Spotlight - 2008/2009
Investigation and analysis of the stories behind the headlines in Northern Ireland
Spotlight - 2008/2009 - Annie McCartan Murder
Hard-hitting investigations on major stories in Northern Ireland. Darragh MacIntyre investigates the murder of 75 year old Annie McCartan.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - Coping With the Credit Crunch
Bobby Friedman travels around Northern Ireland to discover how the economic downturn is affecting people's everyday lives, meeting economic experts.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - Craigavon Police Murder
In the aftermath of the murder of a police officer in Craigavon, Mark Carruthers discusses the response to the security crisis with studio guests.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - Crime and Policing
Spotlight examines what is holding up the passing of policing and justice powers to the Stormont Executive.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - Dealing with the Legacy of the Past
Current affairs. Is Northern Ireland ready to deal with its troubled past, and what might happen if it fails?
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - Dying Young
Bobby Friedman investigates what went wrong when four babies died at one Northern Ireland hospital. Featuring interviews with neo-natal experts and some of the parents.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - Education Debate
Hard-hitting investigations and human interest reports from the Spotlight team in Northern Ireland. Spotlight debates the future of children's education.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - Fatal Command
Bobby Friedman investigates the events surrounding the death of Dungiven fire-fighter Joe McCloskey and finds out why his family are still demanding answers.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - Fight or Flight?
Amid calls for a public enquiry, Bobby Friedman investigates plans to extend Belfast City Airport's runway, with locals saying it will increase noise.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - Gay Pride or Prejudice?
Hard-hitting investigations on major stories. Reporter Brian Hollywood assesses the impact of Iris Robinson's anti-gay statements in Northern Ireland.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - How Safe is Your Job?
Hard-hitting investigations. As Northern Ireland suffers its biggest jump in unemployment for a generation, Yvette Shapiro talks to job-hunters and employers.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - Learning the Hard Way
Claire Savage investigates the number of children who are struggling to learn. Is the growing crisis putting thousands at risk of falling through the net?
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - Life Sentence
Incisive investigations. The battle of the McCauley family to get justice for their son Paul, who has been in a coma following a sectarian beating.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - Mutual Money Misery
Stephen Walker looks at the collapse of a local savings society. What went wrong and will thousands of investors get any of their money back?
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - Prisoner B2970
Hard-hitting investigations. Darragh Macintyre investigates the prison suicide of Colin Bell, and finds out why the case has shaken Northern Ireland's prisons.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - Sectarianism
Ten years after the Good Friday Agreement, Spotlight's Brian Hollywood examines the extent of sectarianism in Northern Ireland.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - The Abortion Debate
Hard-hitting investigations on the stories affecting life in Northern Ireland. Bobby Friedman investigates attempts to change Northern Ireland's abortion law.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - The Case of Baby Mason
Londonderry mother, Louise Mason, talks exclusively about her battle to clear her name after she was wrongly accused of deliberately harming her new born baby.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - The Changing of the Guard
Current affairs. Barbara Collins profiles the new leaders, north and south, and asks what impact they will have on the political stage.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - The Death of Candy Ho
Stephen Walker investigates how the police caught a contract killer who murdered a Hong Kong woman on the streets of East Belfast.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - The Great Property Gamble
Hard-hitting investigations and human interest reports. Mandy McAuley talks to the winners and losers of Northern Ireland's fluctuating property market.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - The Man Inside
Stephen Walker examines the overturned convictions of Danny Morrison and seven other men who were jailed for the kidnap of an informant.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - The Man Who Didn't Die
Spotlight investigates claims that a businessman faked his death and led a double life in Northern Ireland for nearly 15 years.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - The Omagh Fire Tragedy
Investigation programme. A year ago, Arthur McElhill and his family died in a fire. Spotlight reveals his secret world and the events leading up to the blaze.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - The Secrets of Success
An investigation into the story of Alexander Success, the Nigerian man convicted of arranging sham weddings between locals and foreign migrants.
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Spotlight - 2008/2009 - To Write a Wrong
Stephen Walker investigates the story of a blind 93-year-old woman who was cheated out of her Saintfield home by her son and daughter-in-law.
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