Noah Donohoe

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Police believe the body of the missing 14 year old has been found. Was hoping and praying it wouldn't end this way. His poor mother.

Front page with an image of the banners for Noah at the Celtic game:

Very sadly, Fiona and Niamh's brother Ronan has passed away, aged just 41. His funeral mass is in Co Wicklow on Monday.

www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/4622344-will-you-be-in-belfast-this-thursday-afternoon-1st-september-2022-for-noah-donohoe

GREEN AND BLUE | Noah Donohoe death will colour the response to new play on Garda and RUC border patrolmen
‘People respond to it from the context in which they find themselves so inevitably the Noah Donohoe case will affect it’
www.sundayworld.com/news/northern-ireland-news/noah-donohoe-death-will-colour-the-response-to-new-play-on-garda-and-ruc-border-patrolmen/102347148.html

BBC News: 'On Thursday at a family court in Laganside Magistrates Court, attended by Noah's mother Fiona and aunt Niamh, Mr Justice Humphreys heard legal arguments from both the PSNI and counsel for the Donohoe family.
Three files of police information are at the centre of these arguments - containing around 600 pages and at least 119 redactions...
After the public hearing, a closed session was held to allow the coroner to view the unredacted material. He said he will give a written ruling on whether the police can redact some of their files within the next 7 days. The inquest is due to start on 28 November.'

From Fiona: 'We did feel heard as Noah's voice today thanks to the detailed submission from Noah's legal team and Brenda Campbell, reinforcing the core of our quest for answers is beautiful Noah, a child...that can never be forgotten.
Mr Humphreys was very much respectful to our need for answers for Noah...that is all we have ever asked for. We felt reassured by his wording...but we still are awaiting his final outcome...words and actions can sometimes be very far apart...always hesitant and cautious ..but always hopeful and wanting to be trusting.'

From Niamh: 'A child, Noah, has died. A family simply ask for the full, transparent truth.'

Police source leaking sensitive material on Noah Donohoe case online, family's lawyer claims
www.itv.com/news/utv/2022-09-01/police-source-leaking-sensitive-material-on-noah-donohoe-case

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-62756164

www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2022/0901/1320111-noah-donohoe-allegation/

💙 The Noah Donohoe Bridge 💙

Lagan Gateway bridge to be named after Noah Donohoe following Belfast City Council agreement
www.itv.com/news/utv/2022-09-01/lagan-gateway-bridge-to-be-named-after-noah-donohoe-following-council-agreement

From Fiona: 'A beautiful legacy...and so humbled for Noah as he would be...but Noah would still say NO deflection. Right now will not deflect from what is important.'

From Niamh: 'It is a huge honour for this bridge to be named after Noah. A positive way of ensuring his legacy lives on for many years. This bridge is symbolic of what we hope for Noah's Foundation in the future, a bridge for all the communities & people of Belfast to access & enjoy.'

Noah Donohoe: Enniskillen protest planned in support of schoolboy's family
"We want people to see that Fermanagh is supporting Noah's family just like many other counties across Northern Ireland."
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/noah-donohoe-enniskillen-protest-planned-24885226

Enniskillen to stage protest for Noah Donohoe
fermanaghherald.com/2022/08/enniskillen-to-stage-protest-for-noah-donohoe/

Noah campaign needs support from ‘all of Fermanagh’
fermanaghherald.com/2022/08/noah-campaign-needs-support-from-all-of-fermanagh/

Application for PII upheld. Absolute e travesty… again
www.itv.com/news/utv/2022-09-08/psni-application-to-withhold-sensitive-information-from-donohoe-inquest-upheld

I am absolutely raging about the PII being upheld by the coroner considering the "nothing to hide" lies they've been telling.

Now that they stated it may impact on national security, funny that when they'd nothing to hide.

I'd be frightened by the power they've displayed if I was a mother in NI.

Update from Niamh Donohoe:
'On Thursday Fiona & myself will attend court for the long-awaited Preliminary Hearing. These court sessions deal with important issues leading up to Noah's Inquest. Submissions for a Jury-led Inquest will be thrashed out.

On days where we attend court, it may just be a "job" to the respected & learned legal professionals that debate alongside us in support & against. For us it's about LIFE. Noah's life, Fiona's life, our lives, our babies, the right to life, this is our lives. Noah's life was ended suddenly on the 21st of June 2020, that day changed our lives FOREVER. It's hard to look back & remember life before that & these days it's best not to as those days are unrecognisable to us now. We have come put up against horrendous abuse, threats, intimidation from people & reps in all walks of life.

Someday we will have our chance to tell the real story. For now, our hands are tied & we will always remain respectful for Noah's sake. The documentary process is ongoing & relentless also & final edit stage isn't far off.

Since our brother's death in August, we have taken time to breathe & gather ourselves. We are strong & well able to continue the #GoodFight✊ in Noah's name, sorry to disappoint those in authority if you thought we had tapped out😬. Onwards & upwards together #NoahsArmy⚡💙 . We're never tapping out. Just respecting the passing of our brother & gathering strength for the next battle. 👊👊👊👊👊'

Such a heartbreaking story

Such a heart breaking story 😥

RIP beautiful Noah. I pray that justice will be done.

I hope his poor mother has the strength to keep fighting for the truth 💙

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Thinking of Fiona and her family and sincere sympathy on the death of her brother.
Justice for Noah.

Update from Niamh Donohoe:
'Today's Preliminary Hearing was firm & fair, & respect is due to all parties involved including Coroner Mr Joe McCrisken. Submissions put forward on Noah's behalf by Brenda Campbell QC leave no doubt that Noah is in the best hands possible. Jury decision due in 2 weeks.'

What really happened in and around this residential street - Northwood Road in Belfast - on Sunday, 21st June, 2020 and the six days after? A child was seen, running naked, distressed and exhausted. Think about what happened, what really happened to that innocent child. Imagine that happening to you or to somebody you love. Look carefully at his grieving mother's face. Look very carefully. Examine your heart and your conscience. Break the silence. Please.

Update from Niamh Donohoe on the awaited Coroner's decision about a jury for Noah's inquest:

'We were assured that by close of business on Thursday we were to be informed of the long-awaited decision on a Jury Led or Coroner Led Inquest for Noah. That day has come and gone and true to form no communication has been directed to us on this important decision.

We turn up to court, we do what is asked of us in this process, we show respect when respect is due & we expect the same in return. Yet again a display of disdain and blatant disrespect not only for us but for beautiful Noah💙.It seems we are the only party that sticks to our word. There is no level playing field in this so we will continue to use everything at our disposal to ensure Noah gets the justice he deserves. BE NOAH'S VOICE, SILENCE IS NOT AN OPTION!!!'

Update:
The coroner will today give his decision on whether or not a jury will be present for Noah's inquest later this month.

All supporters and media reporters welcome to attend:
Thursday 27th October, 2022 at 3pm
Langanside Courts, Belfast

From Niamh Donohoe:
'We are reluctantly preparing ourselves for court (an ordeal in itself). No one will ever understand the toll these days take, on Fiona especially. At the moment we both feel battered and exhausted, we already feel defeated in our fight for a jury and fear the coroner has made his decision to refuse Noah's inquest this opportunity. We will not spend a minute longer than we have to in courts allowing Noah's life & memory to be decimated. We will give you your stage momentarily and then we are done listening to you. Over 2yrs we have given our whole lives to Noah's fight & have got nowhere. Fighting everyone to listen to us & to help.

On Fiona's birthday yesterday instead of celebrating we both cried down the phone because we feel so helpless against this corrupt system at times. However, one thing we both agree, my sister and I won't ever stop fighting for Noah💙 & our babies. Noah's death must be the catalyst for change; no family can ever be allowed to suffer like this again & a child's life can never be sacrificed at the altar of the peace process. Our beautiful boy's life mattered, all children's lives matter.

Noah's Army, we need you now more than ever...Be Noah's voice...shout his name.

I hope at court the right decision regarding a jury is delivered. I promise we will take to the streets in our thousands again & again until we get what Noah deserves & justice. We will bring Belfast to a standstill repeatedly until the truth comes out.
Sitting back waiting on this farcical legal process to evolve has got us nowhere.

We are Noah's voice; we will make noise. Noah will be heard, and the truth will come out.'

It's heartbreaking.

Thr stuff of nightmares.

The injustice of PII against an innocent child.

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WE HAVE BEEN ALLOWED A JURY FOR NOAH'S INQUEST. We are so grateful to Noah's legal team & the Coroner. We went in defeated & have left grateful beyond words. Such an unexpected victory for Noah. Emotional, exhausted & feeling able to fight on knowing the right decision was made.

That was from Niamh Donohoe - it cut off the end, sorry.

Excellent news 💙💙

Summary of Ruling:
www.judiciaryni.uk/sites/judiciary/files/decisions/Summary%20of%20Inquest.pdf