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Our April 2024 edition is now winging its way to all of our usual outlets! Please pick up a copy and support your Irish Voice! @BandsIrish @cfcliamk96 @CcePatricks @CNEScotland @Pmacgiollabhain @MIH_Edin @EdinburghHarps @GlasgowStPats @GlasgowRepublic

Ireland should join International Court of Justice proceedings against Israel – Matt Carthy TD “It smacks of double-standards that governments that made the referral against Russia now refuse to join the referral against Israel” @mattcarthy vote.sinnfein.ie/ireland-should…

🇵🇸 Ireland’s opposition parties are united in demanding that the Irish government join South Africa’s referral of Israel to the ICJ under the Genocide Convention. Proud to represent Sinn Féin at @ipsc48 press conference on this issue. 🇮🇪

It is decision time for the DUP - and the only decision they should take is to end their blockade of the Assembly. Sinn Féin is ready to form an Executive and work with all parties to deliver a pay rise for public sector workers, cut waiting lists, and tackle rising living costs.

Irish government must use all diplomatic and political options to achieve ceasefire - @MaryLouMcDonald “Ireland should play our role in the development of an international peace and conflict resolution initiative for Palestine.” vote.sinnfein.ie/?p=16878

The world is shouting stop the slaughter in Gaza. Israel must be held accountable for its actions & for turning its face against a ceasefire. The position of the Israeli Ambassador to Ireland is untenable while Israel persists with deepening violence & ignoring ceasefire calls.

I cannot believe I’m writing this… The Israeli Occupation bombards the Anglican Hospital in the middle of Gaza City, targeting its doctors, patients, and the hundreds of displaced Palestinians taking shelter inside.

It is time to expel the Israeli ambassador to Ireland. #FreePalestine

This brazen apologism for genocide in Gaza must end It is Israeli bombs killing children in #Gaza, blowing up hospitals & schools Standing in “solidarity” with #Israel as they brazenly commit #warcrimes makes you complicit You do not represent the people of Europe. #FreePalestine

Just arrived to Cairo amid reports that a school and a hospital have come under attack in Gaza today. Hundreds of people have been killed. Gaza is on its knees. The health, water and sanitation systems are collapsing. People are being stripped of their dignity.

To Mícheál Martin, Leo Varadkar, Ursula von der Leyen, & Joe Biden… This is a war crime! #Gaza #Palestine

“The world is watching two million humans in Gaza without food, water, electricity, no medication”, Mohammed Abu Ali, a journalist in Gaza, told Al Jazeera. aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/…

@JoeEDwyer The stain on the nation is the fact this Govt introduced legislation, not to avoid harassment of aged squaddies, as Mercer claims, but to hide State murder of their own citizens and wanting to control what is known about the past by creating partial history.

Human rights bodies express “deep concern” about the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 - IHREC - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission ihrec.ie/human-rights-b…

Springhill/Westrock Inquest update: The Coroner has confirmed at todays hearing that the Inquest will resume on the 6th November 2023 for three weeks to complete the civilian witness evidence (Module 1). The military evidence (Module 2) will commence on the 22nd January 2024 🗓️

ELDH believes that the primary motivation for the Legacy Act was to preserve the UK Government’s military veterans from investigation for its various outrages during the Troubles and to hide its ‘dirty war’ methods of collusion with loyalist paramilitaries @RelsForJustice

Latest from Council of Europe Ministers - UK still isolated on legacy: 'serious concern' amnesty scheme will undermine any ICRIR investigations; profound concern re closure of inquests; querying independence, powers and caseload of ICRIR. search.coe.int/cm/Pages/resul…

BREAKING... European Committee of Ministers to Council of Europe re Legacy Act: * profound concern that over four years have passed since the Supreme Court judgment finding that there has still not been an Article 2-compliant inquiry into Mr Finucane’s death in 1989 * concerns about the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy & Reconciliation) Bill’s compatibility with the European Convention * issues relating to independence, disclosure and the initiation of reviews remain uncertain * profound concern re inquests * serious concern about the proposed conditional immunity scheme; *deeply regretted authorities’ decision not to support the House of Lords’ amendment to remove the scheme from the Bill and its subsequent rejection; * strongly urged the authorities to consider repealing the immunity provisions. search.coe.int/cm/Pages/resul…

Press release re: Legal challenges to NI Troubles (Legacy & Reconciliation) Act 2023

You sent your soldiers here to kill our men women and children You set up a paramilitary group to do your bidding You gave paramilitaries money, guns and bombs You ran your agents in every group, with disregard to life or rights Then you introduce your law to deny justice to your victims Then you ask for the cooperation of your victims in the denial of our rights We will see you, your colonial laws and your antiquated attitudes in the courts of our land, your land and Europe