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

[SolviturAmbulando]

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?

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Thank you @IsFuzzyBeagMise @hedgehoglurker @Myshitisreal 💙

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/

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Is this the most up to date thread??? 💙

Thank you @hedgehoglurker @Myshitisreal @IsFuzzyBeagMise 💙

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. 👊👊👊👊👊'

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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.

I find it utterly abhorrent that people know what happened to that young boy and they haven't come forward. There are so many questions and absolutely no answers (so far). I desperately hope Fiona gets answers, I mean she'll probably never get over her loss of Noah but answers might help her to deal with it. Poor, poor woman, my heart absolutely goes out to her.

@GiveMyHeadPeaceffs 💙

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.'

'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.'
Niamh Donohoe

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

Noah's full inquest with a jury will be held next year, although another short preliminary hearing is scheduled for December.

Today is Noah's 17th Birthday. 💙

Please join us in remembering, celebrating and giving thanks for bright, beautiful and kind Noah today. If you can, do a good deed in honour of Noah, no matter what it is or how small.

The Noah Donohoe Foundation is run by The Community Foundation of Northern Ireland, carrying on Noah's beautiful legacy and keeping his spirit alive by helping other children from all communities across Northern Ireland. For example, 500 breakfasts for children have just been funded to help struggling families amid the cost-of-living crisis. In honour of Noah's birthday this year, individual grants totalling £16,000 are being awarded to schools and to music, sport and community groups for children and young people, following cross-community nominations. If you would like to support the work of The Noah Donohoe Foundation, you can do so via Just Giving.

If you are on Twitter or other social media, in future please use the hashtags #JusticeForNoahDonohoe #TheNoahDonohoeFoundation and #NoahsArmy.

Thank you. 💙

Thinking of Noah, his mummy Fiona, his auntie Niamh and all his family and friends today. 💙

Thank you for this @SolviturAmbulando. Strength and peace to Fiona and all Noah's family today.🕯💙

In answer to some queries, I'm not allowed to link to it, but to ensure any donations get to the right place, if you add /campaign/noahdonohoefoundation after justgiving then you should find it ok.