Comments on The Pensive Quill: RNU Respond to Unfounded Allegations

An unfortuante incident no tin hat needed

2011-03-01T15:59:10.398Z

An unfortuante incident no tin hat needed

An unfortunate incident a tin hat please

2011-03-01T15:57:46.192Z

An unfortunate incident a tin hat please

FOIF are just trying to help brit agencies to s...

2011-03-01T00:31:02.161Z

FOIF are just trying to help brit agencies to smash RNU simple as that

i believe that other people were pulling the strin...

2011-03-01T00:29:07.423Z

i believe that other people were pulling the strings behind FOIF press releases ,and that FOIF played into the hands of certain agencies to blacken and discredit RNU

1981: Gerry Adams uses Irish Republican POWs to a...

2011-02-20T07:16:11.940Z

1981: Gerry Adams uses Irish Republican POWs to advance his career.

2011: Carl Reilly uses Irish Republican POWs to advance his career.

Sin é.

I'm not a great one for posting on any Republi...

2011-02-20T04:47:26.635Z

I'm not a great one for posting on any Republican website 'though I do often click in to read what's happening. This whole saga re:prisoners' money is very distasteful and I'm not making any judgment on who is right and who is wrong. All I can say is the whole thing reflects badly on EVERYONE and probably explains why Republicans have never been so divided or factionalised as at the present time.

I do not usually post, but I feel the need to, in ...

2011-02-19T22:31:32.942Z

I do not usually post, but I feel the need to, in relation to these discussions.
I am a little shocked that people are so amazed at the potential for misappropriation of POW funds, as I am sure it has been going on for many a year. Since moving to the US, my husband and a will not donate money at any "pass the hat" events, as we have no idea where it is going to. In 2009 the A.O.H. as part of there Freedom for All Ireland Christmas appeal listed "Green Cross" as a recepiant of monies, to which I asked the questions what "Green Cross"?
I think if the FOIF are guilty of anything, it is of being a little naive. In this day in age I would have thought that it would have been easy enough to get the mailing addresses of each of the P.O.W.'s families and to have mailed the monies directly rather than having it delivered by a third party. But perhaps after this fiasco the lesson has been learned.
I do think that the RNU and Martin Og Meehan have a lot to answer for. While I believe that their apologies are sincere, they are the apologies of an organization that has been caught out. Regardless of whether or not the envelopes where sealed, Carl Reilly nor any other member of the RNU had the right to remove the money from these card and to then allocate the money as they saw fit. It was not your call!! And Mr. Meehan despite your liberal use of "Chara" in your responses to Mr. McAllistar, I doubt very much that he will ever be your friend!

michaelhenry, 'You said that you were going t...

2011-02-19T22:22:22.120Z

michaelhenry,

'You said that you were going to hide your head in the sand and ignore me from now on [ i should be so lucky ] then your very next
sentence is to quote me again-
do the holy thing and forgive- ...'

You are right, if I stop talking to everyone who annoys me I probably will end up not even talking to myself.

LET IT BE HEARD LOUD & CLEAR; FOIF did NOT sen...

2011-02-19T20:16:29.377Z

LET IT BE HEARD LOUD & CLEAR; FOIF did NOT send Christmas money to the RNU. FOIF did NOT ask the RNU to distribute FOIF Christmas cards/money to POW Families. FOIF repeatedly & privately inquired about the cards once we learned of the PSNI raid. It is the RNU that went public by slandering FOIF all over the internet. Suzanne Breen & others contacted FOIF upon hearing rumours of missing money/cards. NOWHERE did FOIF use the term "steal" or "stole". But explain to us, Mr. Meehan, why K. Doran's card was missing $150. when it was handed over to a trusted Republican just recently. FOIF had no choice but go public & make clear the facts. The RNU continues a vicious, slanderous campaign against FOIF to this day. RNU Officers have repeatedly changed their story about "opened" envelopes. RNU Officer claimed on a forum that some FOIF cards were empty & some contained money but that FOIF was lying claiming all the cards contained money. THIS is another lie they have perpetrated. How would the RNU know this unless they opened ALL the cards? Mr. Meehan when & where did FOIF state that we did not like RNU? Mr. Meehan explain why RNU members/officers continually post nasty lies & attacks on the FOIF FB Wall? FOIF is not posting on others Walls. The attacks are all coming from YOU. FOIF has had a good relationship with the RNU until Carl Reilly issued 'ORDERS' to FOIF in autumn 2010. An RNU-USA member threatened us on Tuesday, 11th January 2011. IT IS THE RNU WHO SHOULD BE APOLOGIZING FOR ALL THEIR BAD BEHAVIOR, LIES, & THREATS! They should apologizes to the McAllisters, the POWs, the POW Families, Americans who donated Christmas money, & FOIF. The only group who seem to have a hidden agenda is RNU. To this day FOIF does NOT have confirmation from the POW Families as to whether or not they have ALL received their money!

Martin Óg / Republican Network: Why are you ignor...

2011-02-19T13:28:36.675Z

Martin Óg / Republican Network:

Why are you ignoring my questions about how your statement completely contradicts the sequence of events set out in Carl Reilly's email?

got my voting card 2day WTF you supposed to do wit...

2011-02-19T10:47:44.802Z

got my voting card 2day
WTF you supposed to do with that?
have a dump in the cubicle i guess and wipe my arse with it. or trade it in for a two year ticket to perth and return for the 'gathering'.

serious alternatiive needed here. its depressing. get it together folks.

Jim, glad to hear that you feel this whole issue i...

2011-02-19T09:53:41.120Z

Jim, glad to hear that you feel this whole issue is now finished chara. I also feel there's no need to reiterate our positions on such mistakes.

Suffice to say that, I honestly don't know what U mean by claiming that in our dealings with you, your family that they were of 'an ugly nature' or your choice of the word, 'murky'? However, we'll leave it at that okay?

As has been pointed-out many times during the past week chara....There was nothing murky, ugly or sinister in our correspondance with the McAllister Clann. Or in the overall fiasco over the cards. We were indeed mistaken and your property should've been delivered to yous by an RNU member - granted. Although, we wrongly believed it would've gotten to you sooner by a third party?

Finally on this matter, I hope at some stage that you can forgive our membership for the mistakes made and we wish your Clann the very best in the future.

Martin Og Meehan

Helen, John Mc Girr."now we have a provo as a...

2011-02-19T09:20:35.470Z

Helen, John Mc Girr."now we have a provo as a pow" chairde the prm already have a couple of pows, ie., the lads that have been sent down for the attempted kidnapp of Bobby Tohill, and not to my knowledge a dickiebird about them!.any tears from Gildernew or the other cronies in psf will be only crocidile tears and merely for the optics.these people are responsible for creating the conditions where some /all ex comrades will go down if they speak out against the party,or the sell out they call the GFA, now I,m not well clued up on the bible(nor do I want to) but didnt it tell us that Jesus was betrayed on this day, shouldnt that hat been a warning to all! nothing good happened that day nor has anything good come from the GFA for republicans who still believe that this country should be reunited.

Helen- After spending over a decade opposed to Si...

2011-02-19T07:09:44.288Z

Helen-

After spending over a decade opposed to Sinn Fein for taking their elected freedom seats at the
assembly you had to latch on-to a
person who would take one of the people's seats at stormont- it's
not me who is the hypocrite- look in the mirror- its you

but don't worry- you are not the only one who is gulity of this charge

John McGirr-

You said that you were going to hide your head in the sand and ignore me from now on [ i should be so lucky ] then your very next
sentence is to quote me again-
do the holy thing and forgive- you
are not without political sin.

Write to Gerry and express your SOLIDARITY with hi...

2011-02-19T01:43:39.971Z

Write to Gerry and express your SOLIDARITY with him...

Maghaberry Prison,
Ballinderry Upper
Lisburn, NI

Flood him with cards/letters.

Alfie, 'This sets a dangerous precedent, for ...

2011-02-19T01:38:18.995Z

Alfie,

'This sets a dangerous precedent, for it has the potential to discourage dissident republicans from using peaceful means to achieve their objectives. I mean, if Gerry McGeough gets sent down for his opposition to PSF and the PSNI, then what is the point?'

Thank you for your kind words about McGeough.

It has crossed my mind numerous times that this is exactly what PSF wants. If those opposed to the GFA turn to armed struggle again, who wins? The British government and PSF. It will give the RUC/PSNI justification to incarcerate those they consider “dissidents” and, who knows, the British government may even send in more British troops to hunt them down and eliminate them. PSF uses the British government to do their dirty work for them by silencing their opposition and the British government uses PSF to continue to uphold British law and control in the north.

There is more to McGeough’s incarceration than meets the eye and it should be of serious concern to everyone.

Michaelhenry, 'Noticable by their absence you...

2011-02-19T01:07:30.661Z

Michaelhenry,

'Noticable by their absence you say-thats funny- i seen one walk out of court because he kept quiet'

You despicable little twit! It was all a set up to begin with. In other words, you are saying that 'Gerry should have toed the Brits and PSF line and he would have been free'?

McAnespie's alleged offenses were less severe than McGeoughs to begin with. But what you just inferred here is that the reason McAnespie got off was because he "kept quiet"? Kept quiet about what and for who? You didn't have to be a rocket scientist to know Vince was going to get off and Gerry wasn't. I'm happy for McAnespie and his family and sad for Gerry's wife and children.

I told you this once before michaelhenry, and I mean it. You and your ilk are not a patch on McGeough's arse and never will be. Where were you doing the 'troubles'...hiding under your bed or in G Adams closet?

As for you and PSF - you are all frauds and a disgrace to true republicanism. You may have jailed McGeough, and you can sit back now with a smirk on your face, but you didn’t break his spirits or the spirits of those who support him. You only helped to take a husband and father away from his wife and 4 little children. Sadly enough, something tells me you can live with that.

John McGirr, 'Why were PSF noticeable by thei...

2011-02-19T00:32:36.624Z

John McGirr,

'Why were PSF noticeable by their absence today? Why has he had no support from his MP, who is a neighbour of his?

His MP came out tonight and demanded Gerry's immediate release. Too little, too late. Her demand for Gerry's release was hypocritical and nothing more than " pre electioneering" for her party.

"Now that we have a Provo as a POW, why is the party who claim to back them not supporting him?"

Because they helped to put him behind bars. Despicable lot.

Larry, 'same as, i'd love to do somethin c...

2011-02-19T00:19:52.220Z

Larry,
'same as, i'd love to do somethin constructive...as long as constructive is out there'.

I agree. Then we should all insist these organizations be 'constructive' in order to gain our support.

michaelhenry, 'Sad news about gerry mcgeough-...

2011-02-19T00:04:51.339Z

michaelhenry,

'Sad news about gerry mcgeough- but now the good friday agreement comes into play for him to get him back to his loving family'

That statement is what I would call a backhanded comment! PSF and the GFA should have prevented this miscarriage of justice to begin with.

As for McAnespie. I am very happy for him and his family. He so deserves his freedom. Now that he is out, I hope he will campaign to help McGeough now too.

In the interim, michaelhenry, don't pretend you give a damn about McGeough. Also, I have never seen you speak out in 4 years on McAnespie's behalf either. In my opinion I find you to be a hypocrite.

marty, 'Donaldson went to America with a do as...

2011-02-18T23:53:49.744Z

marty,
'Donaldson went to America with a do as I say attitude, and look at the damage he done'.

So true marty. There were individuals back here at the time that did not trust him due to the fact he was slowly alienating a lot of good, die-hard republicans. What shocked me most at the time was the fact that republican organizations in the US were actually taking their marching orders from him? Deathly afraid to question his decisions.

He was successful at causing a great deal of division within the various IA groups which later resulted in the ousting of many hard workin and dedicated people to the cause of Irish freedom.

I can't stand all this division here and abroad and I wish I could wave a magic wand to stop all of it.

Mr Meehan, why in the name of anything would I eve...

2011-02-18T23:30:17.830Z

Mr Meehan, why in the name of anything would I even try to contact a group which had had an envelope addressed to me for weeks and did not think it worth their while to tell me they had it, when this letter was seized by police and you or RNU did not think it worth your while to tell me and then you wonder why I didn't contact you?
What in the name of anything would I contact you for when you had things belonging to me and never told me. You actually say "You make much of the fact that RNU didn't contact you about the existence of the card and money etc..Would it be bold of me to ask you, just how many times that you contacted RNU, before or after knowing of the card", !! What would inspire me to contact you before knowing of the card? What would inspire me to contact you after the disgraceful way you handled both the cards and the whole issue of them.
I do believe Breen is a decent journalist and fair play to her for letting a bit of light shine on the murky nature of this whole shambles. I might as well tell you now that as far as I was concerned this was now finished but as you wish to continue playing the victim and labelling me as somehow having acted wrongly in this case then I will continue to stand up for myself and my family; If you want to keep the issue alive, well, that's fine with me but you need to get it out of your head that somehow you are entitled to some form of 'acknowledgement' when you say "it would be decent of yous to acknowledge that we issued countless apoligies in relation to the whole delay chara. Especially given that you had no issue using the Telegraph and internet to constantly slight us..." given that what you call a "slight" was me saying that we had got no card, a fact, not a slight but perhaps you'd have liked me to lie for you.
My daughter showed clearly on facebook that your apologies only came after she explained the whole sequence of your incompetence.
I have nothing to apologise for, nothing to thank you for and the only thing I can 'acknowledge' is the ugly natuire of your attitude towards FOIF and myself.

Your handling of the whole issue was and is pathetic.

michaelhenry, ‘Are you going to bluff us all and ...

2011-02-18T22:46:46.656Z

michaelhenry,

‘Are you going to bluff us all and say that mcgeough should not use the G.F.A if the appeal does not work’

Your party has done its best to label Gerry as a “dissident”. If that label sticks then he may not be eligible.

‘McGuinness can boast about the RA all he wants as the bloody sunday inquiry keeps him immune’

Funny, I remember seeing him boast about it in the 70’s, never done time for it though. Makes you wonder…….

‘But he certainly would not go to a foreign country and sign all the
statements of the day against
him-self about a individual shooting’

That is the statement that means I now intend to ignore you, for the contemptible, uninformed ignoramus that you are.

‘Noticable by their absence you say-
thats funny- i seen one walk out of court because he kept quiet.’

I wouldn’t imagine that he didn’t notice the lack of support PSF gave him! They obviously didn’t want to offend their DUP buddies who were their in force!

I am sorry for Gerry McGeough and his family. I ca...

2011-02-18T22:31:20.111Z

I am sorry for Gerry McGeough and his family. I can't understand the PSNI's reasoning for bringing this prosecution against Gerry. He has publicly opposed the continuation of the armed struggle and I've seen no evidence that he is involved with any armed republican group. Since there is a tacit amnesty for offences committed before the GFA, this prosecution does seem to be politically motivated. As John McGirr rightly argues, if the British can do business with Martin McGuinness and provide him with Mercs and perks, why do they have to pursue Gerry McGeough? This sets a dangerous precedent, for it has the potential to discourage dissident republicans from using peaceful means to achieve their objectives. I mean, if Gerry McGeough gets sent down for his opposition to PSF and the PSNI, then what is the point?

John McGirr- Lets hope gerry mcgeough can get bai...

2011-02-18T22:09:22.242Z

John McGirr-

Lets hope gerry mcgeough can get
bail whilst he puts in a appeal

Are you going to bluff us all and say that mcgeough should not use the G.F.A if the appeal does not work

McGuinness can boast about the RA all he wants as the bloody sunday inquiry keeps him immune
But he certainly would not go to a foreign country and sign all the
statements of the day against
him-self about a individual shooting

Noticable by their absence you say-
thats funny- i seen one walk out of court because he kept quiet.