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The five groups represent the vast majority of MEPs in the parliament (Photo: Italian EU Presidency)

MEPs to condemn IRA violence

The five biggest political groups in the European Parliament have tabled a motion condemning violence and criminality by the Irish Republican Army (IRA).

Their move is in support of a campaign by the four sisters and the fiancée of Robert McCartney, who was murdered by the IRA in Belfast in January.

The resolution, which will be debated today (9 May) in Strasbourg, calls on the European Commission to provide a financial contribution to the sisters' legal fees "if the Police Servic...

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The five groups represent the vast majority of MEPs in the parliament (Photo: Italian EU Presidency)

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