Liam Tunney | Journalist
@ismiseliam.bsky.social
✍️ Journalist (Belfast Telegraph)
☘️ Gaeilgeoir
🔵🟡 Hurler (Rasharkin GAC)
📩 [email protected]
🏛️ Omagh coverage: https://linktr.ee/liamtunney3
☘️ Gaeilgeoir
🔵🟡 Hurler (Rasharkin GAC)
📩 [email protected]
🏛️ Omagh coverage: https://linktr.ee/liamtunney3
🌧️💨 Getting in with this umbrella was like a pulling match with a corner forward
February 18, 2026 at 10:02 AM
🌧️💨 Getting in with this umbrella was like a pulling match with a corner forward
⚖️ Crawling through a pitch-black tunnel and a "febrile atmosphere" as police arrived to search the culvert.
Week 4 of evidence in the Noah Donohoe inquest.
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Week 4 of evidence in the Noah Donohoe inquest.
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Noah Donohoe: Conditions in pitch-dark tunnel would have be ‘challenging’ to survive in
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February 17, 2026 at 9:34 PM
⚖️ Crawling through a pitch-black tunnel and a "febrile atmosphere" as police arrived to search the culvert.
Week 4 of evidence in the Noah Donohoe inquest.
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Week 4 of evidence in the Noah Donohoe inquest.
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🔴 | Noah Donohoe inquest is resuming at Belfast Coroner's Court this morning.
Here's what we learned before the mid-term break.
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Here's what we learned before the mid-term break.
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Noah Donohoe: Seven key takeaways as week three of inquest concludes
Noah Donohoe: Further witness say they heard ‘screams’
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February 16, 2026 at 10:09 AM
🔴 | Noah Donohoe inquest is resuming at Belfast Coroner's Court this morning.
Here's what we learned before the mid-term break.
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Here's what we learned before the mid-term break.
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⚖️ Late night screams and an unexplained torchlight in the early hours
Latest from Day 8 of evidence at the Noah Donohoe inquest in Belfast.
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Latest from Day 8 of evidence at the Noah Donohoe inquest in Belfast.
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Witness tells Noah Donohoe inquest of seeing ‘torchlight’ at back window on night teenager disappeared
A resident living close to where Noah Donohoe was last seen alive has told the inquest into his death that he was woken in the early hours of the morning by “torchlight” at his back window on the nigh...
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February 4, 2026 at 10:03 PM
⚖️ Late night screams and an unexplained torchlight in the early hours
Latest from Day 8 of evidence at the Noah Donohoe inquest in Belfast.
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Latest from Day 8 of evidence at the Noah Donohoe inquest in Belfast.
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⚖️ "If I had to guess, I’d say a young person or a woman because of the pitch"
Day 6 of evidence: a late-night scream, early morning door rattling and answers on CCTV mystery.
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Day 6 of evidence: a late-night scream, early morning door rattling and answers on CCTV mystery.
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Witness heard ‘high-pitched scream’ on night Noah Donohoe went missing, inquest hears
A witness heard a “high-pitched scream” on the night Belfast teenager Noah Donohoe went missing, an inquest into his death has heard.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 10:28 PM
⚖️ "If I had to guess, I’d say a young person or a woman because of the pitch"
Day 6 of evidence: a late-night scream, early morning door rattling and answers on CCTV mystery.
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Day 6 of evidence: a late-night scream, early morning door rattling and answers on CCTV mystery.
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⚖️ One witness has told the inquest he was only shown CCTV relating to Noah's disappearance a 'fortnight ago'.
The witness earlier identified feet in the footage as his own.
The inquest is continuing at Belfast Coroner's Court.
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The witness earlier identified feet in the footage as his own.
The inquest is continuing at Belfast Coroner's Court.
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Noah Donohoe inquest: Witness saw schoolboy’s jacket 'lying over front wall'
The inquest into the death of 14-year-old schoolboy Noah Donohoe is continuing today.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
⚖️ One witness has told the inquest he was only shown CCTV relating to Noah's disappearance a 'fortnight ago'.
The witness earlier identified feet in the footage as his own.
The inquest is continuing at Belfast Coroner's Court.
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The witness earlier identified feet in the footage as his own.
The inquest is continuing at Belfast Coroner's Court.
📰 @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
⚖️ “I knew I hadn’t said he had a head injury. I know I didn’t see him hit his head."
The inquest has heard from further eye witnesses, including residents from the Northwood area where Noah entered the storm drain.
📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
The inquest has heard from further eye witnesses, including residents from the Northwood area where Noah entered the storm drain.
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Witness tells Noah Donohoe inquest she ‘never told police’ of head injury despite them basing theory on her evidence
A witness whose evidence was used by the PSNI to form a theory that Noah Donohoe had sustained a head injury “never told police” that, the inquest into his death has heard.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 7:16 PM
⚖️ “I knew I hadn’t said he had a head injury. I know I didn’t see him hit his head."
The inquest has heard from further eye witnesses, including residents from the Northwood area where Noah entered the storm drain.
📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
The inquest has heard from further eye witnesses, including residents from the Northwood area where Noah entered the storm drain.
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⚖️ "I beeped and I remember him looking back at the jacket and then cycling on."
The Noah Donohoe inquest has heard from a number of eye witnesses who saw him on North Queen Street.
Follow proceedings on the @belfasttelegraph.co.uk website.
The Noah Donohoe inquest has heard from a number of eye witnesses who saw him on North Queen Street.
Follow proceedings on the @belfasttelegraph.co.uk website.
Noah Donohoe inquest: Eyewitness recounts seeing schoolboy fall over handlebars of bike
The inquest into the death of 14-year-old schoolboy Noah Donohoe, who was found dead in a storm drain nearly six years ago, will continue today.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 1:09 PM
⚖️ "I beeped and I remember him looking back at the jacket and then cycling on."
The Noah Donohoe inquest has heard from a number of eye witnesses who saw him on North Queen Street.
Follow proceedings on the @belfasttelegraph.co.uk website.
The Noah Donohoe inquest has heard from a number of eye witnesses who saw him on North Queen Street.
Follow proceedings on the @belfasttelegraph.co.uk website.
⚖️ "He wanted to go to Trinity and wanted to be a dermatologist. He could have done anything with his life."
The inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe is continuing in Belfast as the jury hears from another of his friends.
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The inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe is continuing in Belfast as the jury hears from another of his friends.
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Noah Donohoe inquest: Schoolboy’s last Google searches before leaving home revealed to jury
The inquest into the death of 14-year-old schoolboy Noah Donohoe, who was found dead in a storm drain nearly six years ago, will continue today.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 1:42 PM
⚖️ "He wanted to go to Trinity and wanted to be a dermatologist. He could have done anything with his life."
The inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe is continuing in Belfast as the jury hears from another of his friends.
📰 @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
The inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe is continuing in Belfast as the jury hears from another of his friends.
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"Noah had such an expressive face with a bright, beaming smile."
Today the inquest heard from one of Noah's friends and a number of his teachers.
📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Today the inquest heard from one of Noah's friends and a number of his teachers.
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Noah Donohoe told friends he had been ‘really up and down’ in days prior to his disappearance, inquest hears
A 14-year-old boy found dead in a storm drain in June 2020 told friends he had been “up and down” in the days before his disappearance, an inquest into his death has heard.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 10:38 PM
"Noah had such an expressive face with a bright, beaming smile."
Today the inquest heard from one of Noah's friends and a number of his teachers.
📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Today the inquest heard from one of Noah's friends and a number of his teachers.
📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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Almost 50 children referred to social services following NI race riots @ismiseliam.bsky.social
Child criminal exploitation by racist thugs. To force other children from their homes through violence.
The self-styled 'defenders of women and children'. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
Child criminal exploitation by racist thugs. To force other children from their homes through violence.
The self-styled 'defenders of women and children'. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
Almost 50 children referred to social services following NI race riots
Almost 50 children have been referred to social services by the PSNI after race riots in Northern Ireland over the last two years.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Almost 50 children referred to social services following NI race riots @ismiseliam.bsky.social
Child criminal exploitation by racist thugs. To force other children from their homes through violence.
The self-styled 'defenders of women and children'. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
Child criminal exploitation by racist thugs. To force other children from their homes through violence.
The self-styled 'defenders of women and children'. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
⚖️ | "The sound of his belly laugh still thankfully fills my head."
Report from a heavy day of evidence at Laganside court as the 999 call Noah's mother made to police was played for the jury at his inquest.
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Report from a heavy day of evidence at Laganside court as the 999 call Noah's mother made to police was played for the jury at his inquest.
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Noah Donohoe’s mum is still ‘tormented’ that tragic teenager’s legacy could be tainted by rumour and suspicion, inquest told
The mother of a 14-year-old schoolboy found dead in a storm drain is “tormented” his legacy could be “tainted” by rumour and suspicion, an inquest into his death has heard.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 8:26 PM
⚖️ | "The sound of his belly laugh still thankfully fills my head."
Report from a heavy day of evidence at Laganside court as the 999 call Noah's mother made to police was played for the jury at his inquest.
📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Report from a heavy day of evidence at Laganside court as the 999 call Noah's mother made to police was played for the jury at his inquest.
📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
🔴 | "My son, he's 14, he's not back home yet."
Jurors at the inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe have been played a recording of the call mum Fiona made to police after the schoolboy went missing.
📰 | Full details on the @belfasttelegraph.co.uk website
Jurors at the inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe have been played a recording of the call mum Fiona made to police after the schoolboy went missing.
📰 | Full details on the @belfasttelegraph.co.uk website
Noah Donohoe inquest: Schoolboy had been crying in his bedroom the day he left home, jury told
A jury has been sworn in for the inquest into the death of a 14-year-old boy found dead in a storm drain almost six years ago.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 PM
🔴 | "My son, he's 14, he's not back home yet."
Jurors at the inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe have been played a recording of the call mum Fiona made to police after the schoolboy went missing.
📰 | Full details on the @belfasttelegraph.co.uk website
Jurors at the inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe have been played a recording of the call mum Fiona made to police after the schoolboy went missing.
📰 | Full details on the @belfasttelegraph.co.uk website
🔴 | An interlude at Laganside Courthouse as the building is briefly evacuated after an alarm was triggered.
All back in, slightly damp.
Jury selection continues in the Noah Donohoe inquest.
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All back in, slightly damp.
Jury selection continues in the Noah Donohoe inquest.
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January 21, 2026 at 2:39 PM
🔴 | An interlude at Laganside Courthouse as the building is briefly evacuated after an alarm was triggered.
All back in, slightly damp.
Jury selection continues in the Noah Donohoe inquest.
📰 @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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All back in, slightly damp.
Jury selection continues in the Noah Donohoe inquest.
📰 @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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👮 | Almost 50 children were referred by police under child criminal exploitation protocols following race-related rioting in NI over the last 18 months.
An IRC report last month said there was "no doubt" of a paramilitary element to the disorder.
@enddbelfast.bsky.social
An IRC report last month said there was "no doubt" of a paramilitary element to the disorder.
@enddbelfast.bsky.social
Almost 50 children referred to social services following NI race riots
Almost 50 children have been referred to social services by the PSNI after race riots in Northern Ireland over the last two years.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 10:22 AM
👮 | Almost 50 children were referred by police under child criminal exploitation protocols following race-related rioting in NI over the last 18 months.
An IRC report last month said there was "no doubt" of a paramilitary element to the disorder.
@enddbelfast.bsky.social
An IRC report last month said there was "no doubt" of a paramilitary element to the disorder.
@enddbelfast.bsky.social
"One of the patients had grabbed me by the collar and thrown me against the wall."
"If we reported every instance of verbal abuse, you would get nothing done."
🏥 An insight this week into the shocking tsunami of violence faced by our healthcare staff.
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"If we reported every instance of verbal abuse, you would get nothing done."
🏥 An insight this week into the shocking tsunami of violence faced by our healthcare staff.
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‘I was thrown against the wall’: Constant assaults leading to burnout, say NI healthcare staff
A Northern Ireland nurse has described being “grabbed by the collar and thrown against the wall” as she tried to de-escalate a mass brawl in an emergency department (ED) waiting room.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
"One of the patients had grabbed me by the collar and thrown me against the wall."
"If we reported every instance of verbal abuse, you would get nothing done."
🏥 An insight this week into the shocking tsunami of violence faced by our healthcare staff.
📰 @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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"If we reported every instance of verbal abuse, you would get nothing done."
🏥 An insight this week into the shocking tsunami of violence faced by our healthcare staff.
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Reposted by Liam Tunney | Journalist
The NI Assembly is holding a consultation on the right to wear trousers in school. You read that right – in the year 2026, girls are still not permitted to wear trousers in many NI schools.
Please help to end this cruel situation (closes 20th Feb).
consult.nia-yourassembly.org.uk/education/pr...
Please help to end this cruel situation (closes 20th Feb).
consult.nia-yourassembly.org.uk/education/pr...
Proposal for a Bill on the right to choose to wear trousers in school
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Find and participate in consultations run by the Northern Ireland Assembly
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January 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
The NI Assembly is holding a consultation on the right to wear trousers in school. You read that right – in the year 2026, girls are still not permitted to wear trousers in many NI schools.
Please help to end this cruel situation (closes 20th Feb).
consult.nia-yourassembly.org.uk/education/pr...
Please help to end this cruel situation (closes 20th Feb).
consult.nia-yourassembly.org.uk/education/pr...
Reposted by Liam Tunney | Journalist
“A new report […] reveals a near-total absence of transportation support the Education Authority had claimed is available for displaced children, many of whom are classed as homeless.”
Read more about our latest investigation in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Read more about our latest investigation in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Homeless children left adrift by non-existent school transport support
Northern Ireland betrayed its promise to provide transport for homeless families, leaving displaced children behind and limiting school access
www.thecanary.co
January 12, 2026 at 11:18 AM
“A new report […] reveals a near-total absence of transportation support the Education Authority had claimed is available for displaced children, many of whom are classed as homeless.”
Read more about our latest investigation in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Read more about our latest investigation in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Reposted by Liam Tunney | Journalist
Had a chat with Jon Ronson once about how most of the evil being done in the world is carried out by very grey and boring people doing incredibly abstract things and that makes it very, very difficult to cover.
January 9, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Had a chat with Jon Ronson once about how most of the evil being done in the world is carried out by very grey and boring people doing incredibly abstract things and that makes it very, very difficult to cover.
📺 I pay almost no attention to Traitors but realised today I've interviewed Matthew before - almost six years ago now for @derrynow.bsky.social
County Derry man fighting to ban 'conversion therapy'
Two years since the UK government said they would ban it, campaigners are still waiting.
www.derrynow.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:56 PM
📺 I pay almost no attention to Traitors but realised today I've interviewed Matthew before - almost six years ago now for @derrynow.bsky.social
🚨 | The Dept has urged vigilance after a number of incidents where the device powered off during use, sometime without alerting users.
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📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Health Department issues warning after life-saving breathing equipment malfunctions during use
The Department of Health (DoH) has issued a warning to staff following reports that a number of life-saving breathing devices had malfunctioned during use.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 8:37 AM
🚨 | The Dept has urged vigilance after a number of incidents where the device powered off during use, sometime without alerting users.
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📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
"One criticism levelled at Maduro in the past is that sweeping decisions were often made without congressional approval. A few thousand miles north, there was no congressional approval for President Trump’s move to detain him."
Monday's @belfasttelegraph.co.uk column on events in Venezuela.
Monday's @belfasttelegraph.co.uk column on events in Venezuela.
Trump’s shocking ‘Team America’ move is a problem – one that could fuel even more bickering between our politicians
It’s more than two decades since a cast of crude puppets poked fun at the formidable ability of the US to insert itself into almost any geopolitical narrative going.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM
"One criticism levelled at Maduro in the past is that sweeping decisions were often made without congressional approval. A few thousand miles north, there was no congressional approval for President Trump’s move to detain him."
Monday's @belfasttelegraph.co.uk column on events in Venezuela.
Monday's @belfasttelegraph.co.uk column on events in Venezuela.
Reposted by Liam Tunney | Journalist
APNewsAlert: CARACAS, #Venezuela (AP) — No visible signs yet that US is running Venezuela after Trump claims, as country's security forces control key sites.
January 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
APNewsAlert: CARACAS, #Venezuela (AP) — No visible signs yet that US is running Venezuela after Trump claims, as country's security forces control key sites.
Reposted by Liam Tunney | Journalist
Can you think of any other kind of business or industry where this sort of thing would be allowed to happen and the governments of the day just did nothing about it?
Elon Musk's Grok AI alters images of women to digitally remove their clothes
The BBC has seen several examples of it undressing women and putting them in sexual situations without their consent.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Can you think of any other kind of business or industry where this sort of thing would be allowed to happen and the governments of the day just did nothing about it?
📈 The figure for Daisy Hill has been above four days since at least 4pm.
The Trust has told me the longest waiting time is just over three hours.
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The Trust has told me the longest waiting time is just over three hours.
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Confusion as Stormont website wrongly shows four-day waiting time at emergency department
A government website that posts updated waiting times at Northern Ireland emergency departments is wrongly showing that patients attending a Newry hospital are facing waits of more than four days.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
📈 The figure for Daisy Hill has been above four days since at least 4pm.
The Trust has told me the longest waiting time is just over three hours.
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The Trust has told me the longest waiting time is just over three hours.
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