Anything Goes With James English - The Noah Donohoe Story (TW)

[TheRealMrsMac]

This is from James' series of podcasts and is subtitled 'I Want Answers For My Son'. Noah was a 14 year old school boy who went missing in June 2020. Tragically, his body was found six days later. Many questions remain about what happened to Noah. James is in conversation with Fiona Donohoe, Noah's mummy. TW - please be aware that, understandably, it is a tough watch.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRWsr3giWH8

Inside yesterday's newspaper:

Young Noah Donohoe just didn't stand a chance, when you look at the hate openly displayed to this day by some members of society. They are a hardened, hate-filled minority of a community, but what is being done by the PSNI and the good majority of that community to stop them?

The images are of bonfires only a couple of days ago - in the place where Noah disappeared and died - you can see the sectarian and misogynist hate speech graffiti, including 'ALL TAIGS ARE TARGETS', together with the burning of flags, election posters, images of the Pope, and also effigies were burnt. Taig is a derogatory term for Catholic people. Some Mumsnetters will already be aware that this was the word also used by PSNI officers to mock the body of a person who died by suicide, after they had moved, posed, unclothed and exposed, photographed and videoed him, then photoshopped speech bubbles on and shared those images - this was also in Belfast, where Noah disappeared and died.

Just like Noah's disappearance and death, I can't imagine that the PSNI will put too much time and energy into investigating this either:
'Sectarian' bonfires condemned after flags and political posters burnt
One councillor said his children were asking him why his face was on a bonfire to be burnt'
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/sectarian-bonfires-condemned-after-flags-24470773

www.itv.com/news/utv/2022-07-11/police-investigating-effigies-election-posters-and-flags-placed-on-bonfires

www.irishnews.com/paywall/tsb/irishnews/news/northernirelandnews/2022/07/13/news/psni_gathering_evidence_about_flags_posters_and_effigies_on_bonfires-2770836/content.html

Unfortunately a very vocal minority of people have chosen to complain to MNHQ about the threads about or referencing Noah. Whether they are motivated by a lack of compassion, by bigotry, by racism, a combination of the three or something else, I can only guess. Noah's mummy is trolled on social media, so this has come as no surprise, although it is a disappointment on here. They won't win. Justice for Noah. 💙

Latest news - please join this thread:
www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4599643-noah-donohoe-the-latest-news-is-very-bad

Fiona and Niamh Donohoe are organising a peaceful protest on Saturday 13th August 2022 in Belfast. Further details are to be finalised and will follow soon, but they want to give advance notice of the date and place, so that hopefully as many people as possible will be able to arrange to join them.

Fiona and her sister Niamh thank everyone who attended the peaceful protests in Strabane and Derry yesterday against the PII Certificate decision. This show of support not only gives them strength to fight on, but also shows those in power that Noah has a voice and they need to listen.

Please think about whether you are able to be in Belfast on Saturday 13th August to lend your voice and your support to Noah and his mother. All are welcome - including children - and are very much needed in this peaceful protest against the PII certificate and for the truth for Fiona and justice for Noah. Noah cannot speak up for himself and is relying on all decent people to speak up for him.

Thank you.

Further details:
Saturday 13th August, 2022
1pm
City Hall, Belfast

From Niamh Donohoe:
Protest against the abuse of PII
Stand in solidarity with us
Be Noah's Voice💙⚡🙏
💙Fight Against PII & Fight For the Safety of All Our Children💙
⚡WHEN: Sat 13th August 2022 at 1pm
⚡WHERE: CITY HALL, Belfast.

Unfortunately, because of reports from a vocal minority complaining about it, this thread for Noah has just been moved by MNHQ to the quiet backwater of the Petitions board. I can only guess about the true motivations of the reporters.

Thankfully there is still a lot of love around for Noah.

From Councillor Raymond Barr and Mrs Donna Barr:
Thanks to Works Coffee Roasters, the Hillsborough action group Liverpool and local businesses/ groups/ individuals in Strabane we are running 2 FREE buses to the Rally for Noah in Belfast on 13th Aug 2022.
STRICTLY NO ALCOHOL ON BUSES.
Thank you to all.
💙⚡️💙⚡️💙

More love, support and respect being shown for Noah Donohoe, Fiona and Niamh, this time by the good people of Dungannon and the wider south Tyrone area:

Local women, helped by Dungannon Councillor Barry Monteith, have organised a vigil in solidarity with the family of Noah Donohoe to be held at 6pm in Market Square, Dungannon tomorrow (Friday, 5th August 2022).

All welcome, including children.

Another free bus added for Belfast on Saturday 13th August to support the Donohoe family, this one from Newry if anyone needs a seat - open to parents and young people:

UPDATE: Very pleased to report the petition against the PPI Certificate signed by Shailesh Vara now has 316,183 signatures and still climbing steadily. Please continue to sign or sign and and share widely if you can, especially if you can't be in Belfast next Saturday for the rally, and don't forget to confirm your signature for it to be counted. Link in the OP of the thread below. Thank you.
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?

Pleased to report that:

• Noah Donohoe has been trending on Twitter every day now for a number of days


• The petition now has 319,307 signatures and still climbing steadily

Please continue to sign Fiona's petition against the PII Certificate, and to share it and Noah's story on social media if you can.

Noah Donohoe: Private hearing to take place before inquest
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-62437301

www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/4607036-belfast-calling-please-join-his-family-this-saturday-13th-august-for-noah-donohoe-and-for-all-children-everybody-welcome

Petition update:
Very pleased to report that Fiona Donohoe's petition against the PII Certificate now has 322,161 signatures of support for young Noah 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 of this thread. Thank you all very much:
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

Hope to see as many people as possible in Belfast on Saturday.

💙

PLEASE NOTE; due to road works along A6 and M1, the bus will now leave Derry Guildhall Bus stop at 10.30am this Saturday - half an hour early.
Don't forget, you must pre-book your seat by email and have this confirmed by Lilian Seenoi-Barr - spaces are limited.

A bus is also available this Saturday from Fermanagh, for those wishing to attend the rally for Noah. It departs from Lisnaskea, Main Street at 11am. For those still needing to book a seat, please contact the organiser Lisa Smith as soon as possible - number in the image below:

Statement released by KRW Law Human Rights today:
Noah Donohoe Inquest. PII application
We repose grave concerns re the application by Secretary of State for redactions of sensitive materials citing Public Interest Immunity

Woman who failed in bid to trade in Noah Donohoe's laptop for money for drugs avoids jail
www.itv.com/news/utv/2022-08-11/woman-who-tried-to-trade-in-noah-donohoes-laptop-for-drug-money-avoids-jail

Mr O’Hare told the court she has been subjected to “very unfair comments on social media” since her conviction.
This is one despicable individual my heart does not bleed for. I for one remember what was said to have happened to Noah in a witness statement, with four career criminals named - since, of course, retracted - even if she claims not to via the police/PSNI.

A slapped wrist for her, and that is all. Remember her name: Maria Nolan.

Please help spread the word, especially to those not on social media, even if you only tell one person. Thank you.

Some updates posted on this thread here:
www.mumsnet.com/talk/petitions_noticeboard/4599643-noah-donohoe-the-latest-news-is-very-bad

I apologise to everyone having difficulty finding this thread:
www.mumsnet.com/talk/petitions_noticeboard/4607036-belfast-calling-please-join-his-family-this-saturday-13th-august-for-noah-donohoe-and-for-all-children-everybody-welcome
Unfortunately this has been completely out of my control. I found out only when you did. The thread has been moved from Chat by MNHQ without any contact with me via email and without any comment from them on the thread. I find this disrespectful and unsupportive, towards me as the OP and a longstanding mumsnetter, towards other posters on the thread and towards Noah and his family. In the past, we could have expected better from Mumsnet. I can only conclude that the vocal minority of reports complaining against threads for Noah have continued by those with their own agenda. Whether this is racism, sectarian bigotry, fear of the truth and justice because of the attention Noah's story is now getting, or something else, I can only guess. I do know that negative reporting and racist and other trolling posts towards his mummy Fiona and Noah and their supporters have increased alongside publicity after the PII was signed and ahead of the rally for Noah in Belfast tomorrow. The haters won't win. Justice for Noah and the truth for Fiona. 💙

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.'