The number of people living in emergency accommodation increased last month to a record 14,429. This is the seventh consecutive month that homeless figures have risen to record levels. jrnl.ie/6475410t

The number of homeless people has reached yet another record, of 14,429, including over 4,000 children in over 2,000 families last month irishtimes.com/ireland/social…

🔴 | NEW: Winter fuel payment cut will be implemented in NI, says Communities Minister Gordon Lyons. 📰 | Belfast Telegraph #communities #ni belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/…

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt is officially the new Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader. He pays tribute to Doug Beattie. Says it hasn’t been great to wash dirty linen in public but the party isn’t divided. He says now is time to take a beat, pause, relax over weekend, and pick

In November 2022, my position at QUB was - let us just say - making the news. .Mike Nesbitt made a point of shaking my hand at a public lecture at Ulster University. Never forgotten that act of generosity. I wish Mike well as the new leader of the Ulster Unionist Party

The voices of the dead speak again, while the living listen back to the words of their younger selves. Freya McClements writing on the #impossiblepeace project. Design CFHurson52 Photography Marie Therese Hurson John Oh Yeah The OU in Northern Ireland Irish Secretariat Belfast HTRinfo irishtimes.com/culture/books/…

Here and there.

Watch the public outrage about concert tickets get more political attention than the near 15,000 homeless people.

A nurse in Belfast: ‘I’m scared to live here now - you could get attacked at any time’ irishtimes.com/crime-law/2024…

Ireland’s lousy summer: ‘The people are great,’ says the German tourist. ‘But I couldn’t live here.’ I know what she means irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…

Idea of Sinn Féin in Áras should not impede voting rights, says Coveney irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

‘Choctaw tribal members, tribal leaders and dignitaries from Oklahoma and Ireland have gathered at the Choctaw Capitol Grounds in Tuskahoma, Oklahoma, to unveil a new sculpture honouring the Choctaw-Irish connection.’ ⁦RTÉ News⁩ rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Started my first academic job 30 years ago - 1 Sept 1994 - lectureship, Department of Law, University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Some journey since - thank you to everyone who made it possible. go.qub.ac.uk/charvey

Great to participate in the launch of the NI Business and Human Rights Index at QUB School of Law QUBHumanRightsCentre today. Pleased to see this productive collaboration with Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Many congratulations to the excellent research team Marisa McVey

Thank you to speakers Dr David Russell, Colin Harvey, Annabel Mulger, Benn Hogan, and Marisa McVey, for their contributions to today’s launch of the Business and Human Rights Index Report. You can read our statement and the report here: nihrc.org/publication/de… Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

Delighted to speak at the launch of this significant and welcome new report today. Thank you and very well done Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Marisa McVey QUB School of Law QUBHumanRightsCentre

PSNI on racist attacks: “Paramilitary organisations are not directing or controlling… But they certainly haven’t taken any steps to stop what has happened.” Incredible. Paramilitary groups are not the solution. They are a huge part of the problem. m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…

Loyalist armed groups should no longer exist: Full stop. What in precise terms is the purpose of these ‘proscribed organisations’ - and their individual members - in 2024?