I AM disgusted at the hypocrisy of the left (Labour, Greens and SF-IRA) regarding the maintenance of the triple-lock on the Irish army serving overseas.

HOW nauseating to see Taoiseach Bertie Ahern apologise to the DUP leader Ian Paisley for his gaffe about Sinn Féin and the decommissioning photographs.

Minister for Justice Michael McDowell said he knows the links between senior Sinn Féin figures and the IRA – but he doesn’t want to be accused of “wrecking” the peace process.