Patrick Corrigan

It’s time to show Israel the red card. 🟥

The Israel FA is in breach of FIFA statutes and international law as it allows clubs based in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to play in its leagues.

We're calling on the Irish FA to support the call to suspend Israel FA from UEFA and FIFA competitions.

Image: clip from Guardian newspaper, Sep 13 2025

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has pledged to arrest Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu if he comes to NYC.

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in 2024. He is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

NI Education: Over 50 children unaccounted for in the school system The Education Authority is trying to trace the pupils as it is not clear what school they now go to.

24 children have been missing from Harryville Primary School in Ballymena since the start of the term - Education Authority

Another 'triumph' for the "defending women and children" mob after burning migrant families out of their homes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Newry: Men who claimed abuse by paedophile priest awarded £1.2m The settlements were reached over historic physical and serious sexual assaults inflicted by the late Fr Malachy Finegan.

Very welcome news for these abuse survivors.

But out-of-court settlements are no substitute for the 'sunlight as disinfectant' of a public inquiry that NI clerical abuse victims have demanded.

'Five men to receive £1.2m in damages in priest sex abuse case' - BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Judge Howard Morrison enters a courtroom at the International Criminal Court – © ICC-CPI

This Thursday evening Shimna College in Newcastle, Co Down will host a very timely lecture by former International Criminal Court judge Sir Howard Morrison KC:

The International Rule of Law in a Changing World Order

Free tickets: www.shimnaintegratedcollege.org/post/gordon-...

Sunday World article: summary -- The Sunday World’s Hugh Jordan was informed this week that he was one of eight reporters who had been spied on by the PSNI. Today the veteran reporter says the authorities should always remember that journalism isn’t a crime.

Sunday World journalist Hugh Jordan has revealed he is one of the 8 journalists now known to have had their telephone data accessed by the PSNI. All almost certainly unlawfully.

He was informed by Angus McCullough KC, who has investigated PSNI use of covert surveillance powers.

Sunday World article: summary -- The Sunday World’s Hugh Jordan was informed this week that he was one of eight reporters who had been spied on by the PSNI. Today the veteran reporter says the authorities should always remember that journalism isn’t a crime.

Sunday World journalist Hugh Jordan has revealed he is one of the 8 journalists now known to have had their telephone data accessed by the PSNI. All almost certainly unlawfully.

He was informed by Angus McCullough KC, who has investigated PSNI use of covert surveillance powers.

Judge Howard Morrison enters a courtroom at the International Criminal Court – © ICC-CPI

This Thursday evening Shimna College in Newcastle, Co Down will host a very timely lecture by former International Criminal Court judge Sir Howard Morrison KC:

The International Rule of Law in a Changing World Order

Free tickets: www.shimnaintegratedcollege.org/post/gordon-...

Sunday World journalist Martin O’Hagan was shot dead by paramilitaries in Northern Ireland on this day in 2001.

No one has ever been held accountable.

We demand the Police Ombudsman’s report is published — and a fresh investigation into his murder. www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...

Thanks Paul. We will keep pushing.

Amnesty International has written to Northern Ireland Secretary of State Hilary Benn to request a public inquiry into unlawful state surveillance in Northern Ireland.

Amnesty's @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social spoke to Paul Clark at UTV News to explain why. #PressFreedom

McCullough Review: Arrangements for publication of the Review report on Wednesday 24 September 2025

The report of the McCullough Review into PSNI covert surveillance of journalists, lawyers and others will be published on Wednesday 24 September, 11:30am.

More: www.mcculloughreview.org/news/arrange...

Screenshot of BBC report: Trump visit will be out of sight of public. Photo caption: Security fences have been set up in front of Windsor Castle There have been protesters in Windsor with anti-Trump placards while US flags are hung along the high street in welcome. But the visiting president won’t see either opponents or supporters, because the visit is going to take place entirely away from the public.

The most telling aspect of Donald Trump's state visit to the UK is that it's all taking place behind closed doors, walls and high barriers designed to keep ordinary people out of sight. Speaks volumes.

Text: IN THE INVESTIGATORY POWERS TRIBUNAL At 10:30am BETWEEN (1) MR VINCENT KEARNEY (2) BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION CLAIMANTS and THE CHIEF CONSTABLE OF THE POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND and OTHERS RESPONDENT And MR CHRISTOPHER DAVID SAMUEL MOORE CLAIMANTS and THE CHIEF CONSTABLE OF THE POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND and OTHERS RESPONDENT

Latest hearing in the PSNI covert surveillance of journalists scandal will take place today, 10:30am at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, London.

This time it involves well-known journalists Vincent Kearney, Chris Moore and BBC vs PSNI, the Met, MI5 and others. #PressFreedom

Screenshot of list of documents from the 1980s on the NI Department of Education website

There are 2938 publications on the Department of Education NI website, some of them going back to the 1980s.

But it is a research report about the experiences of LGBT pupils in NI post-primary schools that the Department has chosen to delete to keep the site 'up to date'. 🤔

Screenshot of list of documents from the 1980s on the NI Department of Education website

There are 2938 publications on the Department of Education NI website, some of them going back to the 1980s.

But it is a research report about the experiences of LGBT pupils in NI post-primary schools that the Department has chosen to delete to keep the site 'up to date'. 🤔

Findings included:

🏳️‍🌈 lack of teaching about LGBT issues on curriculum

🏳️‍🌈 unhelpful sexual health educ

🏳️‍🌈 almost 4/10 pupils saying they were made to feel uncomfortable by teachers

🏳️‍🌈 those who reported bullying to staff being left unsatisfied by how complaint was handled.

Two-thirds of LGBT pupils 'feel unwelcome at NI schools' Almost half of LGBT young people have experienced bullying due to their sexual orientation, research finds.

The best way for the Minister to ensure up-to-date research on the experiences of LGBT pupils in our schools is to commission new research.

Previous research found 2/3 of LGBT young people did not feel welcomed or valued in their NI post-primary school. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-nort...

Front cover of research report: POST-PRIMARY SCHOOL EXPERIENCES OF 16-21 YEAR OLD PEOPLE WHO ARE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND/OR TRANSGENDER (LGBT)

🏳️‍🌈 Want to read the research on experiences of LGBT pupils in NI schools which Minister Paul Givan says has been removed from Department of Education website 'to ensure the information is up to date'?

You can still (at least for now) download it from the Department website: tinyurl.com/4dh78t78

"In the ensuing days of violent disorder, described by police as "racist thuggery", families were burned out of their homes and more than 100 police officers were injured. Around a quarter of those arrested (14) were aged under 18. According to police data, minors are statistically rare perpetrators of domestic abuse, accounting for less than 4% of cases each year. Last month, The Detail reported that almost half of those arrested for the August 2024 race riots in Belfast had previously been reported for domestic abuse. Nine of the 48 people arrested were minors."

Given that around a quarter of those arrested (14 out of 53) were children, the % of adult male racist rioters previously reported to the police for domestic violence is even greater than the 36% reported here.

One in three arrested for Ballymena riots had been reported for domestic abuse “They use the language of ‘violence against women and girls’ as a smokescreen to cover for the racism"

More than a third of those arrested during the violent disorder in Ballymena and surrounding towns had previously been reported to the PSNI for domestic abuse - @thedetailtv.bsky.social @lukejbutterly.bsky.social www.thedetail.tv/articles/one...

Image of racist violence with headline: One in three arrested for Ballymena riots had been reported for domestic abuse - screenshot from The Detail article by Luke Butterly

Remember those 'defenders of women and girls'...?

One in three arrested for Ballymena racist riots had been reported for domestic abuse -
@thedetailtv.bsky.social @lukejbutterly.bsky.social

Headline from Belfast Telegraph: Claims NI peace deal stops UK leaving ECHR ‘entirely groundless’ – think tank

For context: Policy Exchange is among the least transparent think tanks in the UK regarding its funding sources.

Co-founder and first chairman Michael Gove wrote a pamphlet in 2000 comparing the Good Friday Agreement to the appeasement of the Nazis in the 1930s.

Racist crimes hit record high in Northern Ireland.

Behind these figures are real families living in fear of racist hate every day.

This crisis has been developing for years, fuelled by complacency and inaction.

Northern Ireland needs an effective anti-racism strategy NOW

@amnestyni.bsky.social

Toddler hidden in attic while migrant family’s home was targeted during racially-motivated Ballymena rioting A family of eleven migrants hid an attic as their home was broken into during racially-motivated rioting in Ballymena, the High Court heard today.

Family of migrants including 2-year-old hid in attic while their home was targeted during racially-motivated Ballymena rioting...

...by the self-styled 'defenders of women and children' www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/...

UDA thugs draw up immigrant expulsion hit-list in NI estate A UDA gang is warning that it plans to force every immigrant out of the Rathcoole estate in Newtownabbey.

The recently published PSNI Race and Ethnicity Action Plan has about 5000 words.

None of them is 'paramilitary' or similar.

Meanwhile: A UDA gang is warning that it plans to force every immigrant out of the Rathcoole estate in Newtownabbey www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/...

Protest organiser warned of potential criminal charges over Palestine Action displays in crowd Ahead of multiple protests this weekend, Derry organiser told she could face criminal action over her name being on Parades Commission documents

Amnesty International has called on the PSNI to “uphold people’s right to protest against the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza.”

“The police have obligations under the Human Rights Act and international law to facilitate the right to peaceful protest.” www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

Military components made locally ‘may end up in Israel’ for use in Gaza, internal Invest NI emails reveal Invest NI believes there are companies based in Northern Ireland “supplying components to larger companies that may ultimately end up in Israel” for use in the current conflict in Gaza, internal email...

Military components made locally ‘may end up in Israel’ for use in Gaza, internal Invest NI emails reveal

Two Sinn Féin Economy Ministers previously said they had “been assured that Invest NI does not support projects that supply arms to Israel” www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/nor...

Excerpt: I am writing regarding the policing of protest related to the proscription of Palestine Action and the violations of international human rights law that this has involved. I write following the arrest of a woman on Saturday 9th August at a Refugees Welcome rally in Belfast which I addressed. Since Palestine Action was proscribed on 5th July 2025, there have been a series of protests by groups and individuals opposed to that decision. These protests have occurred in various locations including in Northern Ireland, where protesters have displayed signs or worn t-shirts with messages such as, ‘I Oppose Genocide. I Support Palestine Action’ or similar. These protests have been entirely peaceful. Nevertheless, as you will know, very large numbers of these protesters have been arrested for offences under Sections 12 and 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 across the UK, including now in Northern Ireland. The arrest of otherwise peaceful protesters solely for expressing the statement ‘I Oppose Genocide. I Support Palestine Action’ is a violation of the UK’s international obligations to protect the rights of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Further arrests on this basis would violate international human rights law. As such, we urge you to instruct your officers to comply with the UK’s international obligations and act with restraint in their response to any such protests that occur, by not arresting protesters who display messages that state they oppose genocide and support Palestine Action. Under the international human rights framework to which the UK is a party, state interference with expression and peaceful assembly must be lawful, and a necessary and proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim. In this context, protest speech can only be criminalised if it incites violence or advocates hatred or discrimination.

Excerpt: The High Court in England & Wales has recently granted permission for Palestine Action to pursue judicial review proceedings against their proscription. In doing so the High Court has ruled that it is at least arguable that the proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful. The legal foundation for the section 12 and 13 offences under which arrests have taken place up to now is therefore in doubt, and subject to what the court referred to as a ‘serious issue to be tried’. In these circumstances, continuing to implement arrests would be a reckless use of police power, and inevitably risk breaching the test of legality. People are understandably and justifiably outraged by the ongoing genocide being committed by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza. They are entitled under international human rights law to peacefully express themselves. There is no reasonable basis for peaceful protesters to be regarded as inciting violence. It is therefore disproportionate, and a clear violation of the UK’s human rights obligations, to be arresting and treating them as terrorists. We urge you to ensure the PSNI’s approach to such protests is in compliance with the international human rights standards to which the UK has signed up.

Amnesty International has written to PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher following the arrest of a woman for wearing a 'Palestine Action' T-shirt.

Arresting people on terrorism offences for wearing a T-shirt flies in the face of international human rights law. www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...

This is a poster advertising a "Drag Fundraiser" event. The background is a vibrant, colorful explosion of pink, blue, yellow, and white shapes. The text on the poster is large and bold. "DRAG FUNDRAISER" is written in a stylized, bubbly font. Below that, in a green banner, is the word "SUNFLOWER," which appears to be the venue name. Underneath "SUNFLOWER" is the date, "Sat 27th Sept," and the time, "7pm - Late." The ticket price, "£15," is mentioned twice, once next to "Tickets" and again in a separate, yellow banner with the text "Tix £15." In the bottom half of the poster, there is a montage of various drag performers. They are all in different outfits, makeup, and poses. On the left side of the poster, there are two logos. One is a circular logo with the letters "BTRC" and the other is a flag-like symbol with a white "M" and the words "Northern Ireland Service."

Join us for a Drag Cabaret fundraiser in aid of Belfast Trans Resource Centre and Mermaids NI on Sept 27th in the Sunflower Bar! Tickets only £15 - all proceeds will go towards both charities x

www.eventbrite.com/e/drag-fundr...