Will you be in Belfast this Thursday afternoon, 1st September 2022, for Noah Donohoe? 💙

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Date: Thursday, 1st September, 2022
Place: Langanside Courts, Belfast
Time: To be confirmed, but in the afternoon

💙Sincere thanks to all Mumsnetters who have already supported the threads on here for young Noah Donohoe. Forgive me, but I'm here to ask a little more of you all.💙

This Thursday there is a hearing in front of a High Court judge, who will decide whether or not information from the police investigation into Noah's disappearance and death can be kept secret from his inquest. There will be a peaceful gathering outside court to show support to his mother Fiona and aunt Niamh. I realise that for many of us it is in the working week, the summer holidays and the school holidays, but please do attend if you can and let others know about it. As always, children and people of all ages, communities and backgrounds are welcome. The coroner Joe McCrisken is no longer presiding over this hearing - this has changed to a judge since this report and the date has also been set.
Noah Donohoe: Private hearing to take place before inquest:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-62437301

Support at court means an awful lot to Fiona and Niamh, as you will be able to tell from the audio of this short video from a previous hearing:
twitter.com/FirinneCeartas/status/1563518730331897857

Noah was just an innocent and beautiful child, with his whole life ahead of him. He wanted to be a doctor to help people and last week he should have been getting his GCSE results with his friends. Instead, his naked body was found in a drain on 21st June, 2020 after he had been missing for six days. The police have insisted that there was no foul play involved in his death, yet seek to keep hundreds of pages from their deeply flawed investigation secret. The NI Secretary of State and MP for North West Cambridgeshire Shailesh Vara has now signed the PSNI's application for a Public Interest Immunity Certificate. Noah's mother and aunt believe that somebody harmed Noah and have been fighting hard ever since for the truth and for justice for him. Earlier this month, thousands of people gathered outside Belfast City Hall in a show of support. If you are new to Noah's story and would like to know more, please read this factual twitter thread and watch Fiona's podcast and the short Channel 4 News report.
mobile.twitter.com/MarymoBelfast/status/1370453351616425985

www.channel4.com/news/noah-donohoe-family-seek-answers-over-belfast-teenagers-death

And please do sign and share Fiona's petition, currently with 327,554 signatures, if you haven't already. Change 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 💙

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From Fiona Donohoe:
'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.'

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

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'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.

Counsel for the Donohoe family said while they may be a feature of some Troubles legacy inquests, this case was different.
"There is a very significant amount of community concern, a huge groundswell of support and a need for community of all sides to understand how a 14 year old boy died in the circumstances he did," Brenda Campbell QC said.
She added later: "Withholding material which can safely be disclosed will undoubtedly do more harm than good and will further undermine public confidence in the administration of justice.
"Withholding or concealing information is the antithesis of what we all hope to achieve."

It emerged that the Donohoe family have now lodged three complaints with the Police Ombudsman regarding the PSNI's investigation into Noah's disappearance and death. The most recent - last month - involves allegations that a police source had been leaking sensitive material regarding Noah's death on social media. She said: "Here we are seeking to withhold what were being told is fairly benign information, reference numbers, when in fact someone is taking a much more liberal view in terms of disclosing material to the public, which hasn't even been disclosed to us or the coroner's service."

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.'

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

Noah Donohoe case material being leaked, hearing told
www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2022/0901/1320111-noah-donohoe-allegation/

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

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💙 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.'

From Fiona: '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.'

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Marking my place. Need to catch up. 💙