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4 February 1999 Edition

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Trampling underfoot the human rights and civil rights [of those named]... Hundreds of Catholics, many of them non-political, have been killed by loyalist death squads using information passed from within the RUC. Today we witnessed a new twist in the collusion agenda, with Paisley using information given to him from RUC sources, in a way which clearly sets up all of those named as potential targets for the various loyalist death squads currently trying to kill Catholics.

Gerry Adams on Ian Paisley's naming of people he alleged were involved in the killing of ten Protestant workers over 20 years ago in the British parliament last week.

 


This vote is about not allowing Irishness in this city. Some unionists have tried to obstruct us whenever possible, despite it being genuinely cross-community, staffed by council officials as well as myself.

Festival organiser Catriona Ruane after funding for the St Patrick's Day parade in Belfast was blocked by the DUP. Irish News, Friday 29 January.

 


From the proceedings in yesterday's session of the Moriarty Tribunal the public can elicit a glimpse of the depth of the quagmire in which Charles Haughey's financial affairs languished, and the machinations employed to extricate him from it.

Editorial in the Examiner, Friday 29 January.

 


This is the news we wanted to hear. The Orange Order was born in this area. Drumcree will now decide its future and also that of David Trimble.

Portadown Orangeman quoted in the Irish Times on Orange Order plans to hold all its Orange marches there on the 12th of July. Thursday 28 January.

 


One thing that I am adamant about is that I would not have asked Mr Gilmartin for a contribution for Fianna Fáil, either directly or indirectly.

Bertie Ahern in his address to Leinster House last week.

 


It seems to me that every time unionists and loyalists find themselves under pressure, Catholics and nationalists bear the brunt.

Sinn Féin's Michelle Gildernew after the loyalist attack on a Catholic family in Dungannon last week.

 


I would see it as a big issue of democratic rights, of the essential fundamental part of the Agreement that when we go through the Assembly on 15 February, the way is then clear for the triggering of D'Hondt. I would just be, perhaps naively, shocked if this British government would not keep to the Agreement that took us 30 years to get.

Gerry Adams on an BBC Radio Ulster interview.

 


Some 78% of asylum seekers, and 95% of African asylum seekers, have experienced racially-motivated verbal or physical attacks, a survey has found. Twenty per cent of Africans have been physically assaulted.

Report in the Irish Times on treatment of refugess coming to Ireland. Monday 1 February.

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