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Rodney Edwards
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Editor at The Impartial Reporter. Amnesty award-winning investigative journalist. Author. Documentary maker. Exposing injustices and amplifying unheard voices.
Across Ireland.
Joined December 2008
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    Rodney Edwards
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    Sep 25, 2021
    Covid-skeptic Joe McCarron (75) didn't think the disease would kill him. Blinded by conspiracy theories, he allowed himself to be taken from ICU. Now he’s dead. In tomorrow's Sunday Independent, I investigate the people behind spreading Covid mistruths in Donegal — and name them.
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    Rodney Edwards
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    Aug 16, 2023
    Thanks for all the kind messages about my work both privately and publicly. For the avoidance of doubt: I have no agenda. I believe in giving people a voice. And I have never had to stand on a bin to make my point.
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    Rodney Edwards
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    Aug 15, 2023
    My exclusive investigation into Stephen Nolan in today’s Irish News: ▪️ He sent BBC staff ‘sexually explicit’ images of later convicted sex offender ▪️Show environment led to two BBC staff requiring counselling ▪️Internal messages that shed light on relationship with loyalist
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    Rodney Edwards
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    Oct 8, 2022
    In awe of all those in the emergency services from both sides of the border who helped in Donegal. The many neighbours who pulled people to safety seconds after the blast. The clergy who tended to the dead. They are all heroes. And they will need support in the time ahead, too.
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    Rodney Edwards
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    Dec 5, 2021
    Thread: Anti-vax, anti-mask, anti-lockdown, anti-media activists are hell-bent on spreading misinformation on Covid-19. Reality check time (again): Challenge authorities, oppose restrictions, refuse vax. That’s your right. But spread dangerous falsehoods and you may be exposed.
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    Rodney Edwards
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    May 13, 2023
    Exclusive: Nicola Gallagher tells her story in tomorrow’s Sunday Independent: - She speaks about those Rory Gallagher domestic abuse claims - How her family told the GAA ‘but they did nothing’ - How she thought about ending her life over the abuse she says she suffered
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    Rodney Edwards
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    Aug 30, 2023
    We're thrilled to welcome Bernadette McAliskey to The Impartial Reporter as our latest columnist. Insightful discussions on social inequalities, rural exclusion, education, transport, immigration, and her inclusive vision for this island. Photo: Press Eye.
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    Rodney Edwards
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    Jul 27, 2023
    My exchanges with Sinéad were short-lived but memorable. One time after turning down my interview requests, I noticed she was asking for donations to help a donkey sanctuary. I donated. The next day she emailed: “Thanks, Mr Edwards — but when a woman says no, she means no”.
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    Rodney Edwards
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    Feb 27, 2021
    Noah Donohoe (14) was found naked in a storm drain six days after going missing. In tomorrow’s Sunday Independent, his mother Fiona reveals he was found with a head injury and tells me why she believes the PSNI probe into his death is flawed. How did the Belfast teen end up dead?
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    Rodney Edwards
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    Jun 12, 2020
    Fermanagh is beautiful tonight.
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    Rodney Edwards
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    May 21, 2023
    Revealed: Nicola Gallagher’s father sent FIVE emails to Derry GAA about Rory Gallagher’s alleged abuse. Internal audit blames ‘deactivated’ address for failure to respond — but address was still main point of contact until a few days ago. My report.
    Revealed: Nicola Gallagher’s father sent five emails to GAA about Rory Gallagher’s alleged abuse
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    Rodney Edwards
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    Mar 26, 2022
    Joe McCarron was encouraged to leave hospital despite having Covid. He then died. In tomorrow’s Sunday Independent, his wife Una speaks out for the first time and reveals how he was brainwashed by anti-vaxxers and how it was Dolores Cahill who told her to get him out of hospital.
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    Rodney Edwards
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    Aug 20, 2023
    BBC Northern Ireland journalists are planning to address concerns about the BBC's coverage of the Stephen Nolan stories from last week. Multiple sources indicate they will discuss this with management and the NUJ. "Our newsroom's integrity has plummeted," remarked an insider.
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    Rodney Edwards
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    Jun 7, 2018
    Dear @BorisJohnson, Come to County Fermanagh and I'll introduce you to: * The lorry drivers who zip across the Border carrying milk, concrete, food several times a day * The pharmacist who delivers medicine to the south * The undertaker who transports bodies back and forward 24/7
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    John Rentoul
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    Jun 7, 2018
    Replying to @JohnRentoul
    Boris on the Irish border question