Gerry Adams, critical of British govt's response to violence
The Sinn Féin President, Gerry Adams, has criticised the British government's "tolerance" of Loyalist attacks in Northern Ireland.
Mr Adams was speaking at a special meeting of Sinn Féin's party executive, which was held in Navan, County Meath, yesterday. Mr Adams was critical of the government's lack of movement to clamp down on the Loyalists who murdered 20-year-old Danny McColgan last weekend.
In further developments, a row has erupted after postal workers who failed to return to work after Danny McColgan's funeral had their pay docked.
The postal workers' union has condemned the decision by Royal Mail managers and said it will challenge the decision. The Royal Mail insist they have been generous in their handling of last week's stoppages.
Elsewhere in the North, the Ulster Unionist MP, Lady Sylvia Hermon, has strongly criticised the British government for its handling of police reform in Northern Ireland.
Speaking in Ballinasloe in County Galway, the wife of the former Chief Constable, Sir John Hermon, said the British government has "legalised discrimination" in the recruitment of police officers.
