Ciaran O’Hare, from McIvor Farrell Solicitors has been representing Eileen Wilson who has taken legal steps after waiting almost 5 years since a GP referral in June 2017 until a first appointment in March 2022. Ms Wilson told the South Eastern Health Trust she wished to apply for treatment under Read more…
RELATIVES of vulnerable and homeless people who have died suddenly over recent months have met Stormont officials and called for a public inquiry into how vulnerable people are treated once they leave prison. Concerns were raised last year after it emerged that dozens of people with addictions, including some who Read more…
Solicitor Paul Farrell has been invited to attend the European Parliament with victims and survivors from Bloody Sunday, the Ballymurphy Massacre and State Collusion in NI. The purpose of the visit was to make the case against the Legacy Bill.
The NIACRO 51st AGM was held today and attended by McIvor Farrell solicitor Paul Farrell who is also a Director at NIACRO. NIACRO (Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders) is a voluntary agency and registered charity. In advance of the AGM Mr Farrell met with Jacqui Read more…
On behalf of victims and survivors of the conflict in Northern Ireland, Belfast solicitors McIvor Farrell have been engaging with the British Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris. In a three hour meeting today solicitor Paul Farrell and victim’s campaigner Raymond McCord lobbied in opposition to ‘Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Read more…
Mr Farrell attended Westminster on the 1st November with a delegation from The Truth and Justice Group to lobby against the Legacy Bill. Shadow Secretary of State and cross party MPs gave us a good hearing and made us very welcome.
Our Mr Farrell was privileged to be invited to the Seanad Oireachtas Committee recently to provide evidence in relation to the Constitutional Future of the Island and the potential criteria for a Border Poll. We now have a very strong reputation in this area due to our proactive litigation against Read more…
One in five prisoners is either getting treatment for opioid addiction or is on a waiting list for help. Representing a 39-year-old heroin and cocaine addict who faces a long wait with almost 150 others, solicitor Jack Murphy, said the situation was deeply worrying and could not be allowed to Read more…
Peter McCormack has called for public inquiry into how vulnerable people are treated once they leave prison. His 31-year-old son J McCormack was found dead in a house in Lisburn, in May, just weeks after leaving prison. Jack Murphy of McIvor Farrell Solicitors stated: “These tragic deaths of the most Read more…
Members of Safe Electricity Armagh and Tyrone (SEAT) sought to judicially review Mrs Mallon’s decision in a case centred on Northern Ireland’s constitutional arrangements and newly introduced legislation. SEAT’s solicitor, Paul Farrell of McIvor Farrell, said it was a significant judgment on the future good governance of Northern Ireland. He Read more…