Ahern: Govt 'satisfied' IRA, SF leadership linked

Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern said today that the Government is absolutely satisfied that the leadership of the IRA and Sinn Féin are linked.

Sun, 20 Feb, 2005 - 13:28

Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern said today that the Government is absolutely satisfied that the leadership of the IRA and Sinn Féin are linked.

Speaking this afternoon, he said it was inconceivable that the IRA wasn't involved in the Northern Bank raid or in the money-laundering operation currently being investigated by Gardaí.

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