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Duration: 26 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel

Freddie Scappaticci was a killer working for the state inside the IRA. Jennifer O'Leary investigates the most notorious agent of the Troubles. Show more

Contributors

Assistant Editor:
Chris Thornton

Spotlight

War: Inside the Refugee Crisis

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

Millions are fleeing the war in Ukraine. On the Polish border, Jennifer O’Leary, alongside aid workers from Northern Ireland, meets some of those hoping to escape to the UK. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Guy Grandjean
Assistant Editor:
Chris Thornton

Spotlight

Pandemic: Domestic Abuse

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Lockdown has led to a surge of domestic abuse incidents. Spotlight investigates and goes behind the scenes in one of Northern Ireland’s women’s refuges.

Contributors

Producer:
Sarah Mole
Series Producer:
Chris Thornton
Executive Producer:
Gwyneth Jones

Duration: 26 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia Pacific

Millions are fleeing the war in Ukraine. On the Polish border, Jennifer O’Leary meets refugees and those helping them to safety. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Guy Grandjean
Assistant Editor:
Chris Thornton

Spotlight

The Spy Who Got Away With Murder

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 6 months

Freddie Scappaticci was a killer working for the state inside the IRA. Jennifer O’Leary investigates the most notorious agent of the Troubles. Show more

Contributors

Assistant Editor:
Chris Thornton

Spotlight

The Union

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

What is the future of the Union? Stephen Dempster and Jennifer O’Leary report from different parts of the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Show more

Contributors

Deputy Editor:
Gwyneth Jones
Producer:
Guy Grandjean

Genres

Spotlight

2020: New Decade New Dilemmas

Duration: 34 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The Stormont Executive began 2020 with a show of unity - but has the year of Covid-19 and Brexit pulled them apart? Jennifer O'Leary reports. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Chris Thornton
Executive Producer:
Gwyneth Jones

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 8 months

The true story of the US trucker turned MI5 agent, who penetrated the Real IRA as they were bombing Britain and trying to wreck the NI peace process, and how he sent their boss to jail. Show more

Contributors

Assistant Editor:
Chris Thornton

Spotlight

Same Sex - Different Rights?

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Hard-hitting investigations on the major stories affecting life in Northern Ireland. Jennifer O'Leary investigates the controversy in Northern Ireland over the gay marriage issue. Show more

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Spotlight

05/11/2013

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Hard-hitting investigations. A former IRA prisoner turned businessman remains in a Rome jail amid allegations of money laundering for the mafia. Jennifer O'Leary investigates. Show more

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Producer:
Maurice May

Spotlight

26/11/2013

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams has led Sinn Fein to political triumph. In the wake of recent controversies, Jennifer O'Leary assesses whether or not Adams is still a help to the party. Show more

Contributors

Spotlight

Letters of the Law

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Hard-hitting investigations. Jennifer O'Leary reports on a case at the heart of the storm over on-the-runs and uncovers evidence kept out of the public. Show more

Contributors

Spotlight

A Woman Alone With the IRA

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Hard-hitting investigations. Jennifer O'Leary investigates the Republican movement's handling of sexual abuse allegations against a suspected IRA member.

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Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Jennifer O’Leary uncovers IRA arms connections around the world and charts how republicans built a political strategy in parallel with their armed campaign.
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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

At the end of the Seventies, the IRA built its own internal security system to root out informers. But British intelligence found a fatal flaw that unlocked many of the IRA’s secrets. Show more

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Máiría Cahill: The Ombudsman's Report

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Jennifer O'Leary speaks to Máiría Cahill about the Police Ombudsman's report into the PSNI's handling of her abuse allegations.

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Mairia Cahill

Spotlight

14/02/2017

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Hard-hitting investigations on the stories that matter in Northern Ireland. Following the fall of Stormont, Jennifer O'Leary asks if power sharing there can ever really be stable. Show more

Contributors

Deputy Editor:
Gwenyth Jones

Spotlight

21/02/2017

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Hard-hitting investigations on the stories that matter in Northern Ireland. Jennifer O'Leary looks at the challenges over making power sharing work at Stormont.

Contributors

Deputy Editor:
Gwenyth Jones