Suzanne Breen

She was contacted by the Real IRA when they claimed responsibility for the shootings at Massereene Barracks and admitted killing Denis Donaldson.^{[7][8][9][10]}

In 2009, she was approached by the Police Service of Northern Ireland and asked to hand over details about sources, which she refused to do.^[2][11] She was supported by the National Union of Journalists and the Sunday Tribune.^[12][13][14] Breen stated that her life could be in danger if she reveals her sources.^[15]

Initially, the judge said he was minded to grant the order to the PSNI,^[16] but, in June 2009, the High Court in Belfast ruled in her favour, saying she did not have to hand over her notes.^[17] She had been told by a third party that if she handed over her notes, she and her family would be in danger from the Real IRA.^[18]

• Northern Ireland Journalist of the Year (1994)
• Northern Ireland Feature Journalist of the Year (1995, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2016).^[19]
• Outstanding journalism by women on the island of Ireland (1999).^[20]