#troubles

#troubles

Lynch said in his verdict that he was satisfied that soldiers had lost all sense of military discipline and opened fire with intent to kill and that those responsible should hang their heads in shame. But he said the case fell short of the burden of proof. Delay has, in my view, seriously hampered the capacity of the defence to test the veracity and accuracy of the hearsay statements, he said.

It took decades for it to be put together. You have to go back to Father Alec Reid, Father Des Wilson, myself, John Hume and the endeavour to put together an alternative to armed struggle.