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Patrick Finucane ( / fɪˈnuːkən /; 21 March 1949 – 12 February 1989) [1] [2] was an Irish lawyer who specialised in criminal defence work. Finucane came to prominence due to his successful challenge of the British government in several important human rights cases during the 1980s. [3] .
Nov 30, 2020 · Pat Finucane, 39, was murdered at home in February 1989. He was shot 14 times by two masked gunmen from the loyalist paramilitary Ulster Defence Association (UDA) in front of his wife, who was...
Jun 15, 2022 · Pat Finucane, a 39-year-old Belfast solicitor, was shot dead in front of his wife and children in 1989. Only a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane will...
Mar 8, 2022 · Pacemaker. Mr Finucane, 39, was shot dead by loyalist paramilitaries at his north Belfast home in February 1989. A legal challenge against the government by the widow of murdered solicitor Pat...
Dec 12, 2012 · Pat Finucane was a high-profile solicitor who lived and worked in Belfast. The 39-year-old Catholic was shot dead by loyalist paramilitaries in 1989. In his role as a defence solicitor,...
Mar 12, 2021 · Europe's leading human rights body is to re-open a case on the murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, following the UK government decision not to order a public inquiry. It follows a...
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Jan 29, 1992 · Pat Finucane. The PFC is named in memory of Pat Finucane, a human rights lawyer from Belfast who was murdered in front of his wife and children on 12 February 1989 by the pro-British UDA. Pat had successfully challenged the British Government over several important human rights cases.
