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[Kilsally]

http://www.newsletter.co.uk/story/12518
Bullies Of SF Tearing Down Poll Posters
By Gemma Murray Security Correspondent

Monday 7th June 2004

INDEPENDENT MLA Kieran Deeny has been threatened by "so-called republicans" as he erected European election posters.

The Independent Hospital campaigner said that two men threatened him as he put up posters for independent Euro candidate John Gilliland at Carrickmore in Tyrone.

He said the "bully boys" said that only campaign posters for Sinn Fein candidate Bairbre de Brun were permitted in the area.

Mr Deeny threw his weight behind the the former farmers' leader's campaign - No Politics Just Action - after Mr Gilliland claimed that he may have found a solution to the problems facing the Tyrone County Hospital in Omagh.

The GP is now demanding a meeting with Sinn Fein leadership over the incident which, he claims, happened at 1.30am on Saturday.

Mr Deeny said that local Sinn Fein members were "turning a blind eye to the bully-boy behaviour."

"I plan to take the situation to Sinn Fein leadership to see what they have to say.

"As I was putting up the last of five posters in the village, near my home, two men got out of a car. The car had been tailing us for some time.

"I think the men were taken aback to see me in the car and one of them tried to hide their identity.

"I then went over to their vehicle and the driver made a threatening remark. He then started writing down the registration number of the car we were in.

"A short time later, they had pulled all the Gilliland posters down, leaving only Sinn Fein's. Where is the democracy in that and where is this equality Sinn Fein talk about?"

Mr Deeny said he had postponed putting up posters in his home area until the early hours in a bid to avoid confrontation.

"These people who want only Sinn Fein posters in the area are fascists masquerading as republicans.

"The community here are terrified of these bully boys, who engage in Hitler-style policing, and they have had enough of them.

"If they think this sort of behaviour is going to get votes for Sinn Fein, they are wrong.

"Back in November, before my election, I could get no one to help me put posters up because everyone was frightened of the repercussions from these people but the people showed their overwhelming support for me through the ballot-box."

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Bomb attack 'attempted murder'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_irelan...and/3782351.stm


Device was removed by bomb disposal team
A pipe bomb found outside the home of a Sinn Fein member in County Antrim was a viable device that was intended to kill, the police have said.

Michael Agnew discovered the device, which police described as sophisticated outside his house in Ballymena.

He found it under his van in Dunfane Avenue at about 0600 BST on Monday.

The area was evacuated and a controlled explosion has been carried out. The police are treating the incident as attempted murder.


Mr Agnew said he had come out of his house and, as usual, checked under his vehicles.

"I discovered a suspect device under one of them," he said.

  Loyalists are intent on trying to put censors on republicans in Ballymena

Michael Agnew
Sinn Fein  

"When I realised it wasn't attached to the vehicle, then I drove the vehicle away from the device."

He said he had no doubt that loyalists were behind the attack, with Sinn Fein supporters targeted in the area in recent weeks.

"This is an ongoing escalation of attacks on Sinn Fein members and republicans in the Ballymena area," he said.

"Loyalists are intent on trying to put censors on republicans in Ballymena."


A second suspicious device was discovered at the home of a Catholic man at Sunningdale Park in the Carniny area of the town at about 0700 BST on Monday. He is not a member of Sinn Fein.

A small number of families were moved from their homes as army technical officers examined the scene.

However they found that the device did not contain explosives and the alert ended.


'Conflict transformation'

Billy McCaughey of the Progressive Unionist Party, which is linked to the loyalist paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force, said the incidents were "counter-productive".

"I would totally condemn these incidents and call on whoever is behind this campaign to desist immediately," he said.

"It is only heightening sectarian tension in Ballymena and is totally counter-productive in the context of conflict transformation policies, in which loyalism in Ballymena is engaged."

Meanwhile, a pipe bomb has exploded at a house in County Down. No-one was injured in the blast.

Army bomb experts were called to investigate after the device exploded at a property in Beechwood Avenue, Bangor, at about 2330 BST on Sunday.

Two youths were seen running away from the scene shortly before the blast.

The front door, window and steps of the building were damaged in the house, which is understood to have been empty at the time.

Bob Johnston, 92, said the blast shook his nearby home.

"I just think they're a lot of scum - they are just the lowest class of human being," he said.

"They are evil - they just don't care who they kill or maim."

Police are appealing for anyone with information about the explosion to contact them on 02890 650222.

[Irish_gallowglass]

Notice the use of the phrase "so-called".

[The Hound Of Ulster]

INDEPENDENT MLA Kieran Deeny has been threatened by "so-called republicans" as he erected European election posters.

Yes indeed I see what you mean..! That must be a typo.? I'd say it should have read as follows :

INDEPENDENT MLA Kieran Deeny has been threatened by republicans as he erected European election posters.

Look's much more like something that makes a bit of sense.

[Irish_gallowglass]

Typical loyalist move. Hold up a few individuals who have done things that are horrible and accuse of every republican of being like this.

[The Hound Of Ulster]

Typical loyalist move. Hold up a few individuals who have done things that are horrible and accuse of every republican of being like this.

Your gonna have to define whether your talking about Irish Nationalists or Irish Republicans in future, here’s my definition: Irish Nationalist: -someone who adheres to the existence of the Republic Of Ireland. Irish Republican: -someone who wishes for the whole island of Ireland to be a Republic (at any cost).

Can you tell the difference between a Loyalist & a Unionist.?

[Galloway-Raider]

Oh Brother, now your going to have to explain what your definition of a"Nationalist Republican" is..!

Then there's the fact that a Republican on this side of the shuegh has not the same background as a Republican on the State-Side.....

[Irish_gallowglass]

1. Loyalist/Unionist difference. Unionist and loyalist believe in the Union. However loyalists tend to be more extreme and hardline. Unionists tend to be more moderate.

2. Republican/Nationalist difference. Republicans and nationalists agree in an all Ireland republic however like above, republicans tend to be more militant and nationalists tend to be more moderate.