Comments on The Pensive Quill: Time For An Inquiry

“Wednesday evening’s meeting was a very emotional ...

2010-02-02T20:39:41.678Z

“Wednesday evening’s meeting was a very emotional and difficult occasion for all of us, particularly in light of the allegations coming from Richard O’Rawe and the IRSP.
“All of the family members who spoke, with the exception of Tony O’Hara, expressed deep anger and frustration at the ongoing allegations created by O’Rawe.
“Tony O’Hara’s suggestion that we should meet with Richard O’

My wish for you and all those who deserve nothing ...

2010-02-02T15:53:35.887Z

My wish for you and all those who deserve nothing less than all of the truth, is continued courage to love and live with or without it. It's weight will only prove heavy on the backs of those who have the knowledge. You have done your part. It's their turn. Sending peace from across the pond and hope for a life without shadows.

As a socialist republican, the defeat by the brits...

2009-06-13T13:50:13.482+01:00

As a socialist republican, the defeat by the brits was hard to take. In simple terms, We lost the war and we also lost the political campaign because of the complete capitualisation by the sinn fein provo leadership. As such, I feel many republicans are seeking out "heroic" moments of the campaign to convince ourselves that our ideals and aims had some relevance or reason to our pursuit

As a young man who became politicised by the hunge...

2009-06-12T19:47:46.234+01:00

As a young man who became politicised by the hunger strikes 28 years ago, I still feel the rawness of the period. I like many others feel that perhaps it is still too soon to be revisiting the details. However, as someone not directly involved, I can fully understand the questions being asked and the reasons for doing so. We need to know the truth and that truth will in no way diminish the

Hodgins' article and the previous commentators...

2009-06-10T21:05:01.078+01:00

Hodgins' article and the previous commentators all express themselves with eloquence and precision. SF's absence from inquiries may not surprise us, but such insults-- given the always pressing need to hit up NY & the other SF again for electoral cash--does represent exactly the lessons that Shinners learned from the Brits when it comes to ensuring their place in power and sustaining

2009-06-08T13:23:00.324+01:00

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I have to disagree with you Sean; the issue is pol...

2009-06-07T23:14:34.180+01:00

I have to disagree with you Sean; the issue is politically regrettable though vitally important to republicanism. You seem to fracture your own point by dividing republicans into the new republican (or followers of the former PSF) and old republicans (wrongly classified as dissidents). Is there a positive outcome by introducing division now on a subject that was not split then?
The Hunger

While I regret that this debate ever seen the ligh...

2009-06-07T15:40:50.220+01:00

While I regret that this debate ever seen the light of day, because I can see no positive outcome as a result of it, I would agree with Hodgies' call for an inquiry to try and put the record straight, lay the matter to rest in a balanced way, and allow us all to get back to honouring the hungerstrikers from both republican traditions. While no-one is trying to deliberately take away from the

I dont know anyone whom would disagree with what y...

2009-06-07T14:05:39.457+01:00

I dont know anyone whom would disagree with what you have written Gerard, but and its a big but would as we have seen in most all other enquries held within the North what the chances of the "Truth" really coming out, Sinn Fein have learned greatly from their English masters about the art of deception and truth telling ,you can be rest assured that the great republican truth machine is

Reading the article I find it very persuasive, ext...

2009-06-07T00:36:16.768+01:00

Reading the article I find it very persuasive, extremely well balanced and focused on the prisoners struggle!
The absence of any representation from SF does raise questions, questions only they can answer.
The next question being, will SF agree to an inquiry?
The debate has passed by who is right and wrong which leaves only one issue "truth."