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Kevin Sharkey

Belfast

Reporter at BBC

BBC Dublin Reporter - BBC Newsline, BBC News NI. Contact me by email - [email protected]

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  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Kevin Sharkey

    Adams called 'war monger' by witness at libel trialKevin SharkeyBBC News NI Dublin reporterPAGerry Adams pictured outside High Court in Dublin last week Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has been described as a "war monger" at a court in Dublin. Ann Travers, whose sister Mary was murdered by the IRA in 1984, made the claim when she was giving evidence in a libel case brought by Mr Adams against the BBC.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Kevin Sharkey

    BBC report into Gerry Adams of high public interest, court hearsKevin SharkeyBBC News NI Dublin reporterReporting fromDublin High CourtPA MediaGerry Adams pictured outside the High Court in Dublin last weekAn independent media consultant has told a court in Dublin he believes a BBC programme which contained an interview alleging Gerry Adams sanctioned Denis Donaldson's murder was of high public interest.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Kevin Sharkey

    Searches continue at farm where human remains were foundKevin SharkeyBBC News NI Dublin reporterAn Garda SíochánaMichael Gaine, 56, has been missing for more than eight weeksSearches are continuing at an Irish farm where partial human remains were found. The discovery on Friday was made almost two months after County Kerry farmer, Michael Gaine, went missing. Police are continuing to question a man in his 50s who was arrested on Monday on suspicion of murdering the 56 year old.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Kevin Sharkey

    Kevin SharkeyBBC News NI Dublin reporterIrish wolfhounds have joined a protest by writers, who are protesting about what they describe as "any piracy" of their works being used by Meta's AI model. The protest at the Dáil and Government buildings in Dublin was led by the Irish Writers Union (IWU). The union, which is coordinating a campaign with Irish publishers, screenwriters, and poets, is demanding that Meta "complies with Irish and EU copyright laws in the training of its AI model".

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Kevin Sharkey

    Kevin SharkeyBBC News NI Dublin reporterIrish students have been warned to be cautious about "activism" while on a popular work and travel visit to the United States this summer. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has issued the advice following concerns about heightened activity by US immigration officials after President Donald Trump's promise to combat antisemitism in an executive order in January.

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