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Man with Down Syndrome challenges Council's failure to assess him for social housing

He claims that this delay by the council amounts to a breach of his rights and entitlements by both the council and the state.

Man with Down syndrome brings council to court over housing assessment

Lawyers for David Johnstone say client deemed eligible for support in 2012 but DLR council failed to identify nature of what it deems appropriate

Man with Down syndrome seeks High Court action on housing

Man with Down syndrome seeks High Court action on housing

Around the Districts: Shankill

SHANKILL

Letters: They walked alone for more than 43 years in the pursuit of justice

Sir — For more than 43 years the Stardust families sought truth and justice. For much of that time it must have seemed that the families — with grief and love in their hearts — walked alone, except for the few who stood by them.

Letters: Soft sentences fail to act as deterrent, so it's time a life term meant jail for rest of a criminal's days

Wednesday’s editorial suggests measures introduced by Justice Minister Helen McEntee, including longer sentences for knife crimes, are a show of toughness (‘Why the long wait for Government to get tough on crime?’, April 17).

Tulips: the flowers that get on with almost everything else in the garden

The beloved tulip is in bloom in all corners of the globe; just watch out for the dreaded tulip fire

Letters: Steady decline in west of Ireland must be arrested as a matter of urgency

The decision to downgrade the diocese of Killala and Achonry brings an end to an Ireland we once knew.

Around the Districts: Shankill

SHANKILL