McCabe controversy – Dilemma for Ahern over poll findings

Whatever tentative agreement the Government may have with Sinn Féin about releasing Detective Garda Jerry McCabe’s killers in return for a final settlement in Northern Ireland, it is unacceptable to almost three-quarters of the voters.

That will prove to be a major dilemma for Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, because it reflects public opinion as confirmed by an Irish Examiner/Prime Time poll conducted by Lansdowne Market Research.

The poll, in conjunction with another published yesterday, was conducted in the South European Constituency, or the old Munster one, where the McCabe family live.