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Sinn Fein's vice-president and the Stormont deputy first minister said there can be no place for the malicious harassment online and daubed on walls in Belfast.
Graffiti targeting Irish News journalist Allison Morris widely condemned Sinister graffiti targeting Irish News journalist Allison Morris in north Belfast 20 February, 2021 01:00 Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill described graffiti targeting journalist Allison Morris as 'hate filled'. Picture by Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye/PA THERE has been widespread condemnation of threatening graffiti targeting Irish News journalist Allison Morris. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) last night said such incidents were becoming "all too common" and were too often singli...
Michelle O’Neill has branded threats against public figures in Northern Ireland as unacceptable. Sinn Fein’s vice-president and the Stormont deputy first minister said there can be no place for the malicious harassment online and daubed on walls in Belfast. It includes graffiti threats against journalists Patricia Devlin and Allison Morris, threats against Irish international footballer James McClean, and “vile” social media abuse directed at her party colleague Martina Anderson. Women who are brave enough to enter public life should be encouraged and supported. This type of threateni...
BBC News Published image captionPatricia Devlin believes paramilitaries think women in the media are easy targets Women working in the media suffer more abuse for reporting on paramilitaries than their male counterparts, a Sunday World newspaper journalist has said. Patricia Devlin has received multiple death threats - including two within 12 hours - and was recently the subject of "sinister graffiti" in east Belfast. Last year she lodged an official complaint against the police for a "complete failure" to properly investigate a threat to rape her baby. She said the attacks are escalating. Sp...
East Belfast graffiti threats target Northern Ireland journalist by name Justice Minister Naomi Long described the spray painted messages as a "chilling sight" Updated One of the threats Never miss a thing from Belfast and beyond - sign up for FREE newsletter direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and y...