Republican News · Thursday 16 April 1998

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Nine POWs released

Nine republican prisoners were released on Tuesday night from Portlaoise Prison. They were Anthony Heaney, Patrick Kavanagh, Noel Magee, Patrick McCartney, Patrick Morgan, Paul Murray, Chris O'Donnell, Bernard O'Hagan and Hugh Wilkinson.

Afetr their release, Bernard O'Hagan, in a statement, said the prisoners were ``obviously delighted for their families''. He said, ``It should be noted that while today's releases are to be welcomed as a positive step, still hundreds of prisoners remained incarcerated.'' He urged the governments to address the issue genuinely and speedily.

The prisoners also extended their ``total support to our leadership'' and commended ``Sinn Féin and their negotiating team, particularly for their massive workload over the last number of weeks.''


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