Noah Donohoe: the latest news is very bad

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Many Mumsnetters will have already seen and kindly supported my threads and those of others about the disappearance and death of young Noah Donohoe in Belfast in June 2020. For those who haven't, Noah's naked body was retrieved from a drain after he had been missing for 6 days. Two years later, his grieving mother Fiona, with her sister Niamh at her side, is still having to fight for the truth about her adored son's disappearance and death and for justice for him.

Yesterday, Fiona was given official notice by the government/NIO that a Public Interest Immunity Certificate has been granted. It was signed by the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Shailesh Vara, MP for North West Cambridgeshire. This means that the police/PSNI are allowed to keep hundreds of pages of information from their botched investigation into the disappearance and death of this innocent and precious child secret. It was received by the police/PSNI and Crown Solicitors Office on the 19th July and his mother was not told for over a week.

Mr Vara was appointed after Brandon Lewis resigned from Boris Johnson's cabinet. He has only been in his post as NI Secretary for two weeks. This is not a good start. Signing the PII Certificate so swiftly indicates to me that he has not taken due time and care to learn all the facts in Noah's case. I think anyone who concludes from this that Mr Vara is just a government and police puppet could be forgiven.

For those Mumsnetters not in Northern Ireland who believe that PII Certificates don't concern you, a PII Certificate application from the police/PSNI protected Robert Howard, a known prolific and violent child killer and rapist. It allowed him to travel to England, Scotland and Ireland. He was only brought to justice when he raped and killed a child in Kent. This is only one example of many.

If you are not outraged, then you have not been paying attention. What can you do? Please think about this and do what you can. Please join us in raising awareness about Noah on social media, with your own government representatives and mainstream media. If you want to contact Shailesh Vara directly about Noah's case:
members.parliament.uk/member/1496/contact
Email at NIO: [email protected]
He is also on Twitter:
twitter.com/ShaileshVara

Here is a factual and reliable pinned Twitter thread for people new to Noah's story or wanting to know more:
mobile.twitter.com/MarymoBelfast/status/1370453351616425985
Here is Fiona's podcast:

Here is a Channel 4 News report: www.channel4.com/news/noah-donohoe-family-seek-answers-over-belfast-teenagers-death And please, if you haven't already, do still join the 309,146 people who have showed they care by signing Fiona's petition. Link in the OP of this thread: www.mumsnet.com/talk/petitions_noticeboard/4573833-noah-donohoe-his-mothers-fight-for-the-truth-and-justice-please-help-stop-the-police-coroner-and-brandon-lewis-from-keeping-investigation-files-into-the-death-of-a-child-secret-thread-3?

Thank you sincerely for reading and for your support. 💙

TLDR:
As Marion Wright Edelman said, if we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much. Shame on you, Shailesh Vara. AIBU?

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Please do join the rally in Belfast at 1pm at City Hall tomorrow if you possibly can. Please don't leave it to other people to swell the numbers on your behalf. If everyone thought like that, nobody would be there. Please come and stand up for Noah, stand with Fiona and Niamh, and stand up for all children. As Noah's auntie Niamh says, 'Everyone is welcome to show their support on Saturday. All parties, all cultures & religions. Noah's Army & the fight for truth & justice is inclusive of all.'

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Feet on the street tomorrow in support of the Donohoe family.

Great news the KRW Law Human Rights have spoken out against the injustice.

Take care for tomorrow, hope its a great turn out.

On the contrary, it is not possible to campaign for justice AND truth whilst standing with SF/PIRA who actively deny justice to others
And here we go again! How many times are you going to repeat the same thing for it to be ignored by all before you realise here is not the place.

Go post your own thread in Politics. Open your eyes, not all share the same beliefs as yours, and this is not the place to have this discussion.

Thank you for your post @vivainsomnia . My heart sank when I read it. Not for what you said, which I am very grateful for, but that the poster in question had been @'d because I knew it would only draw them back to the thread. It has long passed the stage where I would block them if I could. Thank you again for your support. 💙

Apologies - that should read Relatives for Justice.

Thank you @hedgehoglurker

Thank you again @vivainsomnia

Thank you again @EmeraldShamrock1

Petition update ahead of tomorrow's rally in Belfast at City Hall, from 1pm:
Very pleased to report that Fiona's petition against the PII Certificate now has 324,825 signatures of support and is still steadily climbing. Please continue to sign and share, and don't forget to confirm your signature via the email Change will send you for it to count. Link to the petition is in the OP. Thank you all very much.

We will not stay silent because some people feel uncomfortable.

One can only respect and follow Fiona's dignified brave actions in the fight for answers for her beautiful boy.

Night everyone, thinking of the Donohoe family tonight and looking forward to supporting them tomorrow.

Noah Donohoe's family releases statement ahead of Belfast city centre protest
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/noah-donohoes-family-release-statement-24742546
"I'd like to firstly reiterate our complete gratitude at the swell of support around the worrying use of PII," Noah's aunt Niamh Donohoe said.
"The fact we are not screaming into the abyss alone is a huge comfort and support to us. People finally see the injustice of a lot of decisions being made in Noah's Case.
"Tomorrow is a gathering of Noah's Army from all across the globe, people have extended trips from NYC to be here, are travelling from across the pond and from all counties of our beautiful island. Each and every one of you are making a difference and impact. You are Noah's Voice.
"To all our friends in Noah's Army who can't be with us, we know you will be in spirit and will watch with pride as a community of amazing humans send out a strong message to those who need to see it.
"Please remember this is not a march. We are asking people to stand with us at Belfast City Hall at 1pm. There will be a few key speakers talking about the PII issue and because of time constraints on a gathering of that size we will ask the crowd to disperse safely and quickly at the end.
"We hope to keep you all no longer than an hour, it's the solidarity and the volume of people coming together that will have the impact, not the duration of the stand. Saturday's weather will be warm again so please be aware and take precautions.
"Thank you to everyone involved over the past two years especially Noah's Army you all make the difference."

Hope tomorrow goes well 💙

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Good to see the public profile picking up on this 💙. More visibility. 🙏

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And try not to get diverted OP - anyone posting on here with whatever motive only adds to the thread being bumped. We are all individuals who can read everything and make up our own minds. So with that in mind, BUMP!

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Final call from Belfast this morning. Those who cannot be there at City Hall in person, please be there in spirit between 1pm and about 2pm today. Thank you. 💙

Well said!
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Thread with photos and news report from today
www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4610749-to-show-you-what-a-few-traffic-stopping-mumsnetters-got-up-to-in-the-sun-today

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