Couldn't agree more Big Mick, so when Duffy & Co are brought before the courts there will be no witness intimidation. And the murderers of Robert McCartney and Paul Quinn will likewise be turned in to allow the LEGALLY CONSTITUTED police force to hold those that violate the law responsible for their actions. For some reason I don't think any of that is ging to happen. Duffy will be condemned on forensic evidence the murderers of Paul Quinn and Robert mcCartney will walk free, odd in the latter case as the PIRA offered to shoot them, so they must be known. As you say Big Mick - Hipocrisy and bigotry.

Lox IIRC the "split" in Republican ranks occurred in 1998. At that time the PIRA had neither handed in their weapons or put them beyond use. The man who leads the RIRA was a PIRA Quarter Master the materials for the Omagh bomb came from PIRA stocks as do the rest of the RIRA and CIRA arms.

As to the arguement that Republican groups holding a ceasefire count while the dissidents can be discounted as being representative. Exactly the same could have been said about the PIRA back in 1972.

And by all means Big Mick go back and pull some of my old posts and find one where I condone, support or attempt to justify any Loyalist, or indeed any paramilitary group in Ireland. Go even further try and find a single post of mine where I condone, support or attempt to justify the actions of any terrorist group.

As for "Time for you to take your meddling, unwanted interference, and hypocrisy, and go home." Whether you like it or not the area of the island of Ireland known as Northern Ireland IS PART of the United Kingdom of Great Brtain and Northern Ireland, by the will and desire of the majority of the people of that province. Don't you dare presume to tell me where I can and where I cannot go within the borders of my own country. And it is you and the likes of you across there in the USA who Stan Rogers described as "kindred in nothing but name" should take your own advice and "take your meddling, unwanted interference, and hypocrisy, and go home."