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11 December 1997 Edition

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What is needed is to break the cycle of golden circles and corruption and free up the necessary resources to provide housing, jobs and a decent life for all: Irish, refugee and immigrant.

Letter in the Irish Times, Thursday, 4 December.

 


Loyalists have never needed an excuse to kill Catholics, but the timing of this murder so soon after the presidential visit and its location in North Belfast, seem more than co-incidental.

Republican source in Ireland On Sunday, 7 December.

 


Politicians who make wild accusations about the GAA should seriously examine their conscience.

A club member's comment on the killing of Gerry Devlin at St Enda's GAA club in Glengormley, Belfast. Ireland On Sunday, 7 December.

 


So one, two, three people leave; presumably they are replaced and the organisation goes on because the IRA is bigger than any grouping of people.

Gerry Adams in an interview in the Independent On Sunday, 7 December.

 


I see this as a phase, and we obviously want to go as far as we can in this phase. If there is not a united Ireland coming out of this process that doesn't mean that the pursuit of a united Ireland isn't going to continue after this process, because it is.

Gerry Adams again.

Is it not the most appalling arrogance of any Minister to claim credit for the allocation of money that the taxpayer, and not the Minister, has generated.

Emily O'Reilly reminding 26-County Minister for Finance Charlie McCreevy of the facts. Sunday Business Post, 7 December.

 


The over-reaction has left the unionists in the happy position of believing the Irish government can be cowed much more easily than they could have dreamed of.

Niall O'Dowd on the apology by the 26-County government in relation to the remarks made by David Andrews. Ireland on Sunday, 7 December.

 


This society has its own little league table. There are only two places in it. First, there are the victims of any murders carried out by the IRA. And second, or last, are dead taigs.

Mike Philpott on BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback after the killing of Gerry Devlin. 9 December

 


Why is Mr Paisley so worried about the future of the LVF? Why did he go to the prime minister to complain about the treatment received by the LVF? Why does he believe the arrest of LVF members would be ``dreadful''?

Irish News editorial. Wednesday 10 December

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