Posted By: September 12, 2005
Reiss Cautioned About ” Double-Standard”Irish National Caucus Press ReleaseDr. Mitchell ReissSpecial Envoy for Northern IrelandMonday, September 12, 2005Dear Mitchell,Welcome back from Northern Ireland. I hope your visit hasadvanced the peace-process. Unfortunately your visitcoincided with the anti-Catholic Orange Order riot.BBC quotes you as giving credit to Unionist leader Mr.FredCobain for helping to restrain the rioters: “The […]
Posted By: September 07, 2005
Reiss Urged to Act on Police Dr. Mitchell ReissSpecial Envoy for Northern Ireland.Wednesday, September 7, 2005 Dear Mitchell, On August 31, 2005 I E-mailed you an article fromThe Irish News by Brian Feeney ”Ever get thefeeling no-one’s in charge?”(Irish News,Wednesday, August 31, 2005) — about theperceived double standards of the PSNI. Mr. Feeney argued:”The PSNI […]
Posted By: September 04, 2005
Bordering on reckless Irish Echo. August 31 – September 6, 2005 Editorial. The increasingly bizarre behavior of Michael McDowell,Ireland’s minister for justice, is raising eyebrows on bothsides of the Atlantic, and even within the Irishgovernment. Thus far, most of his intemperate outbursts and crackpotschemes have been attributed to an insatiable appetite forself promotion. Such an […]
Posted By: September 02, 2005
McDowell Under Fire For ‘Steering’ Colombia Probe By Cormac O’KeeffeIrish Examiner September 2, 2005 A LEADING legal expert yesterday accused JusticeMinister Michael McDowell of interfering in thegarda investigation into the Colombia Three. Professor Dermot Walsh of Limerick Universitysaid the minister had “crossed the line” bytrying to steer an ongoing criminal probe. “Ithink the minister has […]
