Suzanne Breen

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Suzanne Breen (born 1967) is an Irish journalist.

Career

Suzanne Breen, a native of Ulster, has been a journalist for several Irish newspapers including The Irish Times and The Belfast Telegraph . She has also contributed to several Irish magazines such as Fortnight and Magill . She was the Northern Ireland editor for the Sunday Tribune . [1] She has also written for Village Magazine on Northern Irish issues. [2] [3] [4] In 2017 she was appointed Political Editor of the Belfast Telegraph. [5]

Contents

Dispute over right to protect sources

She was contacted by the Real IRA when they claimed responsibility for the shootings at Massereene Barracks and admitted killing Denis Donaldson. [6] [7] [8] [9]

In 2009, she was approached by the Police Service of Northern Ireland and asked to hand over details about sources, which she refused to do. [1] [10] She was supported by the National Union of Journalists and the Sunday Tribune. [11] [12] [13] Breen stated that her life could be in danger if she reveals her sources. [14]

Initially, the judge said he was minded to grant the order to the PSNI, [15] but, in June 2009, the High Court in Belfast ruled in her favour, saying she did not have to hand over her notes. [16] She had been told by a third party that if she handed over her notes, she and her family would be in danger from the Real IRA. [17]

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 Police 'demand Real IRA sources', BBC News, 3 May 2009; retrieved 12 May 2009
  2. ↑ Suzanne Breen,"Johnny Adair: "Any Taig Will Do", Village Magazine, 8 January 2005; retrieved 12 May 2009.
  3. ↑ "Who in Sinn Féin was IRA?", 26 February 2005; retrieved 12 May 2009.
  4. ↑ Suzanne Breen, "Sinn Féin rides the wave of political fall-out", Village Magazine, 8 January 2005; retrieved 12 May 2009.
  5. ↑ "Suzanne Breen becomes Belfast Telegraph's new political editor" . Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Real IRA ‘claims’ deadly British army attack" Archived 2009-06-18 at the Wayback Machine , France 24, 8 March 2009; retrieved 12 May 2009.
  7. ↑ Henry McDonald, "Irish journalist says she will not disclose Real IRA sources", The Guardian, 12 May 2009; retrieved 12 May 2009.
  8. ↑ Suzanne Breen, "How Real IRA Killed Denis Donaldson" Archived 2010-02-03 at the Wayback Machine , Tribune News, 12 April 2009; retrieved 12 May 2009.
  9. ↑ Suzanne Breen, "Massereene Murders Sets North Back Years" Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine , Tribune News, 12 April 2009; retrieved 12 May 2009
  10. ↑ Suzanne Breen, I'm not going to put my life in danger to do the PSNI's job Archived 2009-05-09 at the Wayback Machine , Tribune News, 3 May 2009; retrieved 12 May 2009.
  11. ↑ "We will rigorously defend Suzanne Breen's right to maintain confidentiality" Archived 2009-05-14 at the Wayback Machine , Tribune News, 3 May 2009; retrieved 12 May 2009
  12. ↑ Journalistic confidentiality [ permanent dead link ], National Union of Journalists, Sunday Tribune, 10 May 2009; retrieved 12 May 2009
  13. ↑ Mick McCaffrey, Security Editor "PSNI threatens 'Tribune' over terror sources" Archived 2009-05-15 at the Wayback Machine , 3 May 2009; retrieved 12 May 2009
  14. ↑ "Judge to rule on Real IRA case", BBC News, 8 May 2009, retrieved 12 May 2009
  15. ↑ Breen gets time to defend case, The Irish Times, 12 May 2009, retrieved 12 May 2009
  16. ↑ Reporter wins Real IRA notes case, BBC News, 18 June 2009.
  17. ↑ "Perils of reporting on terrorism", Mark Simpson, BBC News, 11 June 2009; retrieved 18 June 2009.
  18. ↑ "Northern Ireland media awards", Belfast Telegraph, 24 June 2016; retrieved 28 January 2017
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