Ballymurphy Inquest

Dony

Do the Para's have a special bottle to open on the death of Billy McKee, or is that only reserved for Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness?

In other news, a date for August has been set.
'Soldier F' to appear in Derry court accused of Bloody Sunday murders - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

Trollslayer

How long has Northern Ireland been without anyone in charge because the two sides refuse to work together?

Dony

Over 2 yrs now, and the fudgeers are still getting paid.

Why?

krish

Full pay still?!! I thought there was a point last year or the year before when they were given a deadline to sort themselves out or stop getting paid. Obviously not then.

Dony

Sorry, I got it wrong.
Their salaries were reduced from £50000 to £36000 a few months ago. Still not bad for doing nothing.
According to this article they've been paid £275k in transport costs to Stormont despite no government sitting.

NI assembly members' pay drops by 15%

krish

Wow 15%

Trollslayer

Pay us or the Troubles start again...

Dony

Not at all, they hold very little influence to those on the street these days.

First time I've heard anyone make such a link.

Trollslayer

You may well be right but they could try to stir things up.

krish

Let's hope not, esp with the border issue and that recent murder of the young journalist.