Please use this thread to voice your disscust (© BadAudioDynamite) at IlovemenMick and post a few words in tribute to the truth teller of Ireland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20025243 Arson attack on Orange hall in Crumlin There has been an arson attack on an Orange hall in Glenavy, County Antrim. At about 03:40 BST on Monday, two tyres were put against the front door of Glenavy Protestant Hall and set alight. The door of the hall was damaged and smoke damage was caused to the interior. Police have appealed for information about the attack. RIP Medro
[h=1]Fianna Fail accuses Irish government of neglecting Northern Ireland[/h] please log in to view this image Micheal Martin accused the Irish government of complacency Continue reading the main story The Irish government has been accused of neglect and complacency over the Northern Ireland peace process. The comments were made by Micheal Martin, who leads the Irish Republic's main opposition party, Fianna Fail. Mr Martin warned taking past political achievements for granted "could be a mistake of historic proportions". He accused the government of backing away from cross border institutions and holding the "bare minimum of meetings" on issues concerning Northern Ireland. The Fianna Fail leader made the remarks on Sunday at an annual event to commemorate the Irish revolutionary leader, Wolfe Tone. Continue reading the main story [h=2][/h] In his speech at Bodenstown Cemetery in County Kildare, Mr Martin said the Irish government had "dramatically reduced its level of engagement with Northern affairs". "Given the effort that went into this process over a very long time by very many people, this sort of disengagement and complacency by our own government is unacceptable." Fianna Fail was in power in the Republic continuously from 1997 to 2011, and was heavily involved in the Good Friday Agreement negotiations which helped to set up Northern Ireland's devolved administration at Stormont. Mr Martin told supporters at the cemetery: "Unfortunately too many people today think that the work is over - that we can take for granted what has been achieved. This could be a mistake of historic proportions." After a poor performance in the Irish General Election last February, the party was replaced by the current coalition government of Fine Gael and Labour. Mr Martin said that the Republic's new Prime Minister, Enda Kenny, had made "no attempt" to move the Northern Ireland peace process on to the next stage. 'Reckless' Comparing the coalition's performance to Fianna Fail's time in power, he said: "We knew that you couldn't just let the protagonists get on with it, the Irish government had a duty to lead". Mr Martin also questioned whether the Good Friday Agreement was delivering in real terms for people living in Northern Ireland and highlighted the issue of child poverty as an area where things were getting worse instead of better. He singled out the two biggest parties in the Stormont Executive for criticism. "It is as best foolish and at worst reckless to step back and believe that the DUP and Sinn Fein are capable of working in the interests of all groups. "They have constantly shown an interest in putting party interests ahead of broader interests," he said. He accused Sinn Fein of "playing politics" with the UK Welfare Reform Bill, which came before the Stomont Assembly 11 days ago. Parades He claimed they had "pretended to campaign against it and voted against it when it was clear that an Assembly majority was going to push it through in any case". He told supporters that only five pieces of legislation had passed through the Assembly over the past year, at a time when the news in Northern Ireland had been "dominated by old parades politics". However, Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams said Mr Martin's criticism of the Fine Gael/Labour government rings hollow. He said the current government in the Republic of Ireland was simply implementing the policies of the last Fianna Fail government. "His attack on Sinn Fein is equally bogus," he said. "The end of conflict, the peace process and the power sharing institutions are among the greatest achievements of modern years. "Sinn Fein on the Executive is attempting, in the absence of fiscal powers, to manage a serious economic crisis and is succeeding much more effectively than Fianna Fail in government or in opposition has. "Micheal Martin's comments have more to do with his fear of Sinn Fein in the south than a concern about the north." Mr Martin was elected leader of Fianna Fail in January 2011. During the party's time in power, he served as minister in several government departments including foreign affairs, health, enterprise and education.
Savile was an undercover operative for the IRA. He moved weapons around the UK for them, they gave him all the kids he wanted. The kafflick priests were very unhappy about it cos there was less kids around for them. True Story.
[h=1]Peter Robinson seeks Irish government apology[/h] please log in to view this image Peter Robinson said Enda Kenny should apologise for the role of the Irish Government in the troubles First Minister Peter Robinson has called on the Irish government to apologise for its role in the early years of The Troubles. Mr Robinson said Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny should apologise for the role previous governments played in arming and encouraging the IRA. On Thursday, Mr Kenny told relatives of those killed in the Kingsmills massacre he could not apologise for the IRA. On 5 January 1976, ten textile workers were murdered in rural County Armagh. They were travelling home from work on a minibus when they were shot. Last year, a report by the Historical Enquiries Team, which examines unsolved murders from the Troubles, found the IRA was responsible for murdering the 10 men. One man survived. Speaking on the BBC Inside Politics programme, Mr Robinson said he agreed Mr Kenny should not be apologising for the IRA. "Nobody should be apologising for the IRA, other than those in the republican movement," he said. "What he (Mr Kenny) does need to apologise for, is the role of the Irish government. "There is a clear connection between what the IRA did in its infancy and the government of the Irish Republic. "I think the Irish Republic would do well to look at its role and recognise that it was not the way it should have behaved in those days and apologise for it because massive death and destruction followed," he said. The DUP, of which Mr Robinson is leader, has tabled an assembly motion for Monday seeking an apology. The motion says it "welcomes the improved relations with the Republic of Ireland". It says it "believes that relations would improve further" with an apology from the current Irish government for "the role played by the Irish government of the day in the emergence of the Provisional IRA and the roles of past governments regarding the pursuit of terrorists".
IRA 'responsible for Kingsmills' please log in to view this image The bullet-riddled minibus in which 10 Protestant workmen were massacred Continue reading the main story Related Stories Service will remember IRA victims 1976: Ten dead in Northern Ireland ambush Families of those killed in the Kingsmills Massacre have received the report into the shootings after an investigation by the Historical Enquiries Team (HET). The families said the report confirms much of what they already believed. It found that the IRA was responsible for the atrocity and that the victims were targeted because of their religion. The full HET report is expected to be made public on 21 June. Part of the investigation centres on claims that guns used that night may be linked to as many as 90 other murders and attempted murders. Survivor Alan Black was shot 18 times. He said the memory would "never leave him". "There is a memorial to the men in the village of Bessbrook, close to where I live, and I think often of my work mates who lost their lives on that terrible evening. "I have suffered physical and mental scars but the families of the men who died have suffered much more. "Their grief continues every day and I hope they will find some comfort in the HET report." On 5 January 1976, the 10 textile workers were travelling home from work in the dark and rain on a minibus in the heart of rural County Armagh. Just after the van cleared the rise of a hill, there was a man standing in the road flashing a torch. They stopped and there was the sudden, ominous movement of 11 other men, all armed, emerging from the hedges around them. Their first thought was that it was the Army, but the gunmen were masked. A man asked their religions. There was only one Catholic left on the bus. He was identified and ordered away from his Protestant work mates. He was able to run off. The lead gunman spoke one other word - "Right" - and the shooting began. Mr Black was the only one to survive. After the initial screams, he recalled years later: "There was silence. I was semi-conscious and passed out several times with the deadly pain and cold. "I must have been lying at the roadside waiting on the ambulance for up to 30 minutes. It was like an eternity. "When help arrived I could not get the words out quick enough. I was afraid I'd die and nobody would ever know what happened. "I was hysterical and wanted to tell everyone - the ambulance men, nurses, doctors, police." Bessbrook, a small, Quaker model village that because of the Troubles hosted a massive Army base, was devastated. Nine of the men lived in Bessbrook. They had 14 children. They were Joseph Lemmon, whose wife was standing over their tea as he died; Reginald Chapman, a Sunday school teacher who played football for Newry Town; his younger brother Walter Chapman; Kenneth Worton, whose youngest daughter had not even started school; James McWhirter, who belonged to the local Orange lodge; Robert Chambers, still a teenager and living with his parents; James McConville, who was planning to train as a missionary; John Bryans, a widower who left two children orphaned; and Robert Freeburn, who was also a father of two. The van driver, Robert Walker, came from near Glenanne. The IRA never admitted involvement and was supposed to be on ceasefire at the time. The South Armagh Republican Action Force claimed the deaths. The HET reinvestigated the killings as part of work spanning three decades of conflict. More Kingsmills family members are expected to give their reactions soon.
Service will remember IRA victims [TABLE="align: right"] [TR] [TD] please log in to view this image Ten Protestant workmen were killed in 1976 Kingsmill massacre [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] An annual commemoration of a massacre 31 years ago in south Armagh will take place without any politicians invited. Ten Protestant workmen were shot by the IRA in the Kingsmill massacre near Bessbrook on 5 January 1976. Two people survived the attack. Willie Fraser of victims group Fair said many felt the current negotiations with Sinn Fein were a step too far. "We know no final decision has been taken yet, but some of the families feel let down," he said. "They would prefer that politicians weren't invited, so at their wish we didn't invite any this time to speak at it." Among those attending last year's service were DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson and Ulster Unionist MLA Danny Kennedy.
1992: IRA murders 'informers' The IRA has admitted killing the three men found by the army at different roadsides in South Armagh last night. They claim the men were informers for MI5 and the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Special Branch and they had been tried and killed by the IRA. The victims were from Portadown, County Armagh and have been identified as Gregory Burns, 33, John Dignam, 32, and Aidan Starrs, 29. In a style typical of IRA ritual killings the bodies were found in ditches, naked and hooded with evidence of beatings and single bullets through the backs of the heads. The IRA tried to justify the murders in an unusually detailed statement, outlining the intelligence work of the three and linking them to the murder of civil servant Margaret Perry, 26. Her body was found on Tuesday in a shallow grave over the border in Mullaghmore, County Sligo after she disappeared on her way to work in Portadown over a year ago. The IRA's actions demonstrate the true nature of terrorism. Prime Minister John Major The IRA claim that Ms Perry was having an affair with one of the dead men, Mr Burns, but says she had threatened to expose the group's intelligence links to the IRA, so they had kidnapped and murdered her. All three men disappeared from their homes a few days ago and their bodies were dumped close to the border within 10 miles of each other, at Newtownhamilton, Bessbrook and Crossmaglen. The army left them overnight in case they had been booby trapped. These are the first killings in Northern Ireland in eight weeks, and come in the wake of recent progress at talks in Stormont, Belfast and London. Speaking in the House of Commons, Prime Minister John Major said, "The IRA's actions demonstrate yet again the true nature of terrorism".
Real IRA poised to wreak brutal murder revenge By Ken Foy, Crime correspondent, Tuesday September 04 2012 A MAJOR gardai operation was under way today amid fears the execution of Real IRA boss Alan Ryan will lead to a spate of revenge attacks. Sources say the terror group is one of Ireland's most disciplined, with access to heavy-duty weapons as well as vast cash resources. A source said: "Tensions are extremely high at the moment -- extra armed patrols have been put in place. "There are major fears of revenge attacks." A massive garda investigation into Ireland's latest gangland murder is continuing today, with an apartment in Beau Park Street apartments in Clongriffin sealed off this morning as part of the investigation. Sources say that in his last months alive, Alan Ryan had thought of himself as "invincible", despite official warnings from officers that his life was under active death threat. A senior source said: "Despite all the warnings, he walked around his locality without a care in the word. "He was often seen cockily walking the streets -- he believed that he was invincible. Pumped "And he probably had good reason to think this -- he had run big drugs gangs out of the country and even was involved in the murder of 'Mica' Kelly -- one of Ireland's biggest traffickers." But time caught up with Alan Ryan yesterday as he walked down quiet Grange Lodge Avenue in Clongriffin with two pals. The gunmen pumped bullets into Ryan while his pal, Aaron Neilis, was shot in the leg. Ryan's gang had been prolific in recent weeks. Among their attacks they targeted a young associate of criminal JP Brennan. It is understood that the 24-year-old, who survived a city- centre knife attack, was targeted by the RIRA faction after he intimidated old-age pensioners into handing him over money when they had collected their pensions at a local post office. Lucky "For a number of weeks, he was hanging outside the post office and demanding money from elderly people -- it was causing a lot of concern. "But he hasn't been doing it any more after he was brought off by the RIRA gang," a source said. His associate, JP Brennan, was lucky to escape with his life when he was cornered in his girlfriend's home in Kinsealy and shot in the leg and neck in January 2009. It is understood he was also one of the intended targets of a gun attack at a Finglas service station in November 2010, which led to the double murders of two innocent cousins -- who were shot dead in a case of mistaken identity. The Herald has also learnt that the RIRA mob is suspected of recently attacking a convicted money launderer from Lucan who has previously served a lengthy sentence in England. [email protected] - Ken Foy, Crime correspondent
[h=1]Police report 20% rise in Londonderry burglaries[/h] please log in to view this image PSNI Chief Inspector Jon Burrows said householders should not make their homes an easy target There's been a sharp rise in burglaries in the Londonderry area. Over the past six months break-ins have increased by nearly 20 per cent. The police say in half of those robberies, the burglar got into the house through an unlocked door or window. PSNI Chief Inspector Jon Burrows urged householders to follow basic crime prevention advice to secure their homes. "As part of Operation Safer Homes, there will be increased police patrols, leaflet drops and an advertising campaign to remind local residents to ensure their homes are secure at all times. "We have seen an increase in walk-in burglaries rather than break-ins and this is down to people not locking their doors or windows. "We are continually working to raise awareness of burglaries and while we conduct patrols, respond to reports of suspicious activity and deliver crime prevention. "Everyone can play their part in taking proper precautions to protect their home and property. "Do not make your home an easy target for criminals. "I would also ask anyone who notices suspicious activity in their neighbourhood to call us immediately. This could prevent someone from becoming a victim of crime."
I never knew that until Medro showed me the evidence on here. Now he's been banned, another generation will grow up not knowing the truth about the IRA THANKS BALDY!!!
Why do any of you give a **** about the IRA one way or another? They've been irrelevant in the UK for about 15 years now. Most of you ****s are obsessed with Ireland in some way. Absolutely ****ing tragic
