Posted By: March 05, 2015
Fr. Mc Manus on Cardinal Dolan’s IRA RantCapitol Hill. March 5, 2015— Fr. Sean Mc Manus, President of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus, released this statement on Cardinal Dolan’s appalling outburst.The Irish National Caucus is non-violent, with no foreign principal. It has never sent funds to […]
Posted By: March 04, 2015
“It’s also a given that a vastly increased Sinn Féin contingent of TDs will exert much greater leverage on an Irish government even if they aren’t part of that government. The hands-off approach to the north which Kenny’s government has followed will be over. “ Brian Feeney. Irish news ( Belfast). Wednesday, March 4, 2015THERE’S a fascinating grim struggle going […]
Posted By: March 04, 2015
By Vincent Kearney.BBC News. Tuesday, March 3, 2015Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue.Gary Haggarty has been charged with 212 offences, including five murdersThe Police Ombudsman is to send a file to the director of public prosecutions this month for him to decide if two former police officers should […]
Posted By: March 04, 2015
A legal tug-of-war over taped conversations with a former Red Hand Commando leader and an impending UVF ‘supergrass’ trial are stoking anger among hardline loyalists, writes Brian RowanBrian Rowan. Belfast Telegraph.Tuesday MARCH 3, 2015On October 13, 1994, William ‘Plum’ Smith sat at the loyalist top table as the Combined Loyalist Military Command (CLMC) declared its ceasefire. It […]
Posted By: March 04, 2015
BY BRIAN ROWAN. Belfast Telegraph. MARCH 3, 2015 Senior loyalists have revealed that they would not have been able to deliver a ceasefire in 1994 had they known conflict-related investigations would still be continuing today. Key figures from that period have been speaking to the Belfast Telegraph as police continue their efforts to get access […]