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Sharon O'Neill

Belfast

Journalist at ITV

UTV/ITV Journalist….ex-news Editor Sunday Life

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  • I have nightmares about what predator MacCormack did to my girl, says mum of youngest victim

    1 month ago | itv.com | Sharon O'Neill

    Sex trafficker Oliver MacCormack’s youngest victim was just 17 when he dragged her deep into a world of sex for sale. That world – just streets away from the bustling Belfast city centre. Tragically, the teenager didn’t live to see the pensioner brought to justice. She died from an infection caused by her drug use. But her mother has given us this statement – an insight into this family’s heartache. We are not naming mother or daughter to protect their identity.

  • 'One day I went from being employed to overnight becoming an advertised escort, a heroin addict'

    1 month ago | itv.com | Sharon O'Neill

    Predator pensioner Oliver MacCormack was sleeping when police came calling at six in the morning. Our exclusive footage shows him being taken into custody to be questioned about the trafficking and exploitation of vulnerable young women in Belfast. He initially denied it all – claiming he was trying to help them – but detectives knew exactly what MacCormack was and the long-term damage he had inflicted on his victims. Nine of them – all battling serious drug addiction – aged between 17 and 19.

  • Soldiers from covert army unit due in court charged with murder and attempted murders

    2 months ago | itv.com | Sharon O'Neill

    ExclusiveUTV can reveal a date has been set for when former soldiers will appear before a judge charged with murder and attempted murder. That date, March 19. The soldiers - former members of the army’s covert Military Reaction Force (MRF). A unit that operated in Northern Ireland in the early 70s but was disbanded amid controversy over how it operated. The PSNI launched an investigation into a serious of shootings linked to the MRF.

  • DNA found on Guildford bomb timer matched to person on national police database

    Feb 14, 2025 | itv.com | Sharon O'Neill

    ExclusiveJust weeks after UTV disclosed DNA had been found on a timer on one of the deadly Guildford bombs – we can reveal that DNA has been matched to a person on the national police database.

  • Murders linked to taxi driver killer Clifford McKeown run into 'double figures’

    Feb 11, 2025 | itv.com | Sharon O'Neill

    Loyalist killer Clifford McKeown who gunned down a Catholic taxi driver as a "birthday gift" to a terror boss – was behind at least 10 other murders. And he was a Special Branch agent for most of his time as a paramilitary. That’s according to several well-placed sources with indepth knowledge of the loyalist’s activities.

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Sharon O'Neill
Sharon O'Neill @sharon_scoop
13 May 25

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Sharon O'Neill
Sharon O'Neill @sharon_scoop
13 May 25

Astonishing miscarriage of justice 👇🏼 Peter Sullivan was jailed in 1987 for the murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall, who was attacked while walking home from a pub in Birkenhead. | ITV News Granada Source: ITV News https://t.co/aprcK4Wj3l

Sharon O'Neill
Sharon O'Neill @sharon_scoop
13 May 25

RT @UTVNews: The countdown is officially on for the 156th Balmoral Show. While preparations reach the final stages @nathan_hanna_ was live…