Sinn Fein? They have gone away, you know.

[armaghniac]

'It is frightfully hard to explain to Protestants that if you give Roman Catholics a good job and a good house. they will live like Protestants because they will see neighbours with cars and television sets; they will refuse to have eighteen children. But if a Roman Catholic is jobless, and lives in the most ghastly hovel, he will rear eighteen children on National Assistance. If you treat Roman Catholics with due consider and kindness, they will live like Protestants in spite of the authoritative nature of their Church . . .'

Source: Belfast Telegraph, 10th May 1969

The more extreme unionists believed that if they were sufficiently staunch that they would win out. O'Neill believed that if the Taigs had jobs they wouldn't be bothered with all this nationalism. It now seems that they were both right.

[AQMP]

First Minister: "As the honourable lady opposite will, no doubt, already be aware, the Giro has long been a tremendous success in many Republican / Roman Catholics areas of Ulster. Particularly when it actually arrives, via the Her Majesty's Royal Mail, from the Social Security Agency".

Ah the good oul days.......


Newspaper interview with Terence O'Neill - elected Prime Minister of the world these 'Roman Catholics' lived in  - mates with Seán Lemass of Fianna Fáil


'It is frightfully hard to explain to Protestants that if you give Roman Catholics a good job and a good house. they will live like Protestants because they will see neighbours with cars and television sets; they will refuse to have eighteen children. But if a Roman Catholic is jobless, and lives in the most ghastly hovel, he will rear eighteen children on National Assistance. If you treat Roman Catholics with due consider and kindness, they will live like Protestants in spite of the authoritative nature of their Church . . .'

Source: Belfast Telegraph, 10th May 1969

And O'Neill was described as a "moderate" Unionist.

[Rois]

Gerry's been arrested?

[AZOffaly]

Gerry Adams?

[Rois]

According to BBC breaking news - presented himself to police station in connection with Jean McConville case.

[Saffrongael]

According to BBC breaking news - presented himself to police station in connection with Jean McConville case.

By prior arrangement

[Rois]

By prior arrangement

Why did he have to be arrested though, if he was coming voluntarily?
Genuinely interested.

[Bingo]

PSNI tweeted at 8.30 that 65 year old man arrested in connection with jean McConville investigation.

Is that standard for an arranged appointment

[Banter Panther]

WOW!

[orangeman]

He presented himself to police on Wednesday evening and was arrested.

Speaking before his arrest, Mr Adams said he was "innocent of any part" in the murder.

[Bensars]

This is a non story. I suspect he would have to be arrested to be questioned on anything, and recorded etc.
this will clear up any doubts raised prior to elections, if raised as an objection to SF.

Adams too long in tooth and questioned already many times. All evidence so far , panorama etc all based on hearsay by dead people. There would need to be specific evidence.

[AQMP]

"I went to the PSNI and you know what they released me without charge, now can we get on with the election"

Unless there is a big smoking gun or someone has named him

[Bingo]

Someone in the PSNI twitter making a bigger deal out of this that it is?

[AQMP]

Someone in the PSNI twitter making a bigger deal out of this that it is?

That's what happens when you let too many Taigs in!!

[Apparently so]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!

So