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The Slate

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Thursday May 16, 2002 18:05author by John the Revelator

The cops, feds, guards or whatever you like to call them are using the satirical magazine the Slate as proof that violent confrontation was pre-meditated and organised for May the sixth. Representatives from their representative association have been all over the media spouting this limp line. They have encountered no direct opposition on this specific. They don't get it (surprise). And even if they do they won't because they don't want to and they're floundering, grasping for an escape hatch.

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The last word
author by Eoin Maherpublication date Thu May 16, 2002 18:28author email eoin_maher at hotmail dot comauthor address author phone

In an interview with Eamonn Dunphy
on the last word a few minutes ago, the incoming
president of the Garda Representative association
cited The Slates' article as reason for the Garda
reaction to the RTS events.

The programme seeked an interview with the sitting
president of the GRA, but he declined.

Eoin Maher.

Author of the Slate piece should clarify....
author by kahootzpublication date Fri May 17, 2002 12:17author address author phone

If he/she has any respect for their own work as a writer, the author of the piece in question should clarify to the powers that be the satirical nature of the article.

The Slate
author by Joe Kingpublication date Fri May 17, 2002 16:10author address author phone

The Slate don't need to give interviews or hold a press conference.. all they need to do is put out a statement to TV, radio and print media asking if Ireland's senior cops are the thickest on the planet. If they can't recognise satire perhaps they should take early retirement before they start investigating RTE for showing Tom and Jerry cartoons.

Afterall, we all know that they are a subversive and criminal call to drop grand pianos on passersby!

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