It has to be understood that there are communities which
naturally detest war, but still fear for their lives.
Gerry Adams speaking in the US last week on decommissoning.
These people [INLA/IRSP] are just gangsters interested in their
own opinion... In reality the nationalist community do not
endorse the INLA's actions, or heed the IRSP's rhetoric; for they
perceive the INLA/IRSP as opportunists using the banner of
republican socialism as a convenience to cloak their true
intentions, that is, to provide for their own personal gain.
Letter to the Irish News. Thursday 28 May.
He may have mentioned it to me on that night, but I have no
recollection of it. I have recollections of receiving a number of
anonymous letters and notes regarding Deputy Burke. I think our
party headquarters gave at least one of those to the tribunal.
A forgetful Bertie Ahern following the mention of the anonymous
note implicating Ray Burke in financial irregularities.
Rotten to the core.
Socialist TD Joe Higgins on Ray Burke.
Provoking violence.
Martin McGuinness on the RUC's reaction to events on the Garvaghy
Road last weekend.
The Good Friday document is the beginning of a process of change.
We pledge ourselves to ensure maximum change, to build a new
future based on equality and justice. The days of the old order
and second-class citizenship are gone forever.
Sinn Féin candidate in the forthcoming assembly elections Sue
Ramsey announcing Sinn Féin's election team.
``Ulster's not for sale,'' Paisley said during the referendum,
somebody should show him the credit card invoices.
Tom McGurk in the Sunday Business Post. 31 May.
The idea is that traditionally things like petrol bombs have been
part of the way young people have resisted the state's violence.
It's just metaphoric.
Sinn Féin Youth's Eoin O Broin dismissing claims the
organisation's logo could be considered offensive. Monday 1 June.
The logic of the situation was that the British government has to
take up a position of working with people in Ireland to bring
about Irish unity, not just talking about it rhetorically, but
actually moving to working with the Irish government and the rest
of us.
Gerry Adams speaking in the US last week. Irish Times, Monday 1
June.
Unaminous opposition from Ulster delegates appears to have
prevented the repeal of the Gaelic Athletic Association's Rule 21
ban on membership by members of the RUC and British Army.
Report on Rule 21 conference in the Irish Times. Monday 1 June.
d any such inquiry should apply not just to Fianna Fáil. For
instance, it remains curious how Fine Gael would have been
financially bankrupt before it went into office in December 1994
and be financially sound a year or so later. And one further
point. The inquiry should cover not just financial contributions
but benefits-in-kind as well.
Vincent Browne writing in the Irish Times on Wednesday on any
inquiry set up into the Ray Burke/FF affair.
After the success of Elton John, here is exclusive news of an
open-air concert planned for Drumcree this July. Apparently the
Orangemen have asked Status Quo to play.
Letter to the Irish News, Wednesday 3 June.
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