Category: IRA
Terrorists Still Terrorising
There's no escaping the "big news" of the day, and yet there weren't many big surprises in the IMC's report (summary and full text at the BBC), nor in the reactions of the various political people. The least surprising of all the day's news is:
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Farce After Farce
by beano on 09 Dec 2005 at 21:29. Categories: News, Northern Ireland, England, Sport, PSNI, Sinn Fein, Everything Else, IRA, Republicans
You'll likely already know that the three men charged with spying over the Stormontgate affair were released today. I'm sure you'll be unsurprised to hear that I treat Sinn Fein's "evidence of political policing" claims with a degree of scepticism, much… more »
A Just Cause
I very rarely get time to read the Ulster Nation emails I get on a daily basis, but I happened to glance through today's and came across this article from the "Irish American Information Service" which provides "up-to-the-minute objective coverage of new… more »
Arresting Bomb Suspects is "Political Policing"
Francie Brolly, Sinn Fein's East Londonderry MLA was one of 4 people arrested yesterday over the 1972 Claudy bombing. Also arrested was GAA reporter Seamus Mullan. Not that it matters mind you because presumably they'll be covered under the early release… more »
Man Charged Over Northern Bank Robbery
by beano on 04 Nov 2005 at 18:05. Categories: News, Northern Ireland, PSNI, Sinn Fein, IRA, Republicans
It's been the guts of a year but a man appeared in court today charged with taking part in the £26m robbery of the Northern Bank. Dominic McEvoy, 23, of Mullandra Park, Kilcoo is one of 5 men arrested in recent days but denied the charges of pose… more »
Dublin's Double Standards Over On-The-Runs
by beano on 30 Oct 2005 at 14:21. Categories: News, Northern Ireland, Irish Republic, Sinn Fein, IRA
An immensely detailed UTV news story reports that the IRA killers of Irish police officer Garda Gerry McCabe will not be granted amnesty under the terms of the legislation being passed in Westminster and in Dublin to allow on-the-run terrorists to return… more »
ODPs Asked To Swallow Another Bitter Pill
by beano on 26 Oct 2005 at 18:57. Categories: News, Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein, Loyalists, IRA, Direct Rule, Republicans
Peter Hain is currently working on proposals to allow "dozens" of on the run criminals to return to Northern Ireland without fear of prosecution, once again demonstrating that Ordinary Decent People (yes, that's what I meant by ODPs) don't matter a jot a… more »
Last McCartney Leaves Short Strand
Paula McCartney, the last remaining sister of murdered Robert McCartney still living in the Short Strand area has left her home of 40 years in disgust at the treatment her family has received since her brother's death. She said she felt "disillusioned, d… more »
ARA "Anti-Republican"
The golden rule of politics in Northern Ireland seems to be 'never miss an opportunity for a good MOPE'. Following this rule seems to have become second nature to one Gerry Adams. Following yesterday's ARA raids in Manchester he claimed that the head of… more »
ARA Raid Homes in Manchester
On a day when both Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams met Tony Blair, the ARA has swooped on 250 properties in Manchester as well as seizing a number of luxury cars in raids thought to be linked to senior IRA man, Thomas 'Slab' Murphy and (legitimate?) business… more »