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» Monday, March 7, 2005

Northern Ireland

Asked what the Prime Minister’s view was regarding the issue of criminality, especially with a view to the response to the McCartney family in Northern Ireland, the PMOS said that what had been said at the weekend by a variety of speakers at the Ard Fheis on the subjects of the McCartney murder, criminality in general, punishments beatings and policing, showed that Sinn Fein had begun to address the issues that were of concern to not only the British, Irish and US Governments, but also to the people in Northern and Southern Ireland. No doubt that would be explored with further contacts with Sinn Fein. The PMOS said the bottom line remained the same: there could only be progress with Sinn Fein and the Republicans if there was a complete end to activity. At least the Ard Fheis meeting showed that there was a process of beginning to address those issues. The McCartney family had said that they were encouraged by Gerry Adams’s comments, but wanted to see progress on the ground. The PMOS said as always, the family had shown real leadership in terms of trying to get this issue resolved.

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