The only conclusion so far coming out of the Billy Wright Inquiry has been a little surprising. The Inquiry was set up to determine if state agencies had a part to play in Wright's death. However, the only organisation to reach a judgment based on the evidence presented thus far has been the Irish Republican Socialist Movement (IRSM). They have concluded that a former leading member and current member...
By Allison Morris Irish News 11/11/09 While the INLA has not actively participated in the public inquiry into the 1997 prison shooting of loyalist killer Billy Wright, it has closely followed the hearings . On one occasion the inquiry was told that a member of British intelligence received a phone call from an informant telling him of a “live hostage situation” taking place in Maghaberry...
By Allison Morris Irish News 11/11/09 A one-time leading member of the IRSP has denied he was a top-level informer at the time of the INLA murder of Portadown loyalist Billy Wright. Kevin ‘Bap’ McQuillan parted ways with the organisation almost a decade ago. Recently he has been acting as a spokesman for the newly formed group Republican Network for Unity. Mr McQuillan denied allegations...
Mick McCarthy wore the expression of a man who had just been robbed - or to be more precise a man who had just seen Kevin Doyle robbed. Just 24 hours after coach Fabio Capello revealed he would never like to see England win a match courtesy of a dive , Wolves manager McCarthy found himself navigating his way through the minefield of football's morals. As Wolves fans filed away from Molineux past the...
A small band of vicious terrorists killed some 150 people, many of them in internal feuds. By David McKittrick Independent.co.uk Monday, 12 October 2009 It was an organisation that blew up a crowded disco and machine-gunned the congregation of a Protestant gospel hall, and had in its ranks fearsome gunmen with nicknames such "Mad Dog" and "Doctor Death". So when the Irish National...
:::u.tv::: Monday, 12 October 2009 The INLA has said it has no plans to hand over its weapons, despite announcing that its campaign of violence is over. The group was responsible for some of the most notorious killings of the Troubles, murdering more than 100 people during its 35 year history. Some of its high profile victims included Conservative politician Airey Neave and loyalist paramilitary leader...
video: BuffONgigi. So the long wait continues. Last night's 3-0 defeat in Portugal means that once again Hungary have missed out on playing in the finals of a major football tournament. It's now 23 years since Hungary competed in the finals of a World Cup or European Championships. And all this from a country that used to be one of the greatest footballing nations in the world. What's gone wrong? Below...