The jury hearing the inquest into the shooting of Harry Stanley by the Metropolitan police in London returned an open verdict on Friday after the coroner, Dr Stephen Chan, denied them the option of returning a verdict of unlawful killing. After the five-day hearing, Dr Chan told members of the jury that they could only decide between an open verdict and lawful killing. He told them "a person who is attacked or believes that he's about to be attacked can use such force as is reasonably necessary to defend himself. If that's the situation, then his use of force is not unlawful." Free article

Sinn Féin councillor Larry O'Toole is to contest the election for Dublin City Mayor on Monday 1 July at City Hall. Free article

Sinn Féin TD Arthur Morgan has backed calls from the Vincentian Refugee Centre in Dublin for the government to give all asylum seekers the right to work and education while their cases are being assessed. Free article

The Free the Old Head of Kinsale Campaign is organising another people's picnic in an effort to reclaim public access rights to this historic headland. Access for the general public to the Old Head has been threatened since the construction of the golf course. There have been several peaceful, popular, and effective "People's Picnics", which will continue throughout this year. Free article

Speaking in this week's Dáil debate on the Seville Summit and the second referendum on the Treaty of Nice, Sinn Fein Dáil leader Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin said that as the Dublin government was replaying the Nice referendum and asking the people to "get it right" this time they should follow the logic and replay the general election. Ó Caolain said: Free article

Parents of pupils attending St Malachy's High School in Antrim Town have held a second public meeting in less than a month to deal with the ongoing campaign against children attending the school being carried out by the UDA's youth wing the Ulster Young Militants (UYM). Free article

The Cathaoirleach of Clones Town Council, Councillor Pat Treanor, has called for "an immediate review and evaluation of the government's so-called Waste Management Strategy and the introduction of the Kerbside collection scheme". Free article

The world famous 'Harlem Gospel Choir' will open this year's Féile an Phobail in West Belfast this August. Free article