Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Brown to be honoured for work on schools
PSNI kill bid photo in dissident store
FORMER Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been honoured for his “special work” in trying to ensure every child in the world can go to school.
He was named the latest recipient of the Harry Hole Prize, set up by Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbo, to recognise those who are “simply doing good things”.
The ex-labour leader will give the £200,000 prize to charity Theirworld, which has wife Sarah as president and works to give youngsters around the world a better future.
A spokesman for Harry Hole said: “Gordon Brown has done such special work on financing education in the world’s poorest countries.”
Mr Brown, who received the award at a ceremony in Oslo, said: “I am honoured to receive this.
“We need to support work to break down the barriers that prevent young people from going to school – and bring young people to the front lines of the civil rights struggle of our time, the right to education.
“This is why I have chosen Theirworld as the recipient of this award, to help them build on the 1,000-strong Global Youth Ambassador group – young people under 30, who are determined to campaign until every child is at school and learning. A DISSIDENT republican group has opened a new shop featuring a picture of an attempt to kill PSNI officers four years ago.
Saoradh insists the image of a man holding a rocket launcher said to have been used to attack a police vehicle at Ardoyne in North Belfast isn’t for sale.
The premises is opening this weekend on the Antrim Road, around two miles from where a group calling itself the IRA fired a rocket at officers in
2014.
At the time the police admitted the device “pierced” the outer skin of the
Land Rover but didn’t penetrate the armour, saving the lives of those inside.
Shortly after the
November 18 attack, images of a man holding a rocket launcher were released to some media outlets by a group calling itself the IRA.
One of those pictures is hanging on the wall of the Saoradh shop.
Yesterday, the group said the “item is not for sale, but is on display in the private working office section of our premises”.
Images from its Facebook page show the picture hanging on the wall, next to seats and a coffee table.
It added: “The picture depicts a volunteer of the IRA’S Belfast Brigade engaging Crown Forces and, as a revolutionary republican organisation, Saoradh does not differentiate between the IRA of today and previous generations of Irish freedom fighters.
“This is reflected in the pictures and emblems on display which include republicans dating back to the United Irishmen.” The shop contains a number of other items, which appear to be on sale, ranging from prison crafts to hurling sticks with republican slogans, “Radidas” T-shirts, bodhrans as well as items featuring high-profile figures in republicanism.
Saoradh’s Facebook post says the “Revolutionary Hub and Rebel Shop” will open this Saturday at 2pm.