Raymond McCord addresses Irish Government
This morning we met with the aide of the Irish Ambassador to America. This was a very good meeting. Raymond McCord addressed the lack of support from the Irish Government on the issue of collusion.
He said that despite the Ombudsman's report on his son highlighting the bombing in Monaghan carried out by Special Branch Agent Mark Haddock being exposed there has been very little heard from the Irish Government and in particular from An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. He stressed the principle of equality for all victims ie. that all victims, from all backgrounds, affected by all actors, across the island of Ireland, must be treated equally and the Irish Government must lead the way.
As Mr Ahern currently has possession of the McEntee Report into the loyalist bombings in Dublin - we hope that these words will have meaningful effect.
Solidarity on Capitol Hill
Our families were delighted to meet up with John and Geraldine Finucane, son and widow of murdered human rights lawyer Pat who are also in Washington this week.
We did a joint meeting with the Chair of the Friends of Ireland Senator Richie Neal and a number of other congressmen and senators. It was worth while. We impressed on those attending the need for international and independent intervention on the issue of collusion and dealing with the past.
Northern Ireland Bureau Exhibition
Last night the RFJ delegation attended the Northern Ireland Bureau Photographic Exhibition. This was a main event in the St Pat's week calendar in Washington. Our families met with a number of notables including Mitchel Reiss and Des Rea, Chairperson of the Policing Board, and impressed on him the need to have an all-embracing truth commission which deals with all of the hurts and pains of the past inclulding the outstanding issue of collusion.
Mr Rea along with Hugh Orde are very fond of intervening when the state's role in the conflict is being scrutinised with comments undermining families' calls for inquiries and truth processes. It is time Mr Rea and Mr Orde realised that they are not neutral arbitrators in this debate and stepped aside in favour of victims' interests.
This morning we met with the aide of the Irish Ambassador to America. This was a very good meeting. Raymond McCord addressed the lack of support from the Irish Government on the issue of collusion.
He said that despite the Ombudsman's report on his son highlighting the bombing in Monaghan carried out by Special Branch Agent Mark Haddock being exposed there has been very little heard from the Irish Government and in particular from An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. He stressed the principle of equality for all victims ie. that all victims, from all backgrounds, affected by all actors, across the island of Ireland, must be treated equally and the Irish Government must lead the way.
As Mr Ahern currently has possession of the McEntee Report into the loyalist bombings in Dublin - we hope that these words will have meaningful effect.
Solidarity on Capitol Hill
Our families were delighted to meet up with John and Geraldine Finucane, son and widow of murdered human rights lawyer Pat who are also in Washington this week.
We did a joint meeting with the Chair of the Friends of Ireland Senator Richie Neal and a number of other congressmen and senators. It was worth while. We impressed on those attending the need for international and independent intervention on the issue of collusion and dealing with the past.
Northern Ireland Bureau Exhibition
Last night the RFJ delegation attended the Northern Ireland Bureau Photographic Exhibition. This was a main event in the St Pat's week calendar in Washington. Our families met with a number of notables including Mitchel Reiss and Des Rea, Chairperson of the Policing Board, and impressed on him the need to have an all-embracing truth commission which deals with all of the hurts and pains of the past inclulding the outstanding issue of collusion.
Mr Rea along with Hugh Orde are very fond of intervening when the state's role in the conflict is being scrutinised with comments undermining families' calls for inquiries and truth processes. It is time Mr Rea and Mr Orde realised that they are not neutral arbitrators in this debate and stepped aside in favour of victims' interests.
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