Freya McClements
@freyamcc
Northern Editor @IrishTimes. Award-winning author of Children of the Troubles with @joeliveline. Represent NI on Round Britain Quiz @BBCRadio4.
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http://www.irishtimes.com 21-03-2011 11:35:04
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Michelle O’Neill ‘truly sorry’ for attending Bobby Storey funeral at height of Covid-19 pandemic - Seanín Graham
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Today's findings give hope to those claiming asylum in Northern Ireland.
In an environment of negative rhetoric for those requiring international protection, rights and justice has prevailed.
Grateful to counsel team Jude Bunting ®️Ⓜ️cTernaghan BL
“It's a huge moment. This has completely derailed the UK government’s flagship policy to remove people and not deal with their (asylum) claims'
Belfast immigration lawyer on today's landmark High Court ruling for asylum seekers in NI Sinéad Marmion
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Today at 4.30pm! It's NI's last run on this year's fantastic series of Round Britain Quiz, so listen in to Freya McClements and me take on the Welsh wonders Myfanwy Alexander Cariad Lloyd! Listen on BBC Radio 4 or BBC Sounds
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So grateful for this beautifully sharp and sensitive reading of Openings for Irish Times Books by Sarah Gilmartin - a writer whose own novels I love. Full link here (€) irishtimes.com/culture/books/…
“One of the most basic obligations of a state is that it should properly investigate the murder of its citizens, yet the terrible pattern of the Troubles is that it has failed time and time again.” Fine piece by Freya McClements on cynical UK Legacy Bill
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‘Family after family have said they will not give up. Morally, the very least they deserve is to have this put right; it is also only right that, whenever human rights abuses are committed, the world should know.‘
Excellent accurate reflection- Freya McClements irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0…
Ciarán MacAirt: “We reject any attempt by the British state to dress up the likes of the so-called Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery as a substitute for proper, just investigation.” #McGurks . Excellent article by Freya McClements irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0…
'They don’t say to me, ‘if this doesn’t work, I’m going to head south’. That has literally never happened'
Belfast immigration lawyer says 'high majority' of her clients travelled from Republic to NI to claim asylum over past 5 yrs Phoenix Law Belfast
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