Legacy Scandal: ‘As innocent victims know, proposals for the past are irredeemably flawed,’ says Jim Allister

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18 Sep, 2018 Legacy Scandal: 'As innocent victims know, proposals for the past are irredeemably flawed,' says Jim Allister In the latest essay in on our series on the legacy imbalance, JIM ALLISTER says that given the genesis and nature of the plans to tackle the past, it is no surprise to find Sinn Fein's fingerprints all over them (See beneath the article for links to the rest of the series): Latest News Police pledge 'increased visibility' after Narrow Water memorial attack The PSNI has confirmed they will "increase visibility" at a memorial to 18 soldiers killed in a bomb attack nearly 40 years ago, following vandalism over the weekend. William Dunlop's partner Janine Brolly announces birth of baby The partner of tragic William Dunlop has revealed online that she has given birth to their second child. No legacy contact from Dublin to widow of Garda murdered by IRA A Garda widow who suspects Dublin struck a deal with the IRA on sentencing for the murder of her husband is keen to open state files on the matter. Hard, soft, in-between … no-one knows what the border will look like This was Mike Nesbitt's response to the news that the £2.4 million received in Northern Ireland through Barnett Consequentials relating to EU Exit was not being spent on Brexit preparations: "It seems bizarre that they would not have either had something in the pipeline or attempted to at least spend some of the money on EU Exit. Given the anxiety out there at the moment amongst the business, community and voluntary sectors could they not have hosted engagement sessions to try and allay fears? Perhaps they could have commissioned academic research to broaden knowledge of the expected impacts and options available?" Sport Update Stephen McDonnell delighted as Warrenpoint Town stun Cliftonville Wow - what a game of football as Warrenpoint Town came back from the dead to claim a 2-1 victory against Cliftonville in the Danske Bank Premiership. Frustration for Rodney McAree as Coleraine find it 'Ard going It was a frustrating day for Coleraine boss Rodney McAree as he watched his new charges held to a goalless draw by Ards. Ulster take victory over Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth SOUTHERN KINGS 7 ULSTER 28 And finally... Sinn Fein Irish presidency candidate 'completely unsuitable' A man whose father was shot and killed by the IRA in Dublin in the 1980s has said Sinn Fein's candidate for the Irish presidential election is "completely unsuitable" over comments she made about terrorism. See all the day's news here

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