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The National Union of Journalists has called on the PSNI to take action against those who threaten members of the media.

The move from the NUJ follows threatening graffiti targeting Sunday World journalist Patricia Devlin.

Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today. By Lauren Boland Saturday 13 Feb 2021, 9:05 PM Feb 13th 2021, 7:56 PM 19,653 Views 1 Comment Updated Feb 13th 2021, 9:05 PM NEED TO CATCH up? IRELAND Icy rain, sleet and slushy snow meant hazardous driving conditions in bad weather on the Wicklow Gap today. Source: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie Public health officials confirmed a further 1,078 cases of Covid-19 and 66 deaths...

There is widespread condemnation tonight after a journalist at an Independent News and Media title was targeted with a sinister threat in Northern Ireland. Graffiti has appeared in a number of locations in east Belfast with the name of award-winning Sunday World reporter Patricia Devlin along with cross hairs. Northern Ireland Justice Minister Naomi Long described the sick graffiti as a “chilling sight”. Alliance Party Leader Naomi Long said she, “remained fully committed to tackling threats made to journalists”. “This is a chilling sight. In Northern Ireland in 2021 no reporter sho...

  Patricia Devlin describes herself as a stubborn and resilient woman, strengths that served her and her three brothers well through their lives. Patricia’s parents, James and Gertrude, were shot dead by members of the Glennane Gang in 1974. They were murdered as they were driving up a country lane late at night to their home in Co Tyrone, their car riddled with bullets. A teenager, Patricia, sitting in the front passenger seat, was hit several times. She remembers the flashes, the bullets hitting her, and her surprise that the shots weren’t louder. She played dead and survived. Th...