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Human Rights Committee calls for Britain’s controversial Troubles law to be repealed

April 2, 2024 by

BRITAIN’S Troubles Legacy Act must be ‘repealed or reformed” the UN Human Rights Committee has said following their review of the controversial legislation. The organisation made the recommendation in its recent report on the implementation of laws in the UK and how they impact the rights of people living in the country. The Committee aired its concerns over the “conditional … [Read more...] about Human Rights Committee calls for Britain’s controversial Troubles law to be repealed

Investigation after petrol bombs thrown and van torched during Easter Monday parade

April 2, 2024 by

AN investigation has been launched after a parade in Co. Derry erupted into violence and disorder yesterday afternoon. The march, organised by the Derry 1916 Commemoration Committee, started in the Central Drive area of Creggan before making its way to the City Cemetery. However, the PSNI claim the organisers did not notify the Parades Commission of this element of their event, … [Read more...] about Investigation after petrol bombs thrown and van torched during Easter Monday parade

‘We are heartbroken’: Tributes following death of Irish woman attacked in New York bar

April 2, 2024 by

TRIBUTES have been paid to an Irish woman who was stabbed while working in a bar in New York. Longford native Sarah McNally was attacked at the Ceili House Bar in Maspath, Queens on Saturday, March 30. The 41-year-old, who hailed from Longford Town, was taken to hospital where she later died from her injuries the New York Police Department (NYPD) have confirmed. It is reported … [Read more...] about ‘We are heartbroken’: Tributes following death of Irish woman attacked in New York bar

Officers determined to get justice over ‘tragic’ death of Daniel Burke in Ukraine

April 2, 2024 by

SPECIALIST officers are continuing to hunt those responsible for the death of Daniel Burke in Ukraine. The 36-year-old went missing from South Manchester on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. Family members, who had not heard from him, believed he had travelled to Ukraine. The following month a body was found by Ukrainian authorities and DNA tests confirmed it to be Mr Burke. Since … [Read more...] about Officers determined to get justice over ‘tragic’ death of Daniel Burke in Ukraine

Appeal for information after house set alight in Easter Sunday arson attack

April 2, 2024 by

DETECTIVES have appealed to the public to come forward with information after a house was set alight in Co. Derry on Easter Sunday. PSNI officers were called to a property which was set on fire in the Laburnam Place area of Coleraine at around 8.30pm on Sunday, March 31. Firefighters from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service were able to extinguish the blaze, which … [Read more...] about Appeal for information after house set alight in Easter Sunday arson attack

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Dr. Mary Robinson, the first female president of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, was elected Chancellor of Trinity College Dublin on this day in 1998, making her the first woman in the college’s history to hold the position. Robinson was born in Ballina, Co. Mayo and is widely regarded as a transformative figure in Irish politics. Her presidency revitalized the once low-profile political office. She took up her position at the UN in 1997 and resigned in 2002, leaving to form Realizing Rights: the Ethical Globalization Initiative. In 2010, she established The Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice in Ireland. Robinson received Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience Award in 2004 for promoting human rights awareness.

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