Rabbitte urges Sinn Féin to cut IRA ties

THERE is no prospect of Sinn Féin being involved in the business end of politics after the exposure of a huge money laundering racket being linked to the IRA, Labour leader Pat Rabbitte said yesterday.

In the wake of police raids, arrests and cash seizures to crack the massive fraud scam, Mr Rabbitte said the Sinn Féin leadership had been given a wake-up call to sever their ties with the IRA.

"No, there is no immediate prospect (of doing business with Sinn Féin) that I can see," he said.