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17 July 1997 Edition

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I now accept that I received the £1.3 million from Mr Ben Dunne and... that he handed me £210,000 in Abbeville in November 1991.

Former 26 Counties' Taoiseach Charlie Haughey in a statement to the payments to politicians tribunal.

 


An entire generation of Fianna Fáilers woke up this morning feeling horribly bereft. For many, loving Charlie Haughey unconditionally was a class of religion.

Kate Hannon writing on Charlie Haughey's revelations to the Dunnes tribunal in the Evening Herald, Thursday 10 July.

 


People in the Garvaghy Road area are asking one very simple question - why did the Orange Order decide not to pursue a similar course of action in Portadown?

Councillor Breandán Mac Cionnaith on the Orange decision to re-route some of its marches on the 12th.

 


The nationalist aim is to reduce Orangemen to the status of their Uncle Toms co-religionists in the republic; many of whom resemble enfeebled Red Indians on remote reservations.

Daily Telegragh editorial, Saturday 12 July.

 


The low-key coverage given to the loyalist show of strength in North Belfast and the death of a UDA member by his own bomb is further evidence of the hypocritical attempts by both the British government and certain sections of the media to downplay the continuing double standards being applied for entry to and participation in political negotiations. The adherence to principle of word and deed seems to be another condition which the British government applies selectively.

Sinn Féin Six-County Chair Gearoid O hEara accusing the British media of turnng a blind eye to loyalist death squad activity. Irish News, Saturday 12 July.

 


Sorry, Ms Mowlam, we just don't believe you.

Post-Drumcree Andersonstown News editorial on Mowlam's explanation for the contents of the leaked NIO document on the Drumcree march. Saturday 12 July.

 


To put it simply, the nationalists in the North are hopping mad and the damage inflicted on their relations with Mowlam and company may yet prove to be terminal.

Tom McGurk (Sunday Business Post) on recent events in the Six Counties.

 


You sold out, you're a disgrace to the Protestant people.

Parade watcher to senior Orangemen before the 12th march in Belfast. Irish Times, Monday 14 July.

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