Cowardly leaders give in to IRA
When a murderous group can dictate to the democratically elected leaders of our once peaceful country and see them run like chickens would from the fox, it is indeed a sad day for democracy.
What is the point of electing a government if they are incapable of running the country. None of our brave ministers will have to face the criminals they are spawning day in day out.
No, they will hand that job over to the members of An Garda Siochána and if those same gardaí are murdered, our ministers will once more expound their empty promises of hunting down the culprits to bring them to justice.
What justice?
After categoric assurances from the Taoiseach and both John O’Donoghue and Michael McDowell as ministers for justice that those responsible for the murder of Det Garda Jerry McCabe would serve out their full-terms, they have now shown the ultimate hypocrisy of attempting to put the blame over on the late detective’s widow because they have not got the courage to do the job they were elected to do.
Mr Ahern is reported as saying that he will talk to the Garda Representative Association (GRA) and the families to explain the position.
Well, as a former member of the GRA executive committee, I hope they make it quite clear to Mr Ahern that they will not renege on their commitment to Mrs McCabe, and if he wants to find a scapegoat for his cowardice he should look among the sheep that make up his Government.
We have all seen how easy it is to frighten a sheep. In this case it can be done by putting on a balaclava and saying “we have not gone away, you know.”
Anthony B Fagan
(Retired Detective Garda)
Enniscorthy
Co Wexford
