Claudy – Peter Geoghegan

Billy Wright's murder and the whiff of state collusion

By peterPosted on 15th September 2010Posted in Guardian, Northern Ireland, PoliticsTagged Billy Wright, Bloody Sunday, Claudy, Collusion, Force Research Unit, Hamill, Nelson, Saville1 Comment

Some of my thoughts on the Billy Wright inquiry and the issue of state collusion in Northern Ireland featured in this posting on The Guardian’s Comment is Free forum on September 15: David Wright’s verdict on the £30m, six-year inquiry into the death of his son, Billy, in Northern Ireland’s Maze prison in 1997, was […]

Truth must come out over collusion claims

By peterPosted on 15th September 2010Posted in Northern Ireland, Politics, ScotsmanTagged Chesney, Claudy, Collusion

In 1972, Northern Ireland looked to be on the brink of civil war. In many respects, the bombs that ripped through Claudy on 31 July epitomised the senseless brutality of the Troubles’ bloodiest year. According to Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman Al Hutchinson’s report, the IRA were responsible for the Claudy bombing and its south Derry […]