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Sinn Féin Irish neutrality will be eroded by EU Constitution - Mary Lou McDonald Published: 8 March, 2005 Sinn Féin Chairperson and MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald has today said that "the EU Constitution is the single biggest step towards an EU Army and which will lead to the complete irreversible erosion of Irish sovereignty since the birth of the European project." Ms McDonald made her

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IrishExaminer.com SF storms PSNI rights report launch in protest 08 March 2005 By Ian Graham SINN FÉIN gate-crashed the launch of a human rights report and protested, during a brief stunt about alleged security force collusion. Around half a dozen protesters entered the conference room in the Stormont Hotel in Belfast and unfurled a large Sinn Féin banner bearing the message “Who sanctioned

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Belfast Telegraph 'Opening wounds will hurt, not heal' Loyalists reject plan for a 'truth process' By Michael McHugh 08 March 2005 A South Africa-style truth and reconciliation commission for Northern Ireland would risk re-igniting violent conflict instead of helping society move beyond the Troubles, a paper produced by loyalists has warned. A policy document compiled by a number of loyalist

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Belfast Telegraph Trimble blasted for silence over murder Teen's family say UUP leader did not go after UVF >By Chris Thornton 08 March 2005 The family of a teenager murdered by rogue loyalists has blasted David Trimble for not kicking up the same storm over the boy's killing as he has over the murder of Robert McCartney. In a statement, the family of David McIlwaine accused the UUP leader

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BreakingNews.ie £30m to be spent reviewing unsolved NI murders 08/03/2005 - 10:03:34 The British government is set to provide up to £30m (€43m) today to allow police to review unsolved murders in Northern Ireland. Nearly 2,000 deaths during 30 years of violence remain unsolved and the funding will be spread over a number of years, according to British government sources. The Police

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BBC Man is charged over hit-and-run Car was stolen from car park owned by Belfast Education Board An 18-year-old man has been charged over a hit-and-run incident in Belfast city centre. He is due in court on Tuesday charged with attempted murder, robbery, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and driving offences. The incident happened at a car park owned by Belfast Education and Library

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IRISH REPUBLICAN INFORMATION SERVICE (no. 7) Teach Dáithí Ó Conaill, 223 Parnell Street, Dublin 1, Ireland Phone: +353-1-872 9747; FAX: +353-1-872 9757; e-mail: saoirse@iol.ie Date: Márta / March 7, 2005 Internet resources maintained by SAOIRSE-Irish Freedom http://saoirse.rr.nu In this issue: Who is the legitimate successor? Derryman released from Maghaberry Man chased into school by

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BBC Prison wing measures criticised A separated regime was introduced at the high security prison in March 2004 A prisoners' support group has criticised the placing of non-political prisoners in wings reserved for republican inmates at Maghaberry jail. The Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association said the authorities could turn down prisoners' requests to be accommodated in specific

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Larkspirit **Bobby's diary - 8th day Sunday 8th In a few hours time I shall be twenty-seven grand years of age. Paradoxically it will be a happy enough birthday; perhaps that's because I am free in spirit. I can offer no other reason. I was at Mass today, and saw all the lads minus their beards, etc. An American priest said Mass and I went to Communion. One of the lads collapsed before

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Bobby Sands TrustThe Bobby Sands Trust website is BACK!click to view**Thanks to Julie for the notice :)

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MURDER ON THE ROCKHow the British Government got away with murderby Maxine WilliamsINTRODUCTIONMairead FarrellWhen IRA members Mairead Farrell, Daniel McCann and Sean Savage were shot dead by the SAS on a sunny afternoon in Gibraltar their deaths were immediately welcomed by the British government, the Labour Party and the press. They acclaimed the killings as a 'victory' against terrorism. The

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BBC: ON THIS DAY**article appearing day after incident7 March 1988: IRA gang shot dead in GibraltarTwo IRA members were shot dead at this petrol stationThe IRA has confirmed the three people shot dead by security forces in Gibraltar yesterday were members of an active service unit.They are reported to have planted a 500lb car bomb near the British Governor's residence. It was primed to go off

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BBC BBC told to hand over raid tapes Chris Ward spoke to the BBC's Spotlight programme A judge has told the BBC to give tapes of an interview with a Northern Bank employee forced to co-operate with a gang who stole £26m to police. Chris Ward, abducted by the thieves during the robbery, gave an account of his ordeal to the Spotlight programme. A week after the programme police applied for

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BBC McCartney family get Bush invite Robert McCartney, 33, was killed near Belfast city centre The family of Belfast murder victim Robert McCartney will be invited to President George W Bush's St Patrick's Day reception, the BBC has learned. The US government is not inviting local politicians to the White House bash, but is focusing attention on figures it believes are acting as peacemakers

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IrishExaminer.com ‘Brace yourselves for new beginning to policing’ 07 March 2005 By Senan Hogan SINN FÉIN has warned its supporters to brace themselves for a new beginning to policing in the North. Delegates at the Árd Fheis in Dublin were told that if democratically accountable policing is achieved, the party will face fundamental challenges. Party justice spokesman Gerry Kelly said a

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Irelandclick.com Only three days left to save your vote With only three days to the March 10 deadline to register to vote in the May elections the Falls Community Council has urged the public to ensure that they are on the Electoral Register. A recent campaign by the Falls Community Council and the Electoral Commission has seen 1,200 local voters registered within the last few weeks. The Falls

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Irelandclick.com West axed from City Marathon Organisers want to make route “more attractive” The decision not to include West Belfast in this year’s route of the Belfast City Marathon has been slammed by Sinn Féin and SDLP councillors. Councillor Paul Maskey of Sinn Féin, who is Development Coordinator of Fáilte Feirste Thiar which promotes tourism locally, said the decision to axe West

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BBC Death inquiry delay 'outrageous'Magilligan PrisonA High Court judge has said it is "outrageous" that a Derry woman still does not know the circumstances of her husband's death in jail.Patrick Mongan was found hanged in his cell at Magilligan prison in October 2003.His widow, Julia, was granted leave by the High Court in Belfast on Monday to seek a judicial review into why the police

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Sinn Féin TD assaulted by joyriders Published: 7 March, 2005 Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh today described 'joyriding' as an "ongoing and potentially lethal problem" in the Ballyfermot area. The Dublin South Central TD made his comments after joyriders assaulted him near his home yesterday evening. Deputy Ó Snodaigh said, "On my return from yesterday's Ard Fheis at around 5pm I was nearly

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Belfast Telegraph Community relations week tackles the bigots By Claire Regan 07 March 2005 Thousands of people across Northern Ireland were today set to "engage in a major assault on sectarianism and racism" during the biggest week in the community relations calendar. Community Relations Week, organised by the Community Relations Council (CRC), will feature over 150 events across Northern

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Belfast Telegraph Father slams unionist stance By David Gordon dgordon@belfasttelegraph.co.uk 07 March 2005 A campaigning father today accused unionist politicians of "hypocrisy" over their comments on the murder of Robert McCartney. Raymond McCord, whose son Raymond Jnr was killed by the UVF in 1997, said unionists had failed to take a stand on loyalist paramilitary murders. He asked: "Who

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Belfast Telegraph Boy electrocuted on abandoned site By Damien McGinley 07 March 2005 A 14-year-old boy was electrocuted by a live electric cable on an abandoned site on the outskirts of Belfast, it emerged today. Stephen McFerran from Poleglass was recovering in hospital today after he was blown off his feet on Saturday by the electric shock, which melted his clothes. He was playing

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Daily Ireland Armed RIR soldiers chase man into school grounds A 28-year-old south Armagh man feared he was going to be shot last week after being chased by a group of Royal Irish Regiment soldiers. Local residents and concerned parents in Ballymacnab are outraged after the armed soldiers chased Gary Donnelly onto the grounds of a primary school. The incident arose at Foley Primary School

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Daily Ireland Family casts doubt on Ombudsman inquiry An Armagh family has cast serious doubt on the impartiality of a Police Ombudsman inquiry into the conduct of RUC officers investigating the Ulster Volunteer Force murder of their sons 12 years ago. On March 7, 1993, 18-year-old Rory Cairns and his 22-year-old brother Gerald were murdered in their Bleary home by a loyalist death squad

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Daily Ireland Letters to the editor - Former blanketman slams Hunger Strike memoirs **click to view full size I read with deep anger the extract from Richard O’Rawe’s book Blanketmen where he stated that the IRA Army Council acted in a inexcusable manner by using the last six hunger strikers as cannon fodder for election purposes by blocking a deal that would have ended the hunger strike

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Irelandclick.com On the ground in Short Strand The fallout in East Belfast since the murder of Robert McCartney Short Strand is a community on the ropes. It finds itself at the epicentre of a national tragedy and the focus of unremitting media attention. But the Ballymacarret spirit which has seen the embattled nationalist area emerge unbowed from 30 years on the frontline is serving it well

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RTE News Adams warns of Sinn Féin expulsions 07 March 2005 09:55 The President of Sinn Féin has said that an expulsion process would begin against suspended Sinn Féin members if they did not make 'full and truthful' statements on the murder of Robert McCartney. Gerry Adams agreed there was unease in his party over his decision to pass information to the Police Ombudsman in connection with

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Larkspirit **Bobby's diary - 7th day Saturday 7th I received a most welcome note tonight from Bernie, my sister. old Bernie. I love her and think she's the greatest. I am now convinced that the authorities intend to implement strict isolation soon, as I am having trouble in seeing my solicitor. I hope I'm wrong about the isolation, but we'll see. It's only that I'd like to remain with

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Guardian The price of peace When £26.5m was stolen from the Northern Bank in Belfast just before Christmas, it proved to be no ordinary heist. The IRA were immediate suspects, and the political repercussions of the fallout have had an explosive impact on the Irish peace talks. Andrew Anthony reports on the shock waves from the most audacious bank raid in British history Sunday March 6, 2005

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Irish Independent**archived article from 07 February 1999 The twists and turns from capital murder to manslaughterDet Garda Jerry McCabeThe trial of four men accused of the murder of Det Garda Jerry McCabe was dominated by controversy, writes Sinead GrennanFOUR men appeared before the Central Criminal Court on January 12 charged with the capital murder of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe. Their

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BreakingNews.ie SF Ard Fheis demands release of McCabe killers 06/03/2005 - 16:46:23 The Sinn Féin Ard Fheis in Dublin has passed a resolution demanding the immediate release of the killers of Garda Jerry McCabe. The party maintains that they are qualifying prisoners under the Good Friday Agreement and that this had been upheld by the High Court. The conference finished with a call to

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Sunday Life Locks of ages! By Sunday Life Reporter 06 March 2005 Belfast's longest-standing security gates could soon be consigned to history. For campaigners believe it is only a matter of time before Belfast's Lower Chichester Street - adjacent to the Royal Courts of Justice - is re-opened to traffic. Royal Courts of Justice postcard Their optimism follows a series of high-level meetings

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Sunday Life Mum's grief 06 March 2005 The only request an Ulster foster mum had was for a few private moments, mourning the death of the cherished young child who died in her arms. Instead, she claims she had to endure more than 12 hours of added grief, because of Social Services which, she claims, threatened her with the police. The Belfast woman - who can't be named for legal reasons - is

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Sunday Life Prisons bring in dogs 06 March 2005 Maghaberry Sniffer dogs are now being turned on the inmates at Ulster's jails to fight behind-bars drug-taking. And the latest move to crack down on smuggling substances into Maghaberry and Magilligan prisons, will hit the jailhouse 'bullies' who have been accused of forcing other inmates to smuggle drugs. Previously, the sniffer dogs have

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Sunday Life Spence 'the untouchable' 06 March 2005 Johnny Adair posing in front of Jim Spence's house last month A notorious UDA crime boss has been paid by British spy bosses to plan gun attacks on republicans and cause havoc among fellow loyalists, an ex-Intelligence Service handler has claimed. Woodvale gangster Jim Spence has been outed by a former handler inside the Army's Force

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Sunday Life Scap file bombshell revealed 06 March 2005 Senior cops knew of a plot by a notorious Army spy to kill one of their own agents - NINE months before the murder. The shock revelation is contained in secret security files, which also show that two Special Branch officers weren't told of an IRA plot to kill them. The leaked documents - described as "devastating" by a senior security

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Sunday Life Pal of mown down have-a-go hero talks of hit and run horror 06 March 2005 This is the have-a-go hero, whose pal is fighting for his life after he was mown down by a drug-crazed death-driver. Gerard Braiden (51) from Dunmurry, had a miraculous escape after a ruthless car-thief ploughed into his friend, Norman Lowry, at Academy Street in Belfast city-centre, on Tuesday. Said

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Sunday Business PostShort shrift for the Strand06 March 2005 By Anne CadwalladerGerard 'Jock' DavisonPeople are undoubtedly angry about the IRA in the Short Strand area of Belfast - but it's not anger at the intimidation of witnesses who might finger those who killed Robert McCartney at a city centre bar on January 30. Far from it.The anger is directed at the IRA for what many see as its

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Sinn Féin McLaughlin delivers negotiations report to Ard Fheis Published: 6 March, 2005 Sinn Féin MLA Mitchel McLaughlin this morning updated party delegates on the current state of play on the negotiations front. Referring to last Decembers negotiations Mr. McLaughlin said "our approach was premised on a strategic calculation that our overall political objectives would best be served by

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Sinn Féin Raymond McCartney demands no ambiguity on Plastic Bullets Published: 6 March, 2005 Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney speaking to the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis said there is "no room for ambiguity on Plastic Bullets anywhere or in any situation". Ta me ag labhairt ar son run 311- 315 - 323 I am speaking in support of motions of 311 - 315 - 323 At various times throughout the past

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Sinn Féin Gerry Kelly opens session on Policing at the 2005 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis Published: 6 March, 2005 Sinn Féin spokesperson on Policing and Justice Gerry Kelly MLA speaking at the 2005 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis this morning said that republicans have put policing at the "very core of negotiations with the British". Full Text: For generations now the police force in the North has been an

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BreakingNews.ie SF 'faces challenge over police reforms' 06/03/2005 - 14:08:42 Sinn Féin has warned its supporters to brace themselves for a new beginning to policing in Northern Ireland, it emerged today. Delegates at the annual conference in Dublin were told that if democratically accountable policing is achieved, the party will face fundamental challenges. Party justice spokesman Gerry

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Sunday Business Post John White's Omagh story 06 March 2005 By Barry O'Kelly Garda John White was facing criminal charges when he first made his claims about a security lapse leading up to the Omagh bombing. He claims that the bomb was allowed to be transported into the North to protect the man who secured the getaway car, informant Paddy Dixon. It has also been claimed that the RUC

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Sunday Business Post Garda prepared to testify in Omagh case 06 March 2005 By Barry O'Kelly Colm Murphy Claims that gardai ignored a warning about the Omagh bombing are expected to be raised by one of the men being sued by the victims' relatives. The allegations will be aired during the forthcoming lawsuit facing Colm Murphy and four others. Murphy, 51, said last week that he intended to

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Sunday Business Post SF holds its support but public is uneasy 06 March 2005 By Pat Leahy Support for Sinn Féin is holding firm, despite the Northern Bank robbery and the killing of Robert McCartney. However, attitudes among non-Sinn Féin voters are hardening against the party. This is according to the findings of today's Red C/Sunday Business Post opinion poll. Fianna Fail has staged a

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Larkspirit **Bobby's diary - 6th day Friday 6th There was no priest in last night or tonight. They stopped me from seeing my solicitor tonight, as another part of the isolation process, which, as time goes by, they will ruthlessly implement. I expect they may move me sooner than expected to an empty wing. I will be sorry to leave the boys, but I know the road is a hard one and everything

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The Observer ** Is it not a bit rich to ask murderers to 'do the decent thing'? Sinn Fein gives ovation to stabbed man's sisters Henry McDonald Sunday March 6, 2005 The Observer The sisters of a Belfast man they claim was murdered by members of the IRA received a standing ovation from 2,000 delegates at Sinn Fein's annual conference in Dublin last night. Earlier Catherine McCartney

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Scotsman.com Scots peace sculpture bound for BelfastA HUGE sculpture which will be a landmark symbol of peace in Northern Ireland has been created in Scotland.The Thanksgiving Beacon - a 65ft-high bronze globe with a stainless steel figure on top - will take up a commanding position by the River Lagan in Belfast city centre. It was designed by celebrated Scottish sculptor Andy Scott, creator of

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Belfast Telegraph Ski crash schoolboy flies back to Belfast Teenager needs further surgery By Brian Hutton newsdesk@belfasttelegraph.co.uk 05 March 2005 A Northern Ireland schoolboy battling to recover from horrific injuries after a skiing accident has been moved from an Austrian hospital to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. Joe McLaughlin (17), from the Corrigs Avenue area of

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Newshound Monsignor Faul regrets his 'late intervention' (Catherine Morrison, Irish News) A key player in the 1981 hunger strikes last night (Monday) said he regretted not intervening earlier in the protest. Monsignor Denis Faul, was a regular visitor at the Maze prison at the time and a supporter of the prisoners' families. Mgr Faul described how, by the end of June 1981, he

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NewshoundHunger strikers' lives not sacrificed — family(Barry McCaffrey, Irish News) The family of a dead hunger striker last night (Tuesday) hit out at claims that the IRA sacrificed the lives of republican prisoners in negotiations with the British government during the 1981 dispute. The family of Francis Hughes last night rejected the claims from former IRA prisoner Richard O'Rawe, who

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The Blanket A Blanketman Still Fighting To Be Heard Anthony McIntyre • 4 March 2005 "This time last week, the name Richard O'Rawe meant little to most people in Ireland... Less than a week after hitting the headlines via one of the main Sunday newspapers, he probably feels the gravity in his world has gone down the plughole. Throughout republican heartlands the central contention in his

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Sinn FéinPresidential Address to the 2005 Ard FheisPublished: 5 March, 2005Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP's Presidential Address to the 2005 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis.A chairdeSeo bliain an chomóradh Céad Bliain ar an tsaol do Sinn Féin.Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh gach duine atá anseo inniu, na hoifigigh, an ceannaireacht, na baill uilig agus chomh maith leis sin ár gcairde ón tír seo agus

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BreakingNews.ie Protesters gather outside Sinn Féin Árd Fhéis 05/03/2005 - 18:16:43 Protesters gathered outside the Sinn Féin Árd Fhéis in the RDS to demand that the IRA steps down. The protesters carried posters with the slogan 'Time To Go - Stand Down the IRA', aping the republican movement's slogan for British Troop withdrawal from Northern Ireland. The small protest also featured

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BreakingNews.ie McCartney sisters defend attending SF conference 05/03/2005 - 19:05:40 Murder victim Robert McCartney’s sisters tonight denied their attendance at Sinn Féin’s annual conference sent out “mixed signals” Paula, Donna, Catharine, Gemma and Claire accepted an invitation to the event by party leader Gerry Adams and sat in the front row when he delivered his keynote address. The

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BreakingNews.ie Adams: Govt has failed on peace process obligations 05/03/2005 - 17:20:49 In a hard-hitting speech to the Sinn Féin Árd Fhéis this evening, the party's president Gerry Adams says the Government has let the people of the country down by failing on its obligations to the peace process. He says republicans are working towards conditions where the IRA ceases to exist and he says

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BreakingNews.ie Suspected drug boss found hanging in jail 05/03/2005 - 17:22:34 A man reported to be a leading crime figure in Dublin has been found hanging in his cell in Mountjoy Prison. He was found in his cell by two fellow prisoners just after midday. Prison officers were alerted and they attempted to resuscitate the man. He was then rushed to the Mater Hospital where he was pronounced

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Guardian Bite my bullet Are Irish republicans really committed to peace? Charles Moore and Danny Morrison thrash it out Saturday March 5, 2005 The Guardian Dear Danny Morrison, For many years, Sinn Féin/IRA have been able to return all arguments about violence and criminality to the evil of "the British state" in Northern Ireland. I'm interested by recent developments, because they seem to

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Newshound McCartney murder: Conflicting versions of fatal night By David McKittrick The Independent 05 March 2005 Robert McCartney was on a night out on 30 January, having left his partner, Bridgeen Hagans, and his two children at home, when he called at a Belfast bar for a brief drink. There are conflicting versions of how he lost his life. The McCartney family say Mr McCartney and a friend,

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BBC Prisoners in Mother's Day drive Prisoners have been making floral baskets A group of prisoners at a Northern Ireland jail have been making floral arrangements to raise money for charity, the Prison Service has said. The women prisoners in Hydebank Wood, Belfast, have made up over 200 floral arrangements for Mother's Day on Sunday over the last few weeks. The bouquets and baskets were

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Daily Ireland Author defends his account of Hunger Strike deal Author of The Blanketmen, Richard O’Rawe has asked for a Right to Reply to the Danny Morrison article carried in Wednesday’s Daily Ireland entitled Hunger Strikers’ story brought to book. This is a service we are happy to provide to all our readers. In Reply to Danny Morrison Danny is correct in saying that I asked his advice on

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IOL McCartney sisters invited to SF conference 05/03/2005 - 13:48:33 The sisters of murdered Belfast father-of-two Robert McCartney were today due to attend Sinn Féin’s annual conference in Dublin to hear what President Gerry Adams has to say about the killing. Catherine McCartney confirmed the family had agreed to an invitation from Sinn Féin to attend the conference. She said: “If anyone

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IOL Governments accused of bid to stop Sinn Féin 05/03/2005 - 12:43:51 The British and Irish governments were today accused of stalling the Northern Ireland peace process to hamper political gains by Sinn Féin. Party chairman Mitchel McLaughlin told delegates at his annual conference that the party remained committed to rebuilding the peace process by political dialogue involving everybody.

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BBC Trimble rules out SF powersharing David Trimble launched a scathing attack on the DUP Ulster Unionists will not re-enter an assembly which includes Sinn Fein, party leader David Trimble has said. He was speaking at the annual meeting of the Ulster Unionist Council, being held in Belfast. Mr Trimble said if asked by Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams how to restore unionist faith in the Executive,

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RTE News Sinn Féin Ard Fheis passes emergency motion 04 March 2005 23:42 The Sinn Féin Ard Fheis has passed an emergency motion, put forward by the party's Ard Comhairle, urging those involved in the murder of Robert McCartney to admit their role and to make themselves accountable in court. Justice spokesman Gerry Kelly, said the party had a duty to support the McCartney family in its search

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Larkspirit **Bobby's diary - 5th day Thursday 5th The Welfare sent for me today to inform me of my father being taken ill to hospital. Tried to get me to crawl for a special visit with my family. I was distressed about my father's illness but relieved that he has been released from hospital. No matter what, I must continue. I had a threatening toothache today which worried me, but it is

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IOLIRA patriots, not gangsters: McLaughlin04/03/2005 - 11:15:39Sinn Féin chairman Mitchel McLaughlin has rejected a suggestion put to him in a radio interview that the IRA are "a bunch of gangsters".He was being interviewed today on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.When asked whether he would accept that the IRA are “a bunch of gangsters”, he said: “No, of course not. I think that they are people

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Belfast Telegraph Brave Oksana steps towards brighter future Frostbite victim makes remarkable future By Nigel Gould 04 March 2005 They were only a few steps . . . But that short descent down a flight of stairs at Musgrave Park Hospital proves brave Oksana Sukhanova has already climbed a mountain on her long, long road to recovery. Looking extremely fit and well, she has no difficulties in

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Belfast Telegraph McCartney suspects put up wall of silence By Jonathan McCambridge 04 March 2005 Ten people arrested over the murder of Robert McCartney have exercised their right to silence, police today revealed. Detective superintendent George Hamilton today made a fresh appeal for information about the fatal stabbing of the father-of-two in January. He said that some people who

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Sinn Féin Opening address to 2005 Ard Fheis -Martin McGuinness MP Published: 4 March, 2005 I would like to begin by welcoming delegates, visitors and guests to the 2005 Ard Fheis - on this the 100th anniversary of our party. The last few weeks have been very difficult. Difficult for republicans and difficult for those we represent - the republican communities who have supported and

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BBC Knife killer denies IRA role Forensic officers at the scene of the stabbing in October 2003 The Londonderry man jailed last week for the manslaughter of a man in the city has denied being in the IRA. Bartholomew Fisher, 43, was sentenced to three years in prison last week for the manslaughter of James McGinley. Mr McGinley, 23, was stabbed through the heart during a fight at Sackville

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Daily Ireland Right stage – wrong man If anyone had told Danny Morrison that he would be a bestselling author and scriptwriter just ten years after being released from jail, the ex-IRA prisoner would probably have laughed out loud. Yet that is exactly what has happened to the former Sinn Féin director of publicity, whose book The Wrong Man has been adapted into a stage show and begins a

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Derry Journal Provos 'Bullied' Us Through Trial Friday 4th March 2005 Family of a Derry man stabbed to death in the city centre a year-and-a-half ago last night accused the Provisional IRA of 'intimidating and bullying" them throughout the trial of the man recently convicted of causing his death. Last week, Bartholomew (Bart) Fisher (43) , of Sackville Court, was sentenced to three years

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Irelandclick.com McFARLANE DENIES HUNGER STRIKE ‘DEAL’ WAS STRUCK Brendan McFarlane, the leader of the H-Block prisoners during the hunger strikes of 1981, has rejected any suggestion that a deal was rejected before the death of Joe McDonnell. The North Belfast man said the claims in Richard O’Rawe’s book entitled Blanketmen: The Untold Story of the H-Block Hunger Strike had caused distress

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Irelandclick.comSTAB VICTIM CHARGED WITH ARMED ROBBERYA man who was with Robert McCartney when he was murdered in a city centre pub and who himself sustained stab wounds in the incident is due to be sentenced for armed robbery along with two other men later this month.Liam Gerard Brendan Devine pleaded guilty on January 6 this year to the armed robbery of a post office in West Belfast on February

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Irelandclick.com SF blame PSNI on march breach Sinn Féin’s David Kennedy has said that he was appalled by the blatant breach of Parade Commission rules at last weekend’s march by a loyalist flute band. “This parade was a complete farce. What we had here was a filing for a loyalist march couched under the term of a tsunami fundraiser, which was quite clearly trying to set a precedent for

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Irelandclick.com Families hold meeting to find common ground by Joe Nawaz The family of a Derry man stabbed to death in the Bogside had a private meeting in the Short Strand yesterday with the family of tragic knifing victim Robert McCartney. 23-year-old James ‘Dee Dee’ McGinley was stabbed by Bartholomew Fisher in October 2003 outside Mr Fisher’s Bogside home. Mr Fisher was found guilty of

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BBC Murder list move 'is not enough' Relatives of Mr McCartney give their reaction to Sinn Fein action The family of a Belfast man murdered after a row in a bar have criticised passing on information about his killing through solicitors. Robert McCartney, 33, was murdered on 30 January and his family have claimed some republicans were involved. On Thursday Sinn Fein said it had suspended

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BBC Loyalist jailed over UDA attacks A loyalist who confessed to police that he had taken part in a series of attacks for the UDA has been jailed for five years. Belfast Crown Court heard that Gary Martin Smyth walked into Coleraine police station in January 2003 and admitted the offences. They included a pipe bomb attack on a blind pensioner's house as well as gun attacks on other homes.

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BreakingNews.ieShell-shocked Sinn Féin faces political crisis04/03/2005 - 07:46:17Sinn Féin’s annual party conference opens tonight in Dublin with the shell-shocked party facing its biggest political crisis.The party should be in the middle of its centenary celebrations and toasting cross-border electoral gains.But instead a torrid chain of events has ostracised republicans and dragged relations

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BBC Troubles holding centre bulldozedBulldozers are moving onto the holding centreDemolition work on Castlereagh holding centre in east Belfast has begun.Thousands of republican and loyalist paramilitaries were questioned at the site during the Troubles, which closed in December 1999.Superintendent Gordon Reid said policing had changed dramatically since it was built."When the demolition work is

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BreakingNews.ie Shell-shocked Sinn Féin faces political crisis 04/03/2005 - 07:46:17 Sinn Féin’s annual party conference opens tonight in Dublin with the shell-shocked party facing its biggest political crisis. The party should be in the middle of its centenary celebrations and toasting cross-border electoral gains. But instead a torrid chain of events has ostracised republicans and dragged

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BBC Troubles holding centre bulldozed Bulldozers are moving onto the holding centre Demolition work on Castlereagh holding centre in east Belfast has begun. Thousands of republican and loyalist paramilitaries were questioned at the site during the Troubles, which closed in December 1999. Superintendent Gordon Reid said policing had changed dramatically since it was built. "When the

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4NI Belfast's first neighbourhood watch scheme gets underway 03 March 2005 Police in Castlereagh today launched their first ever Neighbourhood Watch scheme in the Greater Belfast area. The scheme, in conjunction with the Ballyhanwood and Mann's Road Schemes, aim to bring “greater comfort and reassurance to residents, as well as helping to improve quality of life and reduce the fear of crime”.

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Larkspirit Bobby's diary - 4th day Wednesday 4th Fr Murphy was in tonight. I have not felt too bad today, although I notice the energy beginning to drain. But it is quite early yet. I got showered today and had my hair cut, which made me feel quite good. Ten years younger, the boys joke, but I feel twenty years older, the inevitable consequence of eight years of torture and imprisonment. I

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Sinn Féin Gerry Adams statement on Robert McCartney case Published: 3 March, 2005 Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams speaking today said: "I am deeply angry about the alleged involvement of a number of republicans in the killing of Robert McCartney. I believe that I am speaking for the broad republican constituency in publicly articulating my outrage and anger at what has happened. All of those

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An Phoblacht: Nelson ousted - Remembering the PastNelson ousted - Remembering the PastBY SHANE Mac THOMÁISclick for larger viewOn 8 March 1966, 39 years ago, Vice-Admiral Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson was removed from his pillar in O'Connell Street.Nelson's Pillar was, as the name would suggest, a large granite pillar topped by a statue of Lord Nelson, located in the centre of O'Connell Street in

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BBC SF suspends members over killing Robert McCartney, 33, was killed near Belfast city centre Sinn Fein has suspended seven of its members over their alleged involvement in the murder of Robert McCartney. Party President Gerry Adams said the move was taken pending the outcome of the legal process. Mr McCartney, 33, a father of two, died after being stabbed near Belfast city centre on 30

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An PhoblachtBik rubbishes Hunger Strike claimMembers of Ógra Shinn Féin in Omagh mark the anniversary of the start of the 1981 hunger strikeClick for larger viewBik McFarlane, OC of the republican prisoners in the H-Blocks during the 1981 Hunger Strike, has rubbished claims that the IRA Army Council rejected an offer made by the British that could have brought the protest to an end in July,

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IOL Illegal Irish immigrants may be given right to stay in US 03/03/2005 - 07:33:48 Thousands of illegal Irish immigrants may reportedly be given the right to stay in the United States under new proposals put forward by the Bush administration. Reports this morning said US Ambassador James Kenny briefed the Oireachtas foreign affairs committee about the proposals yesterday. Under the plans,

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Anonymous Comment on McCartney Murder**I just received this comment on one of my posts concerning the McCartney murder and thought it was interesting:If RUC wish 2 find perps - let them Q. Devine as he was intended target. - Reason - In a P.O. robberey he was involved in some time ago - he gave up his comrades in return 4 lighter sentance - Theese comrades were having a celebration drink after

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IOL Rosemary Nelson inquiry to begin public hearings next month 03/03/2005 - 08:22:47 The British government has announced that its planned inquiry into the loyalist murder of Co Armagh solicitor Rosemary Nelson will begin public hearings next month. The British government has announced that its planned inquiry into the loyalist murder of Co Armagh solicitor Rosemary Nelson will begin

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Belfast Telegraph Cross-border plan unveiled By Patsy McArdle 03 March 2005 A new cross-border development plan - designed to promote projects which will have an impact in Northern Ireland and the Republic - is to be unveiled at a conference in Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, tomorrow. The plan, based on a study undertaken in South Armagh and Co Monaghan, is aimed at forming a partnership

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Belfast Telegraph McCartney killers sully the cause: Adams By Ashleigh Wallace 03 March 2005 Those behind the killing of Short Strand father of two Robert McCartney have "sullied the republican cause" and must be made accountable for their actions. That is according to Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, who once again called for those involved in the city centre stabbing to come forward.

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Belfast TelegraphDirect rule powers renewedBy Brian Walker, London Editorbrian.walker@belfasttelegraph.co.uk03 March 2005The House of Lords has completed the procedure for formally renewing direct rule for six months and extending the membership of district policing partnerships beyond the council elections on May 5.DPP members who lose their council seats in the poll will remain members of the

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Belfast Telegraph Direct rule powers renewed By Brian Walker, London Editor brian.walker@belfasttelegraph.co.uk 03 March 2005 The House of Lords has completed the procedure for formally renewing direct rule for six months and extending the membership of district policing partnerships beyond the council elections on May 5. DPP members who lose their council seats in the poll will remain

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