Sam McBride
@sjamcbride
Northern Ireland Editor of the Belfast Telegraph & Sunday Independent. Author of Burned: The Inside Story of the Cash-for-Ash Scandal. Any views mine alone.
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A significant story from Allison Morris: Sinn FĂ©in ditches one of its most experienced figures, Michelle Gildernew. First it took her out of Stormont against her will, then it took her out as an MP & now it has got rid of her as a paid employee... belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/âŠ
UVF boss Winston Irvine was brought to Kabul to advise âkey decision-makersâ in Afghanistanâs government on how to address victimsâ issues as part of a deal with the Taliban - and 15 other times the terrorist worked with government authorities unseen. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/âŠ
Sam McBride Jon Burrows đșđŠ When a death threat appeared against me in Oldpark, I had to go to Tenent Street PSNI station. When there to make a complaint (recorded for hate crime figs),a policeman gave me Irvine's number and said he could find out where the threat was from more quickly than he could. đ
The ex-PSNI officer who at the weekend retracted sectarianism allegations against ex-colleagues yesterday contacted Belfast Telegraph to apologise for misleading us. Meanwhile, a DUP MLA says he wishes 'Sean' well and hopes there is now "closure" on the situation. m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/âŠ
Northern Ireland Prison Service give Winston Irvine paramilitary status in Maghaberry - Nolan Exclusive Sam McBride | Doug Beattie | Aaron Edwards Podcast on đČ BBC Sounds
đšThe BelTel podcastđš UVFâs Winkie Irvine given âlenient sentenceâ for firearms charges CiarĂĄn Dunbar is joined by Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland editor Sam McBride to discuss the latest belfasttelegraph.co.uk/podcasts/the-bâŠ
Gerry Adams is a man of towering intellect and ambition who had no moral qualms about securing his united Ireland goal through murder. He never gave any reason to believe he truly saw slaughter as immoral. Murder was a price worth paying for Irish freedom. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/columnâŠ
As Gerry Adamsâ trial began, Denis Donaldsonâs daughter sent me an email we can only now print, revealing an intriguing rift. The family - steeped in republicanism, and with links to the top of Sinn Fein today - once backed Adams. No more. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/columnâŠ