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Limerick Feud Appeal Ignored by Police national |
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 Saturday February 01, 2003 13:31 by Republican
 The awful suffering and tragedy caused by feuding in Limerick could have been avoided if the police had agreed to a mediator last October, Republican Sinn Féin said today. RSF community affairs spokesman Seán O'Neill said that in October last he had warned that lives would be lost unless the escalating conflict was resolved by an independent mediator. "We issued our statement because of a shooting incident adjacent to a city school and stated at the time it was an indication of how the situation could spiral out of control," said Mr. O'Neill. "Of course the police ridiculed our suggestion and threw mud and dirt but we have been proven right - and it is tragic that we were right and the situation did escalate to the present appalling set of circumstances. "At the time we said that there was too much fear in the community and some attempt should be made to ensure that the feuding was brought to a halt. "We acted simply out of concern for innocent people and we also warned that the ongoing feuding was creating an adverse national impression of Limerick. "Of course it would have been far more honest for the police to admit that they were not on top of the situation rather than to ridicule Republican Sinn Féin and throw mud in the hope that it would divert attention from their failure to protect the lives of the people of Limerick."
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