Copyright © Kevin Cooper Photoline NUJ: The Belfast & District NUJ branch held a Memorial Vigil at Writer's Square in Belfast on Monday 28 September 2026 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Murder of Martin O'Hagan, Belfast Branch Secretary, and NUJ Member of Honour. Kevin Cooper, Vice Chairperson of the Belfast & District NUJ branch, welcomed everybody to the Martin O’Hagan Memorial Vigil. Seamus Dooley, NUJ Assistant General Secretary, spoke warmly about Martin O’Hagan the journalist, and about his wife and family. Anne Hailes read the poem ‘The Journalist’ to the vigil, which was followed by a minute’s silence and Andy McGreggor, piper, played the lament ‘Flowers of the Forest’ at the end of the Martin O’Hagan Memorial Vigil. It was followed by Martin O'Hagan Memorial Panel Discussion in Ramada Hotel, Talbot Street, Belfast. Kevin Cooper, Vice Chairperson of The Belfast & District NUJ branch, opened the meeting. Fran McNulty, NUJ Joint President, moderated the panel: Richard Sullivan, Sunday World Northern editor; Laura Davison, NUJ General Secretary; and Rebecca Black, PA journalist. Martin O'Hagan's brother Desmond O'Hagan also attended and spoke after the panel discussion.