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09/07/2012
Boston College Tapes 'Could Be Handed To Police'
Material from the Boston College tapes could be handed over to the PSNI next month.
The tapes, which include audio recordings of IRA members, were taken as a history project on the strict understanding that their contents would not be made public until the speaker died.
But now the US Court of Appeal has ruled a transcript of an interview with Dolours Price should be given to police who have re-opened an inquiry into the 'disappearance' of Jean McConville more than 40 years ago.
Ms Price, who bombed the Old Bailey in 1973, allegedly uses the taped interview to discuss the death of Mrs McConville, who was murdered and secretly buried by the IRA.
Michael McConville, her son, welcomed the prospect of the tape's contents being aired in public, telling the BBC that the people involved in his mother’s murder should be "named and shamed".
The interviewers behind the Boston College Belfast Project, former IRA member turned academic Anthony MacIntyre and journalist Ed Moloney, have argued against the tapes' material being disclosed, saying this could harm the peace process.
They plan to challenge the ruling on the grounds that Mr MacIntyre and his family's personal safety will be threatened if the contents of interviews are made public before the interview subjects die.
And historian Richard English told the Guardian handing the tapes over would make trust a "rarer commodity" and make it difficult to research the Troubles.
An American court is considering its decision on whether other interviews from the project can be given to the PSNI.
(NE)
The tapes, which include audio recordings of IRA members, were taken as a history project on the strict understanding that their contents would not be made public until the speaker died.
But now the US Court of Appeal has ruled a transcript of an interview with Dolours Price should be given to police who have re-opened an inquiry into the 'disappearance' of Jean McConville more than 40 years ago.
Ms Price, who bombed the Old Bailey in 1973, allegedly uses the taped interview to discuss the death of Mrs McConville, who was murdered and secretly buried by the IRA.
Michael McConville, her son, welcomed the prospect of the tape's contents being aired in public, telling the BBC that the people involved in his mother’s murder should be "named and shamed".
The interviewers behind the Boston College Belfast Project, former IRA member turned academic Anthony MacIntyre and journalist Ed Moloney, have argued against the tapes' material being disclosed, saying this could harm the peace process.
They plan to challenge the ruling on the grounds that Mr MacIntyre and his family's personal safety will be threatened if the contents of interviews are made public before the interview subjects die.
And historian Richard English told the Guardian handing the tapes over would make trust a "rarer commodity" and make it difficult to research the Troubles.
An American court is considering its decision on whether other interviews from the project can be given to the PSNI.
(NE)
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14 September 2012
Price 'Does Not Mention Jean McConville' In Boston College Tapes
Dolours Price does not mention 'disappeared' mother-of-ten Jean McConville in the tapes of a Boston College interview wanted by the PSNI, one of the journalists behind the project has claimed. Ed Moloney released a statement today disassociating his and fellow researcher Anthony McIntyre's tapes from the murder victim.
Price 'Does Not Mention Jean McConville' In Boston College Tapes
Dolours Price does not mention 'disappeared' mother-of-ten Jean McConville in the tapes of a Boston College interview wanted by the PSNI, one of the journalists behind the project has claimed. Ed Moloney released a statement today disassociating his and fellow researcher Anthony McIntyre's tapes from the murder victim.
27 March 2017
Former Officer Convicted For Perverting the Course Of Justice
A former police officer has been convicted of perverting the course of justice after he fabricated interview notes during an investigation into a road traffic collision, according to the Police Ombudsman.
Former Officer Convicted For Perverting the Course Of Justice
A former police officer has been convicted of perverting the course of justice after he fabricated interview notes during an investigation into a road traffic collision, according to the Police Ombudsman.
11 February 2015
PSNI Officers Blocked From Accessing Interview Tapes
PSNI officers on a flight to Boston in the US hoping to access recorded interviews given by former-loyalist prisoner, Winston Rea, have been banned from doing so. Lawyers for Mr Rea had launched a legal case on Monday trying to block the PSNI from accessing the interviews he gave to the Boston College's 'Belfast Project'.
PSNI Officers Blocked From Accessing Interview Tapes
PSNI officers on a flight to Boston in the US hoping to access recorded interviews given by former-loyalist prisoner, Winston Rea, have been banned from doing so. Lawyers for Mr Rea had launched a legal case on Monday trying to block the PSNI from accessing the interviews he gave to the Boston College's 'Belfast Project'.
07 September 2012
Police Attempts On Boston College Tapes Are Halted
A High Court judge has temporarily stopped police from taking possession of interviews with Old Bailey bomber Dolours Price. Mr Justice Treacy restrained the PSNI from receiving tape recordings carried out with Ms Price for a history project at Boston College in the US.
Police Attempts On Boston College Tapes Are Halted
A High Court judge has temporarily stopped police from taking possession of interviews with Old Bailey bomber Dolours Price. Mr Justice Treacy restrained the PSNI from receiving tape recordings carried out with Ms Price for a history project at Boston College in the US.
16 April 2013
Dolours Price Boston Tapes Handed Over
The PSNI are to be handed over transcripts of interviews made with convicted IRA bomber Dolours Price as part of Boston College's controversial Belfast Project. Police have been attempting to gain access to the interviews of Ms Price, who died in January.
Dolours Price Boston Tapes Handed Over
The PSNI are to be handed over transcripts of interviews made with convicted IRA bomber Dolours Price as part of Boston College's controversial Belfast Project. Police have been attempting to gain access to the interviews of Ms Price, who died in January.
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