Terrorism
Terrorism

Smithwick – Time for Dublin to Come Clean

Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “Smithwick is a devastating exposure of the Garda complicity in IRA murder. “The report has confirmed what we already knew. Throughout the Troubles the Republic was effectively a safe haven for Republican criminals and it comes as no surprise that the Garda colluded in the murders of Chief Supt Harry Breen […]

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Conviction for Proctor Murder Shows folly of Amnesty Call

Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “The welcome conviction today of Seamus Kearney for the brutal murder 32 years ago of RUC Reserve Constable John Proctor in a hospital car park, just after he visited his newborn son, highlights the absolute folly of the Attorney General’s call for an amnesty for pre 1998 offences. “Murder […]

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TUV denounces Attorney General’s amnesty call

TUV denounces Attorney General’s amnesty call Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “I am appalled and angry that the Chief Law Officer, who should be the guardian of the rule of law, is advocating immunity for terrorists. “What a kick in the teeth for innocent victims to have the Attorney General, no less, championing the […]

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Violence of Weekend Illustrates Failure of Belfast Agreement

Below are the comments of TUV leader Jim Allister in the Assembly this afternoon on the weekend’s violence: “The litany of criminality that we saw over the weekend — much of it quite patently paramilitary — was utterly shameful. Whether it was the shooting of the young boy in Coleraine, the pipe bombing in Strabane, […]

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