State must come to terms with its own miscarriages of justice

It is time for the state to confront its own abuses during the Troubles by giving an apology for the activities of the Heavy Gang, writes Mick Clifford

It is time for the state to confront its own abuses during the Troubles by giving an apology for the activities of the Heavy Gang

Jon Burrows was correct when he stated recently that the Irish Government should apologise for some of what went on during the Troubles.

The Ulster Unionist leader believes that Irish governments were less than robust in tackling the Provisional IRA, particularly when it came to extradition.