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INLA men’s murders reconstruction

THE murder of two INLA men in Co Louth more than 30 years ago has featured in an RTÉ reconstruction broadcast.

SHOT: Thomas ‘Ta’ Power (left) FEUD: Hugh Torney (right)

Thomas ‘Ta’ Power (33) and then INLA ‘chief of staff’ John GerardO’Reilly (26) were gunned down as they sat in the Rossnaree Hotel, near Drogheda, in January 1987 by members of the Irish People’s Liberation Organisation (IPLO). The INLA men had been in the hotel to try and settle an internal dispute about the direction of the group and were due to meet other members. However, the potential peace summit ended up in bloodshed when gunmen wearing false beards burst into the hotel and opened fire as their victims drank tea.

Two other men were injured during the ambush including Peter Stewart and Hugh ‘cueball’ Torney, who was himself killed in another feud in 1996. Leading IPLO man Gerard Steenson has been linked to the double killing, although others claim he was not involved.

He and another man were shot dead weeks later in March 1987 by the INLA faction in west Belfast. It is understood that the renewed appeal for information comes after relatives of Power, who was from the Markets area of south Belfast, met gardaí recently.

Campaign group Relatives for Justice recently wrote to the Republic’s Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald and Garda commisioner Nóirín O’Sullivan on behalf of the Power family asking for a review of the case. It is beleived that at that meeting family members learned for the first time that three men were questioned after the ambush but later released. No-one has ever been convicted. Gardaí failed to respond to a series of questions put to them by The Irish News about the case.

A reconstruction of the attack was featured on RTÉ’s Crime Call programme on Monday. The broadcaster declined to release any details of the programme in advance. Mike Ritchie from Relatives for Justice said: “Families who have lost loved ones below the border face a difficult situation because they were not able to benefit from the Historical Enquires Team information and review,” he said. “It’s important that the Garda reviews these cases themselves.”

With many thanks to: The Irish News.

http://www.rte.ie/tv/crimecall/this_month.html

http://www.rte.ie/amp/860691/

Trail collapses – After Gardai threaten Lithuanian on “dissident republican” charges, “tape revealed” in court on 20th March.

A trial at the non-jury Special Criminal Court has collapsed after it emerged the accused taped a conversation in which gardai told him that his partner would be arrested and his child would go in to care if he did not accept responsibility for other charges.

Eimantas Valteris (33) was arrested by gardai in 2013 as part of an ongoing operation to counter dissident republican activities in the border area. He was the first Lithuanian to stand trial at the Special Criminal Court.

The prosecution decision not to proceed with the trial came after the court heard a “voir dire” or trial within a trial.

During the voir dire, the Special Criminal Court was played a taped conversation between Mr Valteris and two gardaí, one of whom was Detective Sergeant Padraig Boyce of the Special Detective Unit.

Det Sgt Boyce accepted under cross examination by Hugh Hartnett SC that he was one of the two gardaí on the tape, which was made by Mr Valteris during an encounter he had with them after his initial arrest.

During the playing of the audio in court, the gardaí were heard telling Mr Valteris that “we’ll look after you” if he accepted responsibility for three other firearms and four silencers. The gardaí told him they knew the items were a “batch of four”.

The gardaí told Mr Valteris that his wife had been in a particular premises removing rubbish for about 30 minutes.

Mr Valteris was told that if he did not accept responsibility for the other items then the gardaí were would be “directed” to arrest his wife.

“If you don’t take responsibility, she’ll be next”.

Mr Valteris was told by the gardaí that if his partner was arrested then their child would “go into care”.

He was told that he was “digging a hole to put your missus” in if he wanted “to go down that route”.

The gardaí told Mr Valteris that they knew he was “bullshitting”, that they would “have to go to your house now and arrest your partner … She’ll be in custody”.

The gardaí were heard asking Mr Valteris: “Have we a deal or no deal … If we don’t (have a deal) I’m going to have to arrest your partner”.

The complete tape was not played in court on Thursday. The Director of Public Prosecutions entered a nolle prosequi – a decision not to proceed on the charge – before the playing of the tape could be resumed in court today.

On the fourth day of the trial, prosecuting counsel Mr Tony McGillicuddy BL told the three-judge court that the State was entering a “nolle prosequi” on the charge – in other words not proceeding with the prosecution – and Mr Valteris could be discharged.

Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, presiding, ordered that Valteris should be discharged.

Mr Valteris, with an address at Park Vale, Grange Rath, Drogheda, Co Meath, had pleaded not guilty to the unlawful possession of a .32 inch auto (7.65mm) calibre IZH 79-8 model Baikal make semi-automatic pistol bearing serial number TPB358706 at Balmoral Industrial Estate, Navan, Co. Meath on June 10th, 2013.

The court had heard that Mr Valteris operated a car sales depot at the Balmoral Industrial Estate. It was the prosecution case that he was observed by gardai arriving at the depot on the afternoon of June 10th, 2013.

The court would hear evidence that Mr Valteris was seen going to an nearby yard where a red Fiat Ducato van was parked. A black VW Passat car came back to the yard and stopped close to where Mr Valteris was standing. A man was observed opening the boot of the Passat and then the car left the yard.

The VW Passat was later stopped by gardai in Castlebellingham, Co Louth and a semi-automatic pistol was found wrapped in material in a box in the boot.

During a later search of Mr Valteris’s yard €2,000 was found in another car. The prosecution alleged that Valteris had been storing the gun.

with many thanks to: Irish Republican Prisoner News.

Declan McGlinchey was on path to peace before his sudden death, say family – The Irish News

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Declan Mc Glinchey - Requiem Mass in Bellaghy on Wednesday at the Church of St Mary at 11am.

http://waww.irishnews.com/news/2015/11/03/news/uncle-yet-another-nightmare-for-mcglinchey-family-312466/?param=ds12rif76F

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Mary McGlinchey
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Dominic McGlinchey

For more information click on the link below:
http:// https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_McGlinchey

ANTI INTERNMENT & FREE THE DUFFY 3 PROTEST DROGHEDA!

    • Saturday
  • An Anti Internment and Free the Duffy3 protest will be held on the Bridge of Peace in Drogheda next Saturday 26th May 2-3p.mAll are welcome to attend. Bring posters and banners to highlight other Pow’s interned as wellOrganised by Duleek Independent Republicans

Support our POW’s..

The Family and friends of Maghaberry POW‘s,
have organised a Whiteline picket,
This Saturday 4th Feb,
at 2pm, in Lineside, Coalisland,
We are asking people to make the effort to attend and show your support,
Please pass on..

Posted on Behalf Of : Mandy Duffy– Public Event & Everyone Welcome.

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Coat of arms of Drogheda

Time
05 November · 13:30 – 16:30
Location
WESTCOURT HOTEL 

WEST STREET
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Duleek Independent Republicans will hold a protest in support of Maghaberry Pows outside the Westcourt Hotel, West Street, Drogheda on Saturday 5th November at 1.30pm. All are asked to attend. Banners and posters welcome.The protest is to coincide with a conference being held in the hotel which will be attended by the British Ambassador to Ireland.
The British Ambassador will attend a wreath laying ceremony earlier at the cenotaph on Mary Street at 11p.m. The UDR and RIR will be represented at the ceremony and expected to be represented afterwards at the conference in the Westcourt hotel
 
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MAGHABERRY POW PROTEST

Duleek Hungerstrike Monument
Time
05 November · 13:30 – 16:30
Location
WESTCOURT HOTEL

WEST STREET
Created by:
More info
Duleek Independent Republicans will hold a protest in support of Maghaberry Pows outside the Westcourt Hotel, West Street, Drogheda on Saturday 5th November at 1.30pm. All are asked to attend. Banners and posters welcome.The protest is to coincide with a conference being held in the hotel which will be attended by the British Ambassador to Ireland.
The British Ambassador will attend a wreath laying ceremony earlier at the cenotaph on Mary Street at 11p.m. The UDR and RIR will be represented at the ceremony and expected to be represented afterwards at the conference in the Westcourt hotel.
 
 
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an irish version of the famous poem

  
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