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@RelsForJustice RFJ should be aware that Gardai emailed Ludlow family lawyer on 23 December at 4.40 pm, stating that Dublin's DPP has ruled no prosecutions in case of Seamus Ludlow. Bad news buried in Christmas holidays, showing nothing has changed in 50 years.

The case of Ian Lyons has grave implications. Society is indebted to his family who never give up their pursuit of truth and justice.

Did you know that RFJ offers support with the TPDPS - the Payments Scheme for the Permanently Injured by the conflict. We can help with applications, assessments and appeals. We have helped thousands of people with the process who live on the islands of Ireland and Britain, in Europe, the USA and Australia. For further information please ring us on 028 90627171.

Sean Brown's family vow to fight on for truth via @RTENews “Five High Court judges have reviewed the facts of this case in explicit detail, have applied the law, and the only legal resolution to these facts is a public inquiry." Niall Murphy rte.ie/news/2026/0105…

Maidin Mhaith this snowy morning. There is a term pathetic fallacy where our emotions , our inner feelings reflect nature, the weather etc. so we thought in keeping with the morning that’s in it, we would share these words . If your heart is heavy and your mind is busy, here’s a little reminder. To winter, to rest and watch the snowflakes dance. A reflection of life’s subtle changes and movements. A knowing and a hope that things will fall in to place in ways we didn’t expect. And if your heart is full with joy and gratitude let it soften into the moment just the same, lightly, the way snow rests on an open palm. Have a good weekend, and keep being gentle and kind a even if the world doesn’t always return it. 💚

On this New Year’s Day we reach out to those feeling overwhelmed x When healing seems impossible to imagine and the emotions we hold , are too heavy to carry. Our hearts hold what our arms cannot embrace, and what our eyes can no longer see. It is in those spaces of our shattered hearts that we feel the most beautiful poetry, not poetry that can be written down, but words of hope, a sanctuary of moments and memories, of love, and of how with love comes pain. On our journey, we meet ourselves with patience, comfort, and acknowledgement, without expectation, no need to hurry or rush. There is an honouring of the pain and the terrible loss through gentle acceptance and presence. And when the time feels right, we carry love forward on a new path, a love that only we can understand. A love that holds both the pain of missing them and the privilege of having loved them completely, and the courage to live fully as they would want us to live

Today is the 35th anniversary of the killing of Fergal Caraher in South Armagh. He will be remembered by his family and community with a charity run at 12pm and at a memorial evening where the RFJ Remembering Quilt will be on display. Peter John and Mary Caraher were among the founders of RFJ the following year. We will be remembering their extraordinary contribution as we send our love to the Caraher family today.

Relatives for Justice Statement on the Findings of the Inquest into the killing of 14 year old Dessie Healey in 1971 - Today’s findings directly confront British Government efforts to dismantle judicial independence and accountability through the Legacy Act and underline the need for a truly human rights compliant process. relativesforjustice.com/coroner-finds-…

He was 14. His killing was sidelined and justified with utter impunity for 54years. Dessie Healey’s family never gave up. Today is their vindication.

The level of force used by a soldier in the shooting dead of a teenage boy during rioting in 1971 was not justified, an inquest has found. bbc.in/4oZBXQg

Healey inquest: Use of lethal force NOT reasonable. Excessive. Breach of Yellow Card. Dessie not throwing a petrol bomb. Didn't pose threat Coroner Satisfied Dessie was throwing a bottle of glass, not a petrol bomb. Soldier D (shooter, unidentified) would have known that

Breaking… Lethal Force Not Justified in Killing of 14yr old Dessie Healey The Healey family have been vindicated today. The Coroner has found that the use of lethal force against 14-year-old Dessie by the British Army in Lenadoon in 1971 was unreasonable and unjustified. A file is being sent to the DPP

This morning we will be with with the Healey family as the Coroner delivers findings in the inquest into the killing of 14-year-old Dessie by the British Army in Lenadoon in 1971. The Healey family report can be read here relativesforjustice.com/dessie-healey-…

Doubling down on “national security” cannot and will not deliver to bereaved families from any community, affected by any actor. A full rethink is required by the British Government on their approach to this issue and Legacy

Yet again the clear message from this ruling is that the government will do everything within its power to cover those handling and running agents even in circumstances involving murder. This does not bode well for any new legacy arrangements," @RTENews rte.ie/news/courts/20…

The local courts deliver to local victims and survivors but in London the resistance to basic information in favour of British state vested interests is absolute. There are significant implications following today’s judgment in the British Supreme Court, however Families’ resolve remains absolute #NeverGivingUp

Supreme Court ruling could enable Govt to conceal state agent involvement in killings ‘The Thompson case epitomises everything that is broken in the UK’s legacy approach: secrecy, endless delay, and a state closing ranks against a family seeking answers’ amnesty.org.uk/press-releases…