Ex-BBC journalist awarded £20,000 after MI5 and PSNI unlawfully accessed phone data
4 sources·Updated July 23, 2026
MI5 PSNI lawsuit
Covered by 4 sources
- The Journal·10h agoMI5 and PSNI to pay damages to journalist Vincent Kearney for illegally obtaining his phone data
Vincent Kearney has been awarded a total of £20,000 (€23,000) in damages.
Read at The Journal → - ARY News PK·12h agoMI5 ordered to pay compensation to former BBC journalist for unlawfully obtaining phone data
MI5 ordered to pay compensation to former BBC journalist for unlawfully obtaining phone data
Read at ARY News PK → - Irish Independent Life·13h ago‘A tremendous victory for journalism’ – RTÉ’s Vincent Kearney awarded £20,000 after data breach by MI5 and PSNI
Tribunal finds that ex-BBC man’s communications data unlawfully obtained
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