
Assume Nothing
The Hack
Episode 4: Operation Yurta
April 26, 2025
16 minutes
Available for over a year
The story of two journalists who investigated an unsolved mass murder in Northern Ireland.
Six men were shot dead by Loyalist paramilitaries in the Height’s Bar, Loughinisland on the 18th June 1994.
No-one has ever been charged or convicted.
Episode 4 – Operation Yurta
On the day of the film’s Belfast premiere, police announce a new investigation – into the suspected theft of sensitive documents from the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland.
Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney are arrested nine months later and their homes and offices are searched.
While they are questioned about four offences - theft, handling stolen goods, unlawfully disclosing personal data and offences under the Official Secrets Act - their legal teams must make an urgent decision.
Readings by
Ian Davidson
Steven Calvert
Aoibheann McCann
Antoinette Morelli
A BBC Northern Ireland production