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
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War: Inside the Refugee Crisis
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
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Pandemic: Domestic Abuse
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.
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Covid-19: Care Homes
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD
Spotlight investigates the Covid-19 care homes crisis.
Millions are fleeing the war in Ukraine. On the Polish border, Jennifer O’Leary meets refugees and those helping them to safety. Show more
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The Spy Who Got Away With Murder
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
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The Union
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
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2020: New Decade New Dilemmas
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
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I Spy
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
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Same Sex - Different Rights?
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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Ulster bank/Collateral Damage
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland
Hard-hitting investigations. Jennifer O'Leary investigates claims that a leading bank forced businesses into insolvency. Show more
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05/11/2013
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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26/11/2013
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
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Letters of the Law
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
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A Woman Alone With the IRA
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.
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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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
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.
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14/02/2017
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
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21/02/2017
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.