and his arrest

NOV 6, 202432 MIN
The BelTel

Loughinisland Massacre: Trevor Birney on the PSNI’s "Stasi" tactics, and his arrest

NOV 6, 202432 MIN

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Loughinisland is a small parish in Co. Down. Its name has become synonymous&nbsp;with the infamous Loughinisland Massacre, when six were killed by the UVF in a pub while watching Ireland play Italy in the 1994 World Cup. Trevor Birney helped make a documentary about the murders – but in 2018, he was arrested by PSNI over material used&nbsp;in the film, alongside his colleague Barry Mccaffrey. Six years later, they’re at the center of a major tribunal against the authorities over keeping surveillance of&nbsp;local Journalists. He joins Ciarán Dunbar.&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>