Raymond Mc Cord Sr. & Fr. Sean Mc Manus in front of The White House.
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McCord’s Brexit battle
A man who lost his son in the Northern Ireland conflict wants to block the UK’s exit from the EU. He argues Brexit could undermine the Good Friday peace agreement, which is based on European law and has taken his case to Britain’s Supreme Court. To watch the video, click on the link below. It will take […]
McCord challenges Foster to debate over funding for UDA members
McCord challenges Foster to debate over funding for UDA members Raymond McCord has received legal aid for his court challenge against Brexit News Letter (Belfast). Tuesday, October 11, 2016 The man taking a court challenge to Brexit using legal aid has hit back at criticism from the DUP by challenging Arlene Foster to […]
‘Peace process based on EU membership’ – Brexit challenge hears
ITV. Monday, September 5, 2015 The Northern Ireland peace process is based upon membership of the European Union, the High Court has heard. Lawyers mounting legal challenges to Brexit insisted the case was one of significant constitutional importance. Separate proceedings have been issued by the father of a loyalist paramilitary murder victim and a […]
DUP raps granting of legal aid funds to Raymond McCord for Brexit challenge
Deborah McAleese. Belfast Telegraph. Thursday, August 18, 2016Raymond McCord and DUP MLA Paul Frew have clashed over the rights and wrongs of granting legal aid for Mr McCord’s challenge to June’s EU referendumA decision to grant legal aid to a victims’ campaigner to challenge Brexit has been labelled inappropriate.Raymond McCord, whose son was murdered by the UVF, is seeking […]
Raymond McCord claims UK withdrawal from EU could damage peace process
Northern rights activist launches legal challenge to BrexitEoin Burke-Kennedy, Alan ErwinRaymond McCord: his son Raymond was murdered by a UVF gang in north Belfast in 1997. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Pacemaker An activist has launched the first legal challenge in Northern Ireland to Brexit on the grounds that it could undermine the Belfast Agreement and damage the peace process.Raymond McCord yesterday lodged papers at the High Court in Belfast seeking […]
