A Belfast journalist has won an apology and a charity donation from a former Democratic Unionist Party politician over false and “seriously defamatory” posts made about her online and on social media.

Irish News security correspondent and columnist Allison Morris said she hopes the victory will help to deter online harassment against women by showing it does have consequences.

Morris (pictured, left) brought the case against Nelson McCausland, a DUP MLA (member of the legislative assembly) from 2003 to 2017, over posts made on his blog and Facebook page in April and May 2016.