Simon Byrne

20 PSNI officers were injured within a 24-hour period across Northern Ireland

TUV leader Jim Allister claims policing review in South Armagh was 'wrongheaded'

The vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and his wife Cheryl Hines arrive to see Donald Trump speak to an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Florida on Thursday. Unlike Mr Biden, Mr Trump won’t interfere over Northern Ireland, but there are huge global issues at stake (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Ben Lowry: As soon as he is elected we are reminded of the bad side to Trump

Mark Hamilton was a deputy Chief Constable in the PSNI. He faced a vote of no confidence from the Police Federation last year over his handling of the controversy surrounding the policing of a memorial on the Ormeau Road - and subsequent unlawful disciplinary action taken against two junior officers.

Mark Hamilton: Senior PSNI officer at heart of Ormeau Road row to retire

Justice Minister Naomi Long (centre), with with Dr John Topping (left) and Paul Sweeney (right), after it was has announced that a review of the NI Policing Board will begin on Monday

Review of Northern Ireland Policing Board to begin on Monday

Emblems on the Meenan Square bonfire. (Photo: Facebook)

Bishop McKeown pleads for 'calm' ahead of bonfires being lit in Londonderry

Journalists Trevor Birney, Barry McCaffrey and their lawyer Niall Murphey, outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in London

National Union of Journalists to play part in surveillance tribunal

The Ombudsman wouldn't consider complaints against the PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne (right) and Deputy Chief Constable Mark Hamilton. The Ombudsman's investigation into Ormeau Road resulted in ludicrous and irrational misconduct charges against the suspended junior PSNI officer. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Jon Burrows: Police Ombudsman played key role in Ormeau Road scandal

Simon Byrne reluctantly resigned as chief constable a few days after the judgement in the judicial review. The judge found the PSNI had acted unlawfully in taking action against two officers, following the Ormeau Road incident in 2021.

Jon Burrows: Amnesty was further demand after Ormeau Road incident

Morning View

Editorial: PSNI at last cleared over Ormeau - now their treatment needs probe

The scene on the Ormeau Road in February 2021 after two PSNI officers investigated a possible breach of Covid regulations. Photo: Pacemaker

Exoneration of Ormeau Road officers leads to calls for other investigations

In a difficult and dangerous job like policing, knowing that so long as you are hard working and honest you will be supported is vital, writes Jon Burrows

Jon Burrows: Urgent need for transformation in police leadership

Police Service of Northern Ireland Deputy Chief Constable Mark Hamilton

PSNI officers 'incensed' by secondment plan Deputy Chief Constable Mark Hamilton

In August, the details of almost 9,500 PSNI officers and staff were mistakenly published in response to a Freedom of Information request. The list included the surname and first initial of every employee, their rank or grade, where they are based and the unit in which they work

More than 1,000 apply for security payment following PSNI data leak

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher

PSNI response to data breach will not be fudged, Boutcher vows

Morning View

Editorial: PSNI data breach was a grievous blunder that put life at risk

Morning View

Editorial: PSNI right not to appeal court ruling but that cannot be end of saga
News Letter editorial on Saturday October 21 2023:
Editorial

Sinn Fein Stormont leader Michelle O'Neill speaking to the media during the Northern Ireland Investment Summit 2023 at the ICC, Belfast

Michelle O'Neill refutes Sinn Fein threatened to withdraw support for police

There is no loyalist voice on the Policing Board, says David Campbell. Remedying this situation would be part of the 'long list of requirements needed to restore unionist confidence in the Northern Ireland justice system'

David Campbell: Now is the time to correct imbalance in justice system

Simon Byrne resigned as chief constable of the PSNI on Monday but it might be the case, writes Dr Paul Kingsley, that senior police officers will appeal last week's ruling of Justice Scoffield when the disciplining of two officers following an arrest at a Troubles memorial event in Belfast in 2021 was held to be unlawful

Letter: Legal appeal could still get SF appeasement process back on track

Lord Caine said if Stormont was still not up and running when a new chief constable was appointed, then it would fall to the UK government to ratify the chosen candidate

Lord Caine: Stormont vacuum means London would have to approve new PSNI chief

Almost 4,000 PSNI officers and staff have come forward with concerns after their personal information was released online in a data breach

PSNI data breach ‘could cost force up to £240m’ in security and legal costs

Chris Todd, Assistant Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland, answering questions in front of the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee, in the House of Commons

Leadership of PSNI is not at war with itself, senior officer tells MPs

Superintendent Gerry Murray, chairperson of the Catholic Police Guild of Northern Ireland, answering questions in front of the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee, in the House of Commons, London, on the subject of PSNI data breaches

Catholic PSNI officers ‘urged to bring weapons to Mass’ after data breach

Northern Ireland Policing Board chair Deirdre Toner and vice chair Edgar Jardine announce PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne has resigned during a press conference at the board headquarters in Belfast. Photo: Rebecca Black/PA Wire

Policing Board will have to answer questions about PSNI controversies: Hoare

Letters to editor

Letter: Chief constable's resignation was an unavoidable conclusion

Chief Constable Simon Byrne

PSNI chief constable Simon Byrne has resigned with immediate effect

Remember how Simon Byrne grovelled to republicans after posing for a photograph outside Crossmaglen police station with heavily armed colleagues on Christmas Day 2019

Owen Polley: Not only Byrne feels need to appease SF, government too
The news that the PSNI chief constable not only intends to continue in his job, but may appeal a shattering court decision against the force, was greeted with incredulity last week.
Owen Polley

Morning View

Editorial: Not only is Byrne unfit for job but the policing board is too

Doug Beattie: no confidence in PSNI leadership

Doug Beattie calls for entire PSNI leadership to be investigated

Chief Constable Simon Byrne at the Policing Board office in Belfast last week. Pic: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

More pressure on Chief Con Simon Byrne after two officers 'thrown to the wolves'

Mike Nesbitt said the appalling levels of low confidence in the PSNI was of major concern

PSNI data breaches: Nesbitt concerned about appallingly low confidence in PSNI

The streets were handed to republicans for an IRA funeral in a pandemic

Letter: PSNI chief has gone from failure to failure

Letters to editor

Letter: What will it take for Simon Byrne to be removed?

Archbishop Eamon Martin says his prayers are with all members of the PSNI, and their families

Archbishop Eamon Martin says Catholic community should still join the PSNI

A major PSNI data breach may undermine the ability of the police and security services to keep tabs on dissident republicans, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said

PSNI data breach may undermine ability to combat dissidents, Donaldson warns

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Simon Byrne (left) and Assistant Chief Constable Chris Todd leave after a press conference following an emergency meeting of the Northern Ireland Policing Board at James House in Belfast, following a data breach. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Mike Nesbitt: A calamitous data breach by the PSNI

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Simon Byrne arrives for an emergency meeting of the Northern Ireland Policing Board at James House in Belfast, following a data breach. Thousands of serving officers and civilian staff had their personal and employment data compromised. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Chief Constable under pressure as officers fear for safety after data breach

Morning View

Editorial: A breach of PSNI data that should be impossible

PSNI and Garda at a previous Pride in Belfast. The PSNI livery was changed for the annual event but it is important police don't take sides in something political like Pride
Picture by Arthur Allison.

Letter: The PSNI is right to stop uniformed officers going on the Pride parade

Morning View

Editorial: Debate on sick rates should look at leave policy

Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 24th June 2023The Whiterock parade in west Belfast takes place. The Parades Commission had ruled that banners relating to World War One must remain furled for part of the route.Members of the Orange Order and marching bands pictured at Workman Avenue in Belfast as they take part in the annual ‘Whiterock Parade’ in west BelfastPicture by Matt Mackey/PressEye

IN PICTURES: After Whiterock parade passes here's a guide to this week's marches

PSNI chief constable Simon Byrne at the NI Policing Board meeting on 1 June 2023

'Don't let police budget cuts impact disproportionally on rank and file'

PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne (second right) during a Northern Ireland Policing Board meeting at James House, Belfast. Addressing the monthly meeting of his oversight body, Mr Byrne warned of a 'grim' and 'bleak' budget

PSNI set to ground one of three helicopters in response to ‘bleak’ budget

Alec Maskey at Luton airport yesterday en route to the coronation. He said that as Stormont speaker he always tried to represent all of the community. And he sidestepped a News Letter question about whether some republicans were unhappy at his attendance at the royal event. Other people on the plane included Stephen Farry MP and the PSNI chief constable Simon Byrne

Ben Lowry: It's surprising monarchy has lasted so long, as Charles seems to know

Chief Constable Simon Byrne arrives for at the University of Ulster Street campus for the visit by President Biden. Mr Byrne has one of the most difficult jobs in Northern Ireland. He and his officers need the best backing this society can give – led by the board. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Letter: The PSNI need support, yet the Policing Board seems to stay silent

PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne gives his reaction to the speech from US President Joe Biden in Belfast, on 12 April 2023.

Byrne welcomes Biden's mention of injured DCI John Caldwell

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the idea that the collapse of the powersharing institutions had fuelled violence 'doesn’t stack up'

Stormont political vacuum not to blame for increased terror threat – Donaldson

Mr Byrne briefed his oversight body on the policing operation during a meeting in Belfast.

Rishi Sunak expected in Northern Ireland during Biden visit, police chief says

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson at the annual "Friends of Ireland Luncheon" hosted by Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, during Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's visit to the US for St Patrick's Day.
Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Jeffrey tells Biden: We’ll take our time on Windsor Framework

Joe Kennedy III speaking at the Ireland Funds 31st National Gala. National Building Museum, in Washington, DC, during the Taoiseachs visit to the US for St Patrick's Day. Picture date: Thursday March 16, 2023.

EU and UK striking new Brexit deal an ‘extraordinary achievement’ – Joe Kennedy

Majority Leader of the US Senate Chuck Schumer speaking at the Ireland Funds 31st National Gala. National Building Museum, in Washington, DC, during the Taoiseach's visit to the US for St Patrick's Day. Picture date: Thursday March 16, 2023.

DUP urged to restore powersharing institutions by US senate leader

Matthew McCallan

Senior officer says lessons will be learned after Matthew McCallan’s death

PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne has called for calm

Simon Byrne: Calm rhetoric over threat of violence

Simon Byrne today

NI centenary parade: WATCH – 500 police officers on duty at vast Orange march

Former Economy Minister Diane Dodds was the victim of 'vile' abuse on Twitter

Troll who sent vile message to Diane Dodds no longer on Twitter

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