IMC: IRA Army Council did not authorise Quinn murder

[FutureTaoiseach]

According to today's Irish Times, tomorrow the Independent Monitoring Commission will state that while the IRA Army Council did not order the murder of Cullyhanna man Paul Quinn, that former and current IRA members were involved.

What are the implications for the stability of the Northern Executive?

THE INDEPENDENT Monitoring Commission (IMC) is tomorrow expected to publicly state that the IRA leadership did not sanction the murder of Paul Quinn from Cullyhanna in south Armagh last October.

The IMC, however, will state that current and former members of the IRA from the south Armagh area were involved in the beating to death of Mr Quinn in farm buildings in Co Monaghan after he was lured over the Border, it is understood.

This finding contradicts the assertion by Sinn Féin leaders such as Gerry Adams and Newry and Armagh MP and Northern Executive Minister Conor Murphy that the IRA was not involved.

The IMC yesterday presented its 18th report, which deals with Mr Quinn's murder and other paramilitary issues, to the British and Irish governments.

Both London and Dublin will be relieved that the IMC does not implicate the IRA leadership in Mr Quinn's killing.

Any such IMC indictment of the IRA leadership could have had catastrophic consequences for the powersharing Stormont administration. Senior DUP politicians had indicated that if Mr Quinn's murder was ordered or sanctioned at IRA army council or leadership level then it was likely to collapse the DUP-Sinn Féin dominated Northern Executive.

Nonetheless, the IMC's findings that IRA members were involved in Mr Quinn's murder will cause an unpredictable degree of political turbulence.

[infamous-el-guapo]

For God's sake change the thread title to get his name right.

[infamous-el-guapo]

It just proves that Conor Murphy is a liar.

Surprise!

[FutureTaoiseach]

For God's sake change the thread title to get his name right.

Fixed.

[PatMcL]

It just proves that Conor Murphy is a liar.

Surprise!

It proves no such thing. Strange you are being so definitive over a report that has not yet been released concerning an incident where there has not been a single arrest.

[rockofcashel]

It just proves that Conor Murphy is a liar.

Surprise!

How does it show Murphy to be a liar ?

Conor Murphy stated that the IRA were not involved in the killing.. that is what the IMC are reporting

They may be reporting that former members of the IRA were involved, but how are the IRA to take responsibility for all its past members

If a past IRA member is caught shop lifting.. would that be the fault of the IRA ?

[FutureTaoiseach]

How does it show Murphy to be a liar ?

Conor Murphy stated that the IRA were not involved in the killing.. that is what the IMC are reporting

They may be reporting that former members of the IRA were involved, but how are the IRA to take responsibility for all its past members

If a past IRA member is caught shop lifting.. would that be the fault of the IRA ?

They actually say current members were involved too.

[infamous-el-guapo]

It just proves that Conor Murphy is a liar.

Surprise!

How does it show Murphy to be a liar ?

Conor Murphy stated that the IRA were not involved in the killing.. that is what the IMC are reporting

They may be reporting that former members of the IRA were involved, but how are the IRA to take responsibility for all its past members

If a past IRA member is caught shop lifting.. would that be the fault of the IRA ?

Conor Murphy said that republicans were not involved.

Of course the IRA and its representatives have to take repsonsibility.

These people have been brainwashed to believe that they run South Armagh and that they can literally get away with murder.

And I wouldn't equate this murder with shop lifting.

[rockofcashel]

[quote=infamous-el-guapo]

It just proves that Conor Murphy is a liar.

Surprise!

How does it show Murphy to be a liar ?

Conor Murphy stated that the IRA were not involved in the killing.. that is what the IMC are reporting

They may be reporting that former members of the IRA were involved, but how are the IRA to take responsibility for all its past members

If a past IRA member is caught shop lifting.. would that be the fault of the IRA ?

Conor Murphy said that republicans were not involved.

Of course the IRA and its representatives have to take repsonsibility.

These people have been brainwashed to believe that they run South Armagh and that they can literally get away with murder.

And I wouldn't equate this murder with shop lifting.[/quote:3su1usqi]

I wouldn't consider those to have carried out this callous murder to be Republican's either.. the IRA did not order this killing.. it was a criminal act.. stop playing politics with a young means killing... or have you lot stooped that low in a bid to be relevant ?

[infamous-el-guapo]

I wouldn't consider those to have carried out this callous murder to be Republican's either.. the IRA did not order this killing.. it was a criminal act.. stop playing politics with a young means killing... or have you lot stooped that low in a bid to be relevant ?

It was a criminal act carried by members of an illegal paramilitary organisation and it has already been politicised because the paramilitary organisation in question has representatives in the Assembly. It has already been politicised by Conor Murphy categorically stating that the PIRA wasn't involved.