Freya McClements

Freya McClements

Northern Editor

Freya McClements is Northern Editor of The Irish Times.

Jeffrey Donaldson told alleged victim he would ‘pray’ for her and was ‘seeking help from God’, trial hears

Letter written by former DUP leader ‘felt like an apology’, woman says

In a sweltering Newry courtroom, Jeffrey Donaldson listened intently as sexual abuse charges were read out

Former DUP leader goes on trial more than two years after being charged with multiple offences

‘Traumatic incidents’ to be recalled during Jeffrey Donaldson abuse trial, court hears

Former DUP leader denies 18 charges, including one of rape, as trial opens in Newry

Prosecution case to open in Jeffrey Donaldson trial

Former DUP leader denies 18 sexual offence charges

Jury sworn in for sexual offences trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson

Prosecution to open case on Wednesday, with trial of facts of Eleanor Donaldson, accused of aiding and abetting, to run concurrently

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson’s sexual offences trial due to get under way

Trial of the facts of wife Eleanor Donaldson to run concurrently

Jeffrey Donaldson: consequential figure in four-decade political career before arrest

Former UUP man led Belfast Agreement walkout, broadening DUP’s support base

First search for Seamus Maguire, one of the Disappeared, to begin in Armagh

Maguire went missing in 1970s, but was not added to list of Disappeared until 2022

‘I couldn’t get an Irish passport. I felt I had this identity taken away’

The BBC broadcaster on how Brexit sent her searching for her Irish roots, reporting the Troubles in Belfast, and the ‘joy and privilege’ of hosting Round Britain Quiz

Jeffrey Donaldson’s sex offences trial to run alongside wife’s case

Eleanor Donaldson was ruled unfit to stand trial on the basis of medical evidence and will instead face ‘trial of the facts’

Eleanor Donaldson unfit to stand trial in Jeffrey Donaldson case, judge rules

Former DUP leader was arrested and charged with sex offences in March 2024

Jeffrey Donaldson trial ‘on track’ to start next week, judge says

Trial, which was due to begin in March 2025, has been postponed twice due to deterioration in Eleanor Donaldson’s mental health

Most Northern Ireland residents who voted for Brexit believe it has failed, poll finds

Despite dwindling support, Queens University study finds ‘leaver’ and ‘remainer’ identities are valued

Taoiseach calls for ‘continued progress’ on NI legacy law after UK government wins case

UK’s highest court upholds Northern Secretary’s appeal against Belfast rulings on human rights issues

Jeffrey Donaldson trial on historical sex offences ‘expected’ to proceed this month

Further medical evidence is expected regarding the fitness of Eleanor Donaldson to stand trial

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