UK accused of spying on Irish journalist

MI5 agents have surveilled many reporters critical of their actions in Northern Ireland

British intelligence agency MI5 unlawfully spied on Irish journalist Vincent Kearney for eight years, his lawyers have told a tribunal in London. MI5 agents allegedly monitored Kearney’s calls, contacts, and movements while he reported from Northern Ireland.

Kearney was monitored by MI5, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), and London’s Metropolitan Police between 2006 and 2014...