Connla Young is a Crime and Security Correspondent at the Irish News. He focuses on themes related to security and law enforcement, including public security, legal reform, and court proceedings, while also delving into cultural and societal issues. Connla's work has been featured in MSN and The Irish News.
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Connla Young's coverage focuses on local politics, crime, and ongoing legal processes in Belfast and the wider UK. He frequently reports on breaking news, evolving stories, government announcements as well as seeks expert commentary.
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Far-right English commentator Katie Hopkins has visited a loyalist bonfire that includes a replica of a mosque.
The PSNI is coming under pressure to remove a replica mosque placed on a loyalist bonfire in Co Tyrone.
By: Connla Young
A refusal by the PSNI to say if new powers will be used to remove UVF signage from a loyalist bonfire is damaging “to public confidence in policing” it has been claimed.
A controversial bonfire that included a replica mosque has been set alight after police moved in to remove it.
By: Connla Young
Catholic and Protestant church leaders have said the placing of a replica mosque on a loyalist bonfire is “grossly offensive”.
By: Connla Young
Loyalists in the Co Tyrone village where a replica mosque was placed on a bonfire were ‘tipped off' that police were “mobilised” to remove the sectarian and racist ‘hate display', it has been claimed.
By: Connla Young
A prominent member of the Muslim community has said ‘hate has been normalised' in the north after a bonfire with a replica mosque on top was set alight.
The British government has agreed to pay relatives of people killed by the IRA's Internal Security Unit £10m.
By: Connla Young
A senior PSNI officer has disputed claims the police ‘scaled back' their presence in Moygashel before a replica mosque was placed on a loyalist bonfire.
A controversial an-anti Muslim banner put up close to a bonfire site in south Belfast has been removed.
