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      • Patrick Finucane (/ fɪˈnuːkən /; 21 March 1949 – 12 February 1989) was a Northern 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.
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    John Finucane (son) Patrick Finucane (/ fɪˈnuːkən /; 21 March 1949 – 12 February 1989) [1][2] was a Northern 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]

  3. Sep 11, 2024 · Pat Finucane was a high-profile solicitor who lived and worked in Belfast. In his role as a defence solicitor, he had represented both loyalists and republicans, including...

  4. Nov 30, 2020 · The murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane in 1989 is one of the most notorious of the Troubles. At its heart is collusion between state forces and loyalist paramilitaries, one of the ...

  5. 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...

  6. Sep 11, 2024 · An independent public inquiry has been ordered into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane in 1989. The 39-year-old was shot at his home in Belfast by loyalist paramilitaries in front of...

  7. Jan 29, 1992 · 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.

  8. Sep 11, 2024 · NI Secretary Hilary Benn has announced a public inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. First Minister Michelle O'Neill has welcomed the inquiry and says "today is a...