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Gerry McGeough's comments

A republican's comments about Catholic judges and prosecutors causes controversy

We are looking at comments made by a high-profile Irish republican on a New York radio station. Speaking on Radio Free 脡ireann in New York, Gerry McGeough criticised Catholic judges and prosecutors, calling them "traitors, in effect, who are administering British rule here". So, are those comments "unhelpful, one-sided and a disgusting display of backward-thinking" as one Ulster Unionist MLA has claimed - or do they represent the considered position of some republicans here? Mark Carruthers spoke to the Ulster Unionist MLA Doug Beattie, who said they border on an incitement to commit an unlawful act against members of the judiciary in Northern Ireland and the former publicity director of Irish Northern Aid (NORAID) Martin Galvin who carried out the interview.

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