Stephen Breen

Crime Editor with the Irish Sun, Co-author of ‘Kinahan Assassins’, ‘The Hitmen’ and ‘The Cartel’.

[Stephen Breen @SteBreen]

My colleague Keith has done fantastic work on such an important issue on the neglect of vulnerable children. Now taking his campaign to the Dail.

[The Irish Sun @IrishSunOnline]

Irish Sun take State Of Neglect campaign to the Dail

[Stephen Breen @SteBreen]

BREAKING- St Michael’s School in Ballyfermot in Dublin has been evacuated due to a bomb threat.

[Leo Varadkar @LeoVaradkar]

Just 4% in it now. Still too soon for ''unity poll'' as there is no stable majority for unification in the North just yet. But it is coming. Time to prepare - north and south. The FG blueprint published at the weekend sets out some of the next steps that should be now be taken. It is timely and welcome 🇨🇮☘️😀

[Stephen Breen @SteBreen]

Fi Bourke was on her way home when she was stabbed ten times by a complete stranger in an unprovoked attack. Fi is trying to find out if her attacker is now free but hasn’t received any information from the State. See today’s @IrishSunOnline for full story

[Stephen Breen @SteBreen]

Unfortunately 77 people in Dublin have been left homeless due to arson attacks over the last three years. Sinn Fein councillor @DaithiDoolan calling on @DubCityCouncil to address the issue.

[The Irish Sun @IrishSunOnline]

‘It terrorises whole communities’ - fury as 23 arson attacks leave 77 homeless https://t.co/STpkLt1z0e

[Stephen Breen @SteBreen]

Kelly O’Brien lost her husband Anthony and daughter Nadine after an arson attack on their home in Tralee in 2012. Kelly is still seeking justice and has also offered support to the English family in Waterford after their terrible loss. Full story here.

[The Irish Sun @IrishSunOnline]

Mum haunted by arson murders of child, 5, & husband targeted over €50 debt @SteBreen https://t.co/hEQo9jEGPn

[John Hand @johnhand_]

The leader of the Kinahans' Spanish operations & key associates were arrested over the disappearance and feared murder of a former Irish footballer's brother.

Sources confirmed police have searched a remote area near Estepona as part of the probe.

More

https://t.co/tggfYmaeL4

[Stephen Breen @SteBreen]

It’s 2026 and sectarian bigots are still causing further trauma by mocking the massacre of five completely innocent people. They should be arrested for sectarian hate crimes.

[The Irish News @irish_news]

Loyalists involved in a parade banned from walking along the Lower Ormeau Road in south Belfast have been accused of taunting the victims of the Sean Graham bookmakers atrocity.

A spokesperson for the Lower Ormeau Concerned Community group claimed a five finger taunt was made by a passenger on a private hire Translink coach that carried loyalist bandsmen past the memorial to five Catholics murdered by the UDA in 1992.

Read more: https://t.co/o2e4pk1ndL

[Stephen Breen @SteBreen]

There have been 23 arson attacks in Dublin City Council areas over the last three years. It’s now up to 24 after another family were targeted this week. It’s a miracle more lives haven’t been lost in these ongoing attacks @DaithiDoolan has raised the issue with @DubCityCouncil

[The Irish Sun @IrishSunOnline]

‘It terrorises whole communities’ - fury as 23 arson attacks leave 77 homeless https://t.co/VmYo6yciwk @SteBreen

[Owen Cowzer @OCowzer]

Derry is moving en-masse to Dublin this weekend for the FAI Cup final. Caught up with a couple of the Dubliners who made the opposite journey every fortnight to play for the Candystipes in the 80s and 90s https://t.co/RtAPnXwynj

[Brian Whelan @brianwhelanhack]

I stopped Brand getting podcast work in 2018, being well aware of the rumours and attempts to stand them up. But loads of people continued to work with him, and others who have similar rumours and investigations even now.

[The Irish Sun @IrishSunOnline]

Today's front page of The Irish Sun.

[Stephen Breen @SteBreen]

BREAKING- The 6 year old who was left fighting for their life after the fire in Waterford last month has sadly passed away. May they rest in peace.

[Tim McKane @timmckane]

So Carla Lockhart is given a 20 minute interview on Nolan’s TV show and then the whole thing is rerun on @BBCNolan this AM!? WTF!!! She is now not representing DUP voters as well as every other constituent. She is working with Nolan’s other pet, Bryson. More extremist unionism being promoted on #BBCNI
Airtime has value. The amount she has been given is worth £thousands!

[Garrett Hargan @GAHargan]

🚨NEW🚨(latest in months-long investigation)

DUP politician alleged to be ‘prominent sponsor’ of football club that education minister wants to award £30k

A DUP politician is the “prominent sponsor” of a football club which Education Minister Paul Givan is attempting to award £30,000 to, a Sinn Féin MLA has alleged.

Education Minister Paul Givan, who is also a DUP MLA, was given advice that schools rarely use the pitch, aside from one-off events such as sports days, and was told any funding award would require a detailed business case.

But on April 1, weeks after Mr Givan met the club chairman, his department wrote to the Education Authority (EA), with the Minister’s approval, saying there was “a strong case” for £30,000 to be allocated on an “exceptional basis”.

(Full story online with links in it to other stories that formed part of this investigation).

[John Hand @johnhand_]

A Kinahan hitman was arrested in Spain over kidnapping and membership of a criminal organisation.

Spanish police swooped on the 38-year-old and a close pal ten years his junior, also linked to the cartel, on Tuesday, October 27.

https://t.co/WeNuF0Rz7y

[ruth allum @mgtruth]

It would be nice if one interviewer would ask Carla Lockhart if she was comfortable with standing alongside those shouting “stick your palestine up your hole” at a peaceful protest highlighting the dire situation in Gaza.
Just one.

[Colum Eastwood @columeastwood]

Who actually cares at this stage?

[John McGinley @jhnmcgnly]

Celtic up to six defeats in ten matches and nothing is improving.

This week Martin O'Neill put the focus on time needed for Celtic's summer signings to settle when judging this team.

That didn't seem to be an issue for Falkirk and their 17 new additions today.

[Declassified UK @declassifiedUK]

The murder MI5 wants to hide.

Almost 30 years after Sean Brown was kidnapped from a football club, British intelligence is still censoring files that could help solve his murder👇

https://t.co/xoQdvSKNzB