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News for 7 April, 2004
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Anger as public inquiries denied
Anger as public inquiries are denied Bureaucracy and half-baked excuses have prevented the setting up of public tribunals into two of the worst cases of British collusion in Ireland in the last 30 years. An ongoing criminal investigation in the Six Counties was used as an excuse to dodge an inquiry into the killing of Belfast solicitor Patrick Finucane. The presumption that evidence relevant to the 1974 Dublin/Monaghan bombings could only be found in the North or Britain was the reason cited for not holding a public inquiry into the atrocities in the 26 Counties. View more |
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Mixed signals and flawed findings
Relief, cautious welcome, and in many cases, disappointment - these were some of the reactions to the report from the Oireachtas sub-committee investigating the Barron Report into the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings, published last week. Most people had presumed the committee would either advise a public inquiry into the bombings, or conclude that there was no need for further action. View more |
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Made in Britain - BY LAURA FRIEL
Pat Finucane There have been many definitions of collusion. At various stages in over a decade of discourse, collusion has been portrayed in the limited terms of 'a few bad apples' or as a matter of 'leaks'. In this scenario, collusion has been identified as simply the product of random individual decisions acting outside official sanction and structures. Stevens (1) was largely based on this premise. View more |
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Unanswered questions about Wright - BY FERN LANE
The Six-County Prison Service, including the former governor of Long Kesh, seems likely to be the focus of any inquiry into the killing of LVF leader Billy Wright by the INLA on 27 December 1997. In his report, Judge Cory observes that the series of decisions that led up the shooting could be thought by some to be a "controlled explosion", the circumstances of which "demand careful consideration". View more |
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The most flagrant type of collusion - BY FERN LANEIn his investigation into the murder of 25-year-old Robert Hamill by a loyalist mob in the early hours of 27 April 1997, Judge Cory lists nine separate elements of the RUC's response on the night and during its subsequent investigation that require a public inquiry. However, he singled out the conduct of former RUC Reserve Constable Robert Atkinson - referred to throughout the report as "Reserve Constable B" - as being "of such a worrisome nature that it, of itself, requires that there be a public inquiry to resolve the issue". View more |
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Serious concerns about Human Rights Commission
Caitríona Ruane Sinn Fein spokesperson on Equality and Human Rights, South Down MLA Caitriona Ruane has expressed "serious concerns" that the Human Rights Commission, as currently constituted, has published a report on the Bill of Rights given the lack of public confidence in the Commission. View more |
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Trademark overbearing arrogance in Government's referendum decision
Mary Lou McDonald Sinn Féin Dublin EU candidate Mary Lou McDonald has today accused the Government of 'trademark overbearing arrogance' in its decision to time the referendum on citizenship for the same day as the Local and European elections. Speaking in advance of a press conference organised by the Campaign against a Racist Referendum at the Earl of Kildare Hotel, Dublin, Ms McDonald said: View more |
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Racist figures only scratching surface
Alex Maskey South Belfast Sinn Féin Assembly member Alex Maskey has said that figures released today by OFM/DFM regarding the scale of racist attacks 'are alarming in themselves, but only scratch the surface of the real problem'. Mr Maskey said: "The figures released today do not make good reading for those of us committed to seeing an inclusive and tolerant society created here. View more |
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Call for closure of Andersonstown Barracks
Micheal Ferguson Commenting on reports that Andersonstown Barracks may close, Sinn Féin Assembly member for the area Michael Ferguson said that 'the Military Base is a blight on this area and provides no service for the local community. Its function is to spy on and intimidate the local population'. View more |
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The run-up to Easter 1916Continuing with our Easter series, today IRM brings you a timeline of events leading up to the 1916 Easter Rising. There are many different reasons why some organisations felt the need for an armed insurrection in 1916. The Famine, or Great Hunger of the 1840's, when a million people died of starvation in a country where there was plenty of food, followed by massive emigration suggests that the British Government were pursuing a policy of land clearance. View more |
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