Jerry McCabe Documentary

[Lionel Ritchie]

NO! They've been provenm to be weak when it comes to negotiating and the people of Northern Ireland have voted with there feet. SF has more democratic support thats democracy !

An astute observation BGR ...not being in a position or of a mindset to turn the violence on and off like a tap certainly weakened the SDLPs bargaining power.

Not being a position to say "deal with us ...or deal with these other people who've nails through the end of hurleys and much worse besides" handicapped them too.

[RonnieB]

well, eh, if sands knew what he and his fellow hunger strikers who died, were really used for, then i think shortly after 1981 he would have been turning in his grave at sinn fein etc.

ronnieB where did you live? a few miles from caslterea? out in the sticks literally then, like ballymoe or somewhere?!?!

Ballinlough, paul.

[Speranza]

Fair play to you for Speranza for condemning the murder outright.Too many Northern republicans/Nationalist find it impossible to speak out against an injustice perpetrated by someone from the same "side".

Nail on head there. It's the same with Haughey, depsite his corrupt ways the majority of nationalists remember the man fondly because of his leanings. It's the tribal way of things up here that allows Sinn Fein to rule the roost without fear of backlash from the grassroots. Robert Mc Cartney for example -outside the Short Strand no republican really cared that an innocent man was killed. I am a Republican but I refuse to ever accept Sinn Fein just because they are the only republican party.

are the SDLP not a viable alterative

Durkan is a weak leader lacking in charisma and their policies are far too light for many. My main gripe with them is that I don't agree with joining the policing board while Special Branch continue to act as conspirators with Loyalist Paramilitaries and murders of Finucaine and Nelson go uninvestigated.

[paul_oshea]

Ballinlough, paul.

your not the lad whose parents own the tap, or used to even, one to frequent bruxelles.

so ye scored for lough harps reserve? do they even have a reserve team!?!?!

[RonnieB]

we used to paul many moons ago, I havent played in nearly 5 years. And no, im not the fella whose parents owned the tap, I know who you are thinking of though he hasnt been around in a long time. That said I used to spend a large amount of my time there Anyway for fear of taking the thread any further off topic any more roscommon questions sure send us a pm!