The anguish of Roisin McAliskey

The following article by Nell McCafferty, originally published in December 1996, recalls the campaign to free Roisin McAliskey following British attempts to extradite her to Germany. Roisin, the daughter of former nationalist MP Bernadette McAliskey, was re-arrested last week in County Tyrone on foot of a new extradition warrant. She was released on bail pending a further hearing.

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