The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has issued its judgment in the case taken by Northern Ireland filmmakers Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey.

The 30-year-old footballer’s £500,000 per month wage was withheld by the club after he was charged with rape in 2021.

It was claimed that a senior PSNI officer had said there was a ‘disproportionate representation’ in the judiciary from a Catholic background.

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher insisted his force has full confidence in the judiciary.

Former Durham detective Darren Ellis continued giving evidence to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) hearing in London on Wednesday.

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal is examining claims that two journalists were subject to unlawful covert intelligence by the police.

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) examines complaints related to surveillance by state bodies.

The tribunal was established to investigate bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment within the Defence Forces.

Northern Ireland-based filmmakers Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney have brought a case to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

Ms Justice Ann Power formally opened the inquiry on Monday

Tánaiste Micheál Martin signed a statutory instrument to establish the tribunal on Thursday

An Investigatory Powers Tribunal heard claims the PSNI undertook six-monthly trawls of the phone data of ‘troublemaker’ journalists.

The Policing Board leadership said Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has been told the claims were causing damage to policing.

Two human rights organisations have made a fresh call for a Policing Board investigation into the claims.

An Investigatory Powers Tribunal heard claims PSNI undertook six-monthly trawls of the phone data of ‘troublemaker’ journalists

The NUJ and Amnesty International are among those to condemn the conduct of the PSNI outlined at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.

The claims were made at a hearing of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal in London

Final submissions were made in the tribunal taken by a lorry driver sacked over video of song appearing to mock Michaela McAreavey’s murder.

The tribunal is investigating the claims of Paul Barry, who says he was targeted by superiors after he made a protected disclosure over the handling of an alleged child sexual assault in Co Cork in 2012

The court ruled that International Protection Appeals Tribunal acted beyond its powers when it refused to allow two appellants to apply for extended time to appeal their protection refusal