POLITICIANS SHOULD QUIT THE POINTS SCORING
Politicians should quit the points scoring'
COMMENT LINE
Why do the likes of Ian Paisley, William McCrea and Robert McCartney continue to use the Omagh bombing to score political points? Co. Down caller
There's no excuse for what happened on Saturday and for these people to try and justify what they have done is beyond belief. These people are beyond expression. There are just no words to describe them. Catholic mother
I grew up in a house steeped in Irish culture, music and dance and now the very word nationalist disgusts me, associated as it now is with murder and mayhem.Christina
No excuses are sufficient and these people should surrender themselves to the authority and then ask God for forgiveness. Jim O'Brien, Ballycastle
Bernadette Sands is dragging her brother's name through the mud through her association with these fanatics. Male caller
Pearse once spoke on an Easter Morn of Generations yet unborn. Could he foresee, may I assume, two little girls in their mothers womb?
Male caller
These people are only scum and nothing else. That is all I can say about them. Catholic woman, Belfast
Lock up these scum and throw them in a cell with only a bed and give them bread and butter. No TV, no computer, no fancy ideas. Jails have become palaces for murdering scum for too long at the taxpayers expense. Female caller
I would not give two figs for a united Ireland bought with the blood of our beautiful Irish children. Female caller
These people must stop and give us all some peace. Female caller
The unborn twins of the Omagh victim Avril Monaghan brings the total dead to 30, as they were within a few weeks of being born. They should be included in the statistics Sheila, Clonbridge
I consider myself to be Irish but I am ashamed to be so since the Omagh bomb. To the 'Real' IRA, get out of our land. You are not wanted here.
Ashamed nationalist, Newry
These monsters must be taken out of our society. God help the people of Omagh. Catholic male, Gilford
Members of the -'Real' IRA should be treated the same way as paedophiles are now treated. Their names and addresses should be published in every newspaper and when they move house every one should be alerted. Female caller
The 'Real' IRA have dragged the Irish nationalist cause through the gutter. They should be treated with utter contempt. Disgusted Irish nationalist
I wish the unionists who crawl out of the woodwork when republicans do something would have used the same language when the three Quinn brothers were killed. Why then didn't they call for internment? Female caller
A president, priests, politicians and people all unite around the grief of funerals. Why can these same ordinary people not do the ordinary decent thing and work across the community divide in their own communities? Male caller
The people who did this are not Irish, they are animals and are a disgrace to Ireland. Male caller
The GAA should do the decent thing and cancel all games this weekend as they should have done last weekend. It's the very least they could do. Dublin caller
The relatives, friends and so-called comrades of these fanatical fundamentalists can stop them. They owe it to all those who have suffered as a result of the bomb in Omagh to speak and to speak now. Female caller
Cowardly scum who should be hounded down and thrown into jail forever. No actions are too strong when dealing with these people. Belfast caller
COMMENT LINE
Why do the likes of Ian Paisley, William McCrea and Robert McCartney continue to use the Omagh bombing to score political points? Co. Down caller
There's no excuse for what happened on Saturday and for these people to try and justify what they have done is beyond belief. These people are beyond expression. There are just no words to describe them. Catholic mother
I grew up in a house steeped in Irish culture, music and dance and now the very word nationalist disgusts me, associated as it now is with murder and mayhem.Christina
No excuses are sufficient and these people should surrender themselves to the authority and then ask God for forgiveness. Jim O'Brien, Ballycastle
Bernadette Sands is dragging her brother's name through the mud through her association with these fanatics. Male caller
Pearse once spoke on an Easter Morn of Generations yet unborn. Could he foresee, may I assume, two little girls in their mothers womb?
Male caller
These people are only scum and nothing else. That is all I can say about them. Catholic woman, Belfast
Lock up these scum and throw them in a cell with only a bed and give them bread and butter. No TV, no computer, no fancy ideas. Jails have become palaces for murdering scum for too long at the taxpayers expense. Female caller
I would not give two figs for a united Ireland bought with the blood of our beautiful Irish children. Female caller
These people must stop and give us all some peace. Female caller
The unborn twins of the Omagh victim Avril Monaghan brings the total dead to 30, as they were within a few weeks of being born. They should be included in the statistics Sheila, Clonbridge
I consider myself to be Irish but I am ashamed to be so since the Omagh bomb. To the 'Real' IRA, get out of our land. You are not wanted here.
Ashamed nationalist, Newry
These monsters must be taken out of our society. God help the people of Omagh. Catholic male, Gilford
Members of the -'Real' IRA should be treated the same way as paedophiles are now treated. Their names and addresses should be published in every newspaper and when they move house every one should be alerted. Female caller
The 'Real' IRA have dragged the Irish nationalist cause through the gutter. They should be treated with utter contempt. Disgusted Irish nationalist
I wish the unionists who crawl out of the woodwork when republicans do something would have used the same language when the three Quinn brothers were killed. Why then didn't they call for internment? Female caller
A president, priests, politicians and people all unite around the grief of funerals. Why can these same ordinary people not do the ordinary decent thing and work across the community divide in their own communities? Male caller
The people who did this are not Irish, they are animals and are a disgrace to Ireland. Male caller
The GAA should do the decent thing and cancel all games this weekend as they should have done last weekend. It's the very least they could do. Dublin caller
The relatives, friends and so-called comrades of these fanatical fundamentalists can stop them. They owe it to all those who have suffered as a result of the bomb in Omagh to speak and to speak now. Female caller
Cowardly scum who should be hounded down and thrown into jail forever. No actions are too strong when dealing with these people. Belfast caller
Further Information
Publisher: THE IRISH NEWS
Ref: IN/0139
Published Date: 21-Aug-98
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