Jimmy C, you still don't get it, do you? You seem to believe that because the loyalist gangsters behave badly, bad behaviour by republicans is somehow justified. They're all a bunch of thugs and the people deserve a break.

It appears to me that Sinn Fein is not now denying the fact that one or more of their members were involved. And as for evidence – if you were one of the 70 people in the bar that night, would you come forward with information? If you did, you'd be making a quick application to the witness protection programme.

I'm amazed that you try to separate these thugs from the IRA. If they claim to be "off duty" when committing murder, does that keep the IRA in the clear? If you've lived in Belfast you'll know the kind of fear an IRA man instills in his neighbours. Robert McCartney's crime was to "disrespect" one of these animals and he paid for it with his life.

Shame on you.