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	For IRA Critics, No Peace in Belfast
		BELFAST, Sept. 14 -- The family of Robert McCartney, a Catholic whose death at the hands of Irish Republican Army members in January caused international outrage and brought White House condemnation, said Wednesday it was being subjected to a campaign of violence and intimidation for speaking out forcefully against the IRA.
		Paula McCartney, Robert's sister, said her two teenage sons were beaten recently by family members of a high-ranking IRA officer who they believe was involved in McCartney's killing.
		On Monday night, one of Robert McCartney's closest friends, Jeff Commander, was beaten with metal rods by a gang of men the McCartney family also contends are IRA members linked to the killing.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/14/AR2005091402448_pf.html (843 words)

	Robert McCartney
		Robert McCartney is a Northern Ireland unionist politician, and leader of the UK Unionist Party, and the only UKUP member of the currently-suspended Northern Ireland Assembly.
		He was initially a member of the Ulster Unionist Party but split from them in 1987 when he refused to withdraw from the General Election of that year and instead stood against another Unionist politician.
		McCartney is committed to a policy of integration for Northern Ireland, whereby all political and administrative forms of devolution would be wound up, there would be no Northern Ireland wide legislative and administrative assembley and the province would be a full integrated part of the United Kingdom.
	www.wapipedia.org /wikipedia/mobiletopic.aspx?cur_title=Robert_McCartney (251 words)

	A Welsh Born Icon: Robert McCartney
		According to the BBC, "relatives of murdered man Robert McCartney say the IRA intimidation campaign against them is intensifying." I suppose this was almost inevitable once press attention began to wane.
		Robert McCartney, 33, a forklift driver, was having a drink with an old friend.
		McCartney and Devine were beaten with plastic and iron sewer rods and slashed from their neck to their navel with knives, said to have been taken from the pub kitchen.
	nickbrowne.coraider.com /2005/09/robert-mccartney.html (814 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Northern Ireland \| For the love of Robert
		Inside the McCartney family house there are two constant noises - the dull ring of the telephone and the background chatter of a 24-hour news channel.
		Robert was stabbed and kicked to death in the centre of Belfast.
		The boys are too young to understand the political significance of a Catholic family from a hardline republican area daring to challenge the IRA.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/northern_ireland/4343605.stm (937 words)

	Band of sisters confronts IRA's long rule of silence - The Boston Globe
		The McCartney sisters have stood together to break the long, unwritten code of silence in Belfast by publicly demanding justice in the brutal slaying of their brother, Robert McCartney, 33, by a known local leader of the Irish Republican Army and several of his associates.
		McCartney, a father of two young boys who supported Irish nationalism but studiously avoided the sectarian violence that surrounded him all his life, was stabbed to death in a barroom brawl Jan. 30.
		McCartney was dead on arrival at the hospital.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/03/06/band_of_sisters_confronts_iras_long_rule_of_silence?mode=PF (1386 words)

	Robert McCartney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robert McCartney can refer to two people from Northern Ireland:
		Robert McCartney (1971–2005), victim of a 2005 murder
		This human name article is a disambiguation page – a list of pages that might otherwise share the same title, which is a person's or persons' name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_McCartney (100 words)

	Robert McCartney
		Robert McCartney (born 1936) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician, and leader of the UK Unionist Party, and the only UKUP member of the currently-suspended Northern Ireland Assembly.
		In 1999 McCartney ran for the party in elections to the European Parliament, winning 2.9% of the first preference vote.
		This proposal, once popular in some sections of Unionism, has increasingly receded and with the recent introduction of devolution to Scotland and Wales, as well as proposals for English regional assemblies such a proposal seems increasingly unviable.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/r/ro/robert_mccartney.html (255 words)

	USATODAY.com - Demands for justice throw IRA on defensive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Robert McCartney, her 33-year-old brother, was beaten and fatally stabbed Jan. 30 in a pub brawl in Belfast that involved at least four and perhaps more than a dozen members of the IRA.
		Robert McCartney's death — and his family's campaign to bring the killers to justice — threaten to undermine the IRA.
		She'll be joined by her four sisters and by Bridgeen Hagans, Robert McCartney's partner and the mother of his two children.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-03-10-ira-justice_x.htm (937 words)

	Scotch-Irish / Ulster-Scots Forums > Robert McCartney Murder
		Robert McCartney was involved in a fight in a bar — Magennis's — in May Street, in the centre of Belfast, on the night of January 30, 2005.
		According to Robert's family, the fight arose when his friend, Brendan Devine, was accused by members of the IRA of making an insulting gesture or comment to a woman in their company.
		McCartney's family were among those who publicly stated their belief that Provisional IRA members were responsible for the silence surrounding the murder, with his sister saying, "their cover-up and their clean-up operation afterwards was meticulous." The IRA expelled three members some weeks later.
	www.scotchirish.net /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t2238.html (1871 words)

	The murder of Robert McCartney and the pursuit of Justice
		We support the McCartney family’s demand for justice, but justice is a scarce commodity in the North, not primarily because of the IRA but because of the state.
		The murder of Robert McCartney demonstrates that the IRA is not part of the solution but part of the problem.
		Working people revolted at the murder of Robert McCartney are what put this issue to the top of the political agenda while the Provos attempted to cover it up and the PSNI were initially happy to let them away with it.
	www.socialistdemocracy.org /News&AnalysisIreland/News&AnalysisIreTheMurderOfRobertMcCartney.html (2306 words)

	Irish American Post
		Now the McCartney sisters on their campaign, the points that have been made to Gerry Adams by Irish America all come back to that same issue about the business of criminal activity, paramilitary activity on the part of the IRA and what’s happened over the last number of weeks in Northern Ireland.
		The statement described the murder of Robert McCartney as a crime which was not carried out by the IRA nor on behalf of the IRA.
		The sisters of Robert McCartney took their campaign to bring his killers to justice yesterday to Brussels, spending the day in talks with Euro MPs and EU President Josep Borrell.
	www.gaelicweb.com /irishampost/year2005/05may/news/news04.html (10281 words)

	Newshound: Links to daily newspaper articles about Northern Ireland
		McCartney and Devine were only in the bar minutes when the senior IRA man approached and claimed they'd made a rude gesture to a group of women.
		McCartney was beaten and stabbed in the stomach, severing an artery.
		Over 1,000 mourners were at the McCartney funeral and 1,300 took part in a vigil for him, a sign of the high regard in which he was held and community disapproval of his murder.
	www.nuzhound.com /articles/Sunday_Tribune/arts2005/feb13_never_vote_SF_again__SBreen.php (1083 words)

	CNN.com - Senators condemn Northern Ireland killing - Mar 16, 2005
		Robert McCartney's sisters head to the White House.
		McCartney's five sisters and fiancee are scheduled to visit the White House on Thursday for St. Patrick's Day.
		In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, another sister, Paula McCartney, said she would urge President Bush to keep her brother's killing high on his agenda -- because the peace process in Northern Ireland cannot progress until the case is resolved.
	www.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/europe/03/16/ira.mccartneys/index.html (802 words)

	Robert McCartney's partner and sisters on radio - Indymedia Ireland
		In comparison to the murder of Robert McCartney and the attempt to suppress reaction from the local community, the Northern Bank robbery or moneylaundering pale into insignificance.
		The McCartney sisters made it perfectly clear on the radio that the Murder of Robert was not an isolated incident.
		I have already stated that Robert McCartney's sisters outlined a series of incidents involving the IRA in the Short Strand during their interview with Marian Finucane on the same morning as the comments by Adams.
	www.indymedia.ie /article/68735?fontsizeinc=2 (5347 words)

	C4 News - Home - Extraordinary IRA admission - IRA offered to shoot McCartney killers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Robert McCartney was stabbed at a bar in central Belfast in January.
		The McCartney family attended Sinn Fein's party conference in Dublin at the weekend, and listened to the party's president Gerry Adams call for those involved in the murder to come forward.
		The McCartney sisters were meeting Irish ministers in Dublin today but have not yet commented on the IRA statement.
	www.channel4.com /news/2005/03/week_2/08_IRA.html (495 words)

	CNN.com - CNN interviews McCartney sisters - Mar 16, 2005
		Their fight to bring their brother Robert's murderers to justice has made them instant celebrities, because they are pursuing some of the most dangerous people in the world: Members of the Irish Republican Army.
		They give a graphic and emotional account of how their brother and a friend were drinking in a Belfast pub when they were brutally attacked, and left for dead.
		After Robert's death, the five sisters began their mission to seek answers, and find those responsible.
	edition.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/europe/03/16/mccartneys.insight (379 words)

	For 6 Belfast women, IRA battle isn't over - The Boston Globe
		After McCartney, a 33-year-old fork lift operator, was stabbed to death by IRA men following a barroom row, his five sisters and fiancee voiced outrage, not only over his murder but the IRA's elaborate effort to destroy evidence and intimidate witnesses.
		The McCartney sisters and Hagans said it for them, insisting that the use of summary violence and intimidation was no longer acceptable.
		But the McCartney women and Hagans are soldiering on, preparing a civil legal case to get the justice they believe they will be denied in the criminal case against Robert's killers.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/08/25/for_6_belfast_women_ira_battle_isnt_over/?page=full (1017 words)

	UK: Amnesty International's Secretary General meets McCartney sisters
		The McCartney family's call for justice, rather than revenge, is a commendable demonstration of courage in today's world, and the organization supports the family and fiancée of Robert McCartney in their campaign to ensure that the perpetrators of his killing in Belfast on 30 January 2005 are brought to justice.
		The search for justice by the sisters and fiancée of Robert McCartney is a powerful reminder to us all of how individuals, motivated by a sense of justice, can help a society embrace fundamental change and lead to better respect for human rights.
		Robert McCartney was killed in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 30 January 2005 as a result of an attack outside a pub near the town centre.
	www.amnestyusa.org /news/document.do?id=80256DD400782B848025701A004D79DA (521 words)

	BreakingNews.ie: Robert McCartney's mother hopes to prick consciences
		Robert McCartney was stabbed outside a Belfast city centre bar in January last year in a murder which shocked nationalists on both sides of the Atlantic.
		The Massachusetts’ Senator said after his meeting with the McCartneys that the murder was a defining issue and he paid tribute to them for persevering with their campaign despite intimidation and harassment.
		Kathleen McCartney told BBC Radio Ulster that she had decided to go to Washington in the hope that it would prick the conscience of the mothers of those involved in her son’s murder.
	www.breakingnews.ie /2006/03/16/story249543.html (543 words)

	SAOIRSE32 :: The cost of being Robert McCartney’s friend :: May :: 2006
		Robert’s sister Paula and her family moved last October.
		Bridgeen Hagans, Robert’s fiancée, left after stones and bottles were thrown at her house as she lay asleep with her two sons.
		Last September, Jeff intervened in a row between other friends of Robert McCartney and relatives of his alleged killers.
	saoirse32.blogsome.com /2006/05/29/the-cost-of-being-robert-mccartneys-friend (1227 words)

	Reflections on Liberty by Robert McCartney, MP
		Robert McCartney’s trenchant and lucid expositions have been one of the few means by which the people of these islands have been able to appreciate the true nature of contemporary politics.
		McCartney is a life-long resident of Ulster, and has been a passionate advocate for reason and restraint in the province.
		Robert McCartney QC MLA is the leader of the UK/Unionist Party, a member of the Northern Ireland assembly and a Queen’s Counsel.
	www.nuzhound.com /images/adverts/bookcovers/about_reflections.htm (204 words)

	U.S. envoy calls for IRA to disband (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Claire, the sister of slain man Robert McCartney, speaks to the media as Bridgeen Higgans Robert's partner stands by at left, in the Catholic Short Strand area of East Belfast, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, March 9, 2005.
		They are giving their response to the recent Irish Republican Army(IRA) statement which stated that they offered to shoot those involved in the killing of Robert McCartney outside of a Belfast pub on Jan. 30, 2005.
		McCartney was killed Jan. 30 after an IRA-led gang slashed one of his friends inside a Belfast pub, then attacked both men outside, clubbing McCartney with iron bars and knifing him in the neck and stomach.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-03/10/content_423620.htm (1001 words)

	Murder victim's sisters return to more hostile climate in Belfast \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited
		The McCartney sisters were making "a complete political issue" of their brother's killing by IRA members, one said.
		She too was convinced the McCartneys were "being used" as a part of an anti-republican crusade.
		According to Paula McCartney, the president appeared to have a 'very good understanding' of their campaign and told them that he was 100% behind them.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Northern_Ireland/Story/0,2763,1441240,00.html (1355 words)

	CNN.com - Irish sisters meet with Bush - Mar 17, 2005
		President George W. Bush greeted the five sisters and fiancee of Robert McCartney, who was killed outside a Belfast bar on January 30, at a White House event Thursday that excluded Sinn Fein, the political arm of the IRA, for the first time since 1995.
		McCartney's family blames the IRA for their brother's death.
		Paula McCartney said Thursday morning the purpose of the meeting with Bush was to ask him to "bring all his influences to bear...
	www.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/europe/03/17/ira.mccartneys/index.html (941 words)

	Robert McCartney’s family deserves money from terrorist victim’s fund says EU - Radio Netherlands Worldwide - ...
		Robert McCartney was killed on 30 January this year, in a fight outside Magennis’s bar in Belfast, on 30 January this year. The brawl is believed to have started after alleged IRA members accused Mr McCartney’s friend Brendan Devine of making obscene gestures to their female companion.
		Mr McCartney’s sisters - as well as those who support them in their fight to bring their brother’s killers to justice - say this is because many people fear retribution from the paramilitary organisation.
		While the McCartney family mounted a very public justice campaign, bringing on board assistance from London and Washington, the IRA responded by offering to shoot those responsible.
	www.radionetherlands.nl /currentaffairs/region/westerneurope/ire050511 (778 words)

	Online NewsHour: President Bush Meets with the McCartney Sisters, Shuns Sinn Fein -- March 17, 2005
		While McCartney's five sisters and fiancee visited the president on St. Patrick's Day, for the first time in 10 years the leader of Sinn Fein was not invited to the traditional White House St. Patrick's Day celebration.
		Paula McCartney says she and her sisters are campaigning for just one thing: To bring the murderers to trial.
		Kennedy met instead with the McCartney sisters, and afterwards suggested that his patience with Sinn Fein and its unwillingness to rein in the IRA was running out.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/europe/jan-june05/mccartney_3-17.html (1485 words)

	Continuous New Desk: Assistant Managing Editor Robert J. McCartney (washingtonpost.com)
		McCartney became the first assistant managing editor for Continuous News in 2003, after returning from Paris where he most recently had been associate editor and European economics correspondent.
		Previously, McCartney was in The Post's newsroom as foreign editor, Maryland editor, deputy national editor for defense and national Security and local business editor.
		Robert J. McCartney: Filing from abroad, and especially from Iraq, is a major challenge for us.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A35931-2005Feb18.html (3101 words)

	RTÉ News: IRA investigation would test sincerity - Kenny
		The sisters and the partner of Robert McCartney earlier met the leader of Sinn Féin in the Dail, Caoimhghin Ó Caoláin as well as the Labour Party, the Green Party and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern.
		After their meeting with the minister the McCartney family said they welcomed the support of the Irish Government in their struggle to have the killers of their brother brought to justice.
		He also said that the name of Robert McCartney would be high on the Government's agenda in any discussions it has with either the British government or Sinn Féin.
	www.rte.ie /news/2005/0223/mccartneyr.html (421 words)

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