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Article: Sinn Fein-IRA leaders recall 1916 rebellion _ and recent unsolved killing
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- March 27, 2005
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SHAWN POGATCHNIK, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
03-27-2005
Dateline: DUBLIN, Ireland
Leaders of the Sinn Fein-IRA movement staged rallies Sunday across Ireland in memory of a failed 1916 rebellion _ and in anger that their organization today stands accused of covering up a Belfast killing.
At three mass rallies in Dublin and the two major cities in Northern Ireland, Belfast and Londonderry, Sinn Fein leaders said the killers of Robert McCartney were being cowards by refusing to admit their crime.
They emphasized that the failure to bring anybody to justice for McCartney's Jan. 30 slaying outside a Belfast pub was fueling widespread criticism of Sinn Fein, which represents most ...