Allison Morris. Irish News (Belfast). Wednesday, May 14, 2014 THERE are few people who get as excited about elections as journalists, possibly even more than the candidates themselves. It brings out our inner geek – percentages, transfer votes, trends, first-time voters, first-time candidates and on this occasion we’ve even got a first-time party. Before […]
BY ROBERT FISK – Belfast Telegraph,12 MAY, 2014 The law is the law is the law. So I was taught as a child. But it’s all baloney. Take the case of Gerry Adams, “arrested” and then released after chatting to the Northern Ireland police – I notice the cops did not use the […]
Press Release — Pat Finucane Center 13 May 2014 The decision by the PSNI [ Police Service of Northern Ireland] not to fully investigate shootings carried out by the secret plainclothes British army unit, the Military Reaction Force, is a ‘travesty of justice’ according to the PFC. Following a BBC Panorama programme broadcast in […]
Patrick Murphy. Irish News ( Belfast). Saturday, May 10, 2014 SOLVING political problems is the preserve of politicians. Building trust in policing is a matter for all of us. so while the political fall-out from the arrest of Gerry Adams is likely to be resolved, to some extent, after the elections, allegations concerning the integrity […]
If evidence is sufficient, it would be entirely proper for deputy DPP to take into account impact of charges on peace process Joshua Rozenberg • The Guardian.com, Tuesday May 6, 2014 Nobody should have been surprised when Gerry Adams was released without charge on Sunday night. The Police Service of Northern Ireland may think it has enough evidence against the Sinn Féin president to justify […]