31 Comments

• IrelandNorth | Dec 03, 2012, 06:59 AM EST

  Screw Roman Catholicism and/or Anglican Protestantism. How about a little Christian forebearance once in a millenium. It's very easy to lead a torch bearing haranguing lynchmob to parade ones sanctimoniousness. What troubles me is what damaged that little boy called David (and many more besides) all those years ago. It's a psychotherapeutic truism that those who abuse children in any way are usually unconsciously recapitulating what was done to them at that precise age, and in that precise way. Violence is the language of the unheard. Should we not take the cotton wool out of our ears? To understand all IS to forgive all!

• anglo-norman | Dec 02, 2012, 09:22 PM EST

  seanomelb- Sad.

• misneac | Dec 02, 2012, 06:39 PM EST

  Still awaiting Paisley to comment on the Kincora Boys Care Home ,or indeed RTE TV who got endless hours of bigoted propaganda with its anti -Catholic bias !

• seanomelb | Dec 02, 2012, 05:46 PM EST

  Spell it out old boy I have no idea what you're trying to say.

• RedBranch | Dec 02, 2012, 04:59 PM EST

  In the name of the father!

• anglo-norman | Dec 02, 2012, 02:00 AM EST

  seanomelb- you know what I mean son

• seanomelb | Dec 02, 2012, 01:39 AM EST

  Perspective about what Locerbie??. We are dicussing pedaphilia here anglo.

• anglo-norman | Dec 01, 2012, 08:44 PM EST

  seanomelb- a bit of perspective son..

• seanomelb | Dec 01, 2012, 05:57 PM EST

  I'm not "shirty" puffin.You asked the question after my post and if you don't give a toss why ask the question.

• seamus60 | Dec 01, 2012, 09:07 AM EST

  Puffin. What exactly is the link between King (who I have no time for) and peadophillia ?

• puffin | Dec 01, 2012, 05:42 AM EST

  Sean, Don't be getting shirty with me pal,could't give a toss where you are from

• seanomelb | Nov 30, 2012, 08:59 PM EST

  Puffin!! If you are refering to me I am Dublin born and proud of it.

• seamus60 | Nov 30, 2012, 08:13 PM EST

  There should be NO EXCEPTION allowed to peadophiles and those who shelter them in any way shape or form . Both should be before a court.

• seamus60 | Nov 30, 2012, 08:07 PM EST

  The sad reality is that he is a convicted peadophile by way of jury and leaves victims behind regardless of their religion or political affilliation.

• puffin | Nov 30, 2012, 08:01 PM EST

  jacersagin,over egg the pudding somewhat MI5 where only interested in gaining control of Loyalist Paramiilaries who may or not be Peados MGrath springs to mind,Any member of the Royal Family arriving at Belfasr would have come to notice straight away,Anyway why come to Belfast when you have London,Peter King is still in the frame

• puffin | Nov 30, 2012, 07:00 PM EST

  Point being that if someone killed 300 of my fellow countryman, or at one time had had common cause with them I would be very very angry, King should be brought to account,

• jacersagain | Nov 30, 2012, 06:58 PM EST

  puffin makes a good point at 05.11pm. puffin could also have, in Christian Unionist fairness, mentioned the huge cover-up by the Unionist-dominated Royal Ulster Constabulary and the British Crown’s secretive MI5 of that child-abusing member of his/her esteemed British family, his/her UK’s Queen’s boy-loving cousin, Lord Mountbatten, notorious for abuse of Indian boys during his 'Regal' time there, being ‘facilitated’ by members of his/her (puffin's) Unionist fraternity in abusing young boys at the Kincora Boys Care Home during the 1970’s. But perhaps puffin is too young to know the history of the facility that the “caring” people, who ran the Home for disenfranchised Protestant boys, afforded to some members of the NI judiciary, RUC members, Unionist politicians and their co-fraternity members apart from Mountbatten. The history can be “googled” for eye-“goggling” info of events in NI Protestant people’s lives during the 1970’s and before, before it was exposed by a few of the boys who suffered their abuse in that “caring home”.

• puffin | Nov 30, 2012, 06:52 PM EST

  Are you American Irish, or Irish American Irish

• puffin | Nov 30, 2012, 06:43 PM EST

  And he is Vice Chairman of Homeland Security Committee,what a joke

• puffin | Nov 30, 2012, 06:29 PM EST

  Peter King equals IRA equals Gadiffi equals Lockerbie equals 300 dead Yanks

• seanomelb | Nov 30, 2012, 06:24 PM EST

  Puffin and his grade one math.BTW what the F@@@ has locerbie got to do with pedaphilia?? Whats your agenda mean spiritness??

• puffin | Nov 30, 2012, 06:12 PM EST

  Peter King equals IRA IRA Eqals Gaqdifi equals Lockerbie

• jacersagain | Nov 30, 2012, 06:11 PM EST

  Agree with IrelandNorth and Seanomelb. Let’s leave aside that Davy Tweed was a renowned provincial and international rugby player, a politician elected by his community, an Orangeman or member of the Royal Black Preceptory (also known as the Black Institution) and a Catholic and Irish Republican hater… let’s just concentrate on the fact that he is also a member of the rest of society, a husband and father and a convicted drunk-driver. He’s been violent to his 2 wives and his children and now found guilty of numerous incidents of child sexual abuse. That’s normal… for 2% of our Irish Christian and non-Christian community…. as is normal for 2% of all clergymen of most of whatever religion’s community. Ah… Well now, if only we could get rid of this 2%’s “normality” behaviour, then media like Irish Central would have little else to write about as far as I can see from the majority of it's "Most Read" publications.

• puffin | Nov 30, 2012, 05:11 PM EST

  Quite a few skeletons in that particular cupboard, as a Unionist I have to say, one in particular a childrens home in East Belfast, I still think Peter King has a lot of questions to answer as regards Lockerbie

• misneac | Nov 30, 2012, 01:29 PM EST

  Slowly the truth will out about Mr .Paisleys troops ! Rather quiet that man for a number of years now about child abuse !!!!!

• IrelandNorth | Nov 30, 2012, 06:25 AM EST

  (a) 6' 5" ex-Irish rugby international. (b) Ulster provincial player. (c) Hardline Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) Ballymena, north Antrim Councillor. (d) Ex-Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) member who left in protest over it's power-sharing with Sínn Féin (SF) in the devolved Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive (NIA/E). (e) Ex-Orange Order member. (f) Ex-Royal Black Preceptory member. (b) - (f) above somewhat downplated in most northern media particularly and British media more generally, with emphasis on (a) mostly. Claimed to wear Ulster jersey under Irish, so that red hand of Ulster would be closest to his heart rather than the shamrock of Ireland more generally. Shook hands with Her Excellency President Mary Robinson in Landsdowne Road at matches in 1990s. While standing to attention for Amhrán na bhFíann, allegedly hummed God Save the Queen whilst doing so, (a feat of considerable musical dexterity). Estranged from 5'3" ex-wife (and 4 children/2 step)after domestic violence. Sad case overall, but reassuring to know that Ulster unionist ubermenschen are as imperfect as their Munster, Leinster and Connacht untermenschen provincial comparators.

• puffin | Nov 30, 2012, 06:07 AM EST

  Adams has not been brought before the courts yet so he is still innocent,are you trying to muddy the legal water here,seanomelb due process should take place before you make these assertions,or do you have another agenda

• puffin | Nov 30, 2012, 05:45 AM EST

  Who would try to condone what this person done,still he was brought to justice and will hopefully pay the price for his disgusting crimes,as a unionist I am proud to be in the part of Ireland that takes a robust stance to this sort of thing,no cover up in this instance,having said that these people are very manipulative,and will get to positions of power in any society,watch out for your children at all times

• TayandCake | Nov 29, 2012, 08:52 PM EST

  Yes Seanomelb, sometimes the truth is not important

• seanomelb | Nov 29, 2012, 05:31 PM EST

  where are all the Righteous who vilified Adams because his brother was a pedophile. Do Orange councillors get a leave pass??hypocrites

• bunkerisland | Nov 29, 2012, 11:45 AM EST

  There will be a blanket party for this fellow in the lock-up.