State is powerless to act on dissident marches

The Government will be powerless to prevent a repeat of Saturday’s “repulsive” show-of-strength march by the New IRA-linked group embroiled in Lyra McKee’s killing unless it introduces new emergency laws.

State is powerless to act on dissident marches
Mon, 22 Apr, 2019 - 07:30

By Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Caroline O’Doherty, and Kevin O’Neill 

The Government will be powerless to prevent a repeat of Saturday’s “repulsive” show-of-strength march by the New IRA-linked group embroiled in Lyra McKee’s killing unless it introduces new emergency laws.

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