Northern Ireland

Belfast City Hall to be lit up to highlight Noah Donohoe campaign

Belfast City Hall
Belfast City Hall Belfast City Hall

BELFAST City Hall is set to be lit up blue to raise awareness of a campaign to find out what happened to teenager Noah Donohoe.

The 14-year-old schoolboy went missing in north Belfast in June, sparking a huge search effort.

His body was later found six days later in a storm drain. A post-mortem examination showed he drowned.

Noah's mother Fiona has launched a public appeal to find out what happened to her son.

She has set up dedicated pages on Twitter and Facebook, called MyNoah Donohoe, as she seeks answers about his disappearance and death.

Sinn Féin councillor Steven Corr said City Hall would be lit blue on Sunday to support Ms Donohoe's campaign following a proposal he made.

"The death of Noah Donohoe shocked the citizens of our city and left many heartbroken, least not the family and friends of Noah," he said.

"I welcome the cross-party support for my proposal to have Belfast City Hall illuminated blue this Sunday to mark nine weeks since young Noah Donohoe had gone missing.

"I hope that by illuminating the building, it will create awareness around the ongoing appeal for information on the death of Noah.

"I would appeal to anyone with any evidence or information in respect of Noah's disappearance to bring this immediately to the PSNI, infojusticefornoah.co.uk, Fiona Donohoe's Solicitor, Niall Murphy or Relatives for Justice."

Noah, a pupil at St Malachy's College on Antrim Road, had been travelling to Cave Hill Country Park to meet friends when he went missing on June 21.

On Sunday, many people joined an online effort to raise awareness of his case.

Ms Donohoe had encouraged people to post messages on Twitter with the hashtag "#RememberMyNoah" at 6.11pm to mark eight weeks since her son went missing.

Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill was among those who shared messages of support.

On Facebook at the weekend, Ms Donohoe thanked everyone who had supported her family.

"Without your encouragement, love and support, getting through this past eight weeks would have been simply impossible," she said.

Ms Donohoe, who has enlisted the help of solicitor Niall Murphy, said she has been "inundated with ideas on how our campaign might move forward".

"Can I just assure you, every suggestion has been noted, every idea will be thought about and when the timing is right, in conjunction with my legal team KRW Law, we will march forward together for MyNoah. I am so grateful for these inspiring ideas."