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A veteran journalist wins a landmark legal battle, securing £10,000 in damages from both the PSNI and MI5 after their illegal surveillance of his communications—possibly the first time a journalist has been compensated by MI5. The ruling underscores the vital right to protect sources and signals that even law enforcement cannot operate above the law. Kearney, who suspects he’s not alone in being targeted, warns that reporters exposing powerful institutions face heightened risk—and that the surveillance, which even built an intelligence dossier on his family, reveals a disturbing pattern. Though the PSNI chief apologized and pledged reforms, Kearney questions whether those responsible remain in place to continue such abuses.

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