Boston College plays waiting game on PSNI ruling for IRA tapes

US Court of Appeal hears arguments from lawyers of Anthony McIntyre and Ed Moloney

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BC’s failure to appeal the Price tapes ruling, however, has lead to a bitter war of words between the researchers and the college over exactly what should have been done to protect the archive.

McIntyre and Moloney say they have been betrayed by BC; the college says it is obliged to follow valid court orders relating to a criminal investigation.

Speaking with the Belfast Telegraph, Moloney said that were himself and McIntyre to lose their current challenge in the three-judge appeals court, they may go to the highest court in the land.
“If we lose by two to one, we will appeal it to the (US) Supreme Court,” he said.
It is thought a decision on the matter could take weeks or even months.

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