Hero: Brendan Smith:The Fianna Fail TD for Cavan-Monaghan is to be commended for his attack on the comments made by Mitchel McLaughlin on RTE on Monday and for calling on Mr McLaughlin to retract his remarks.

I'm pleased to see that not everyone in Fianna Fail will turn a blind eye to Sinn Fein's disgraceful attittude to the people of this island.Well done Mr Smith.

Villain: Gerry Adams:Apparently Mr Adams is seeking an explanation from the Taoiseach for his comments earlier this month when he said that he believed the "political leadership" of the republican movement knew about the Northern Bank robbery.
What was even more incredible was Mr Adams saying Mr Ahern's comments had damaged Sinn Fein's relationship with the Government!

In my view the Irish Government should be seeking an explanation from Mr Adams about the comments from his party's chairman on Monday which raises serious questions about the attitude Sinn Fein has for the Agreement and indeed the Republic itself.
It's hard to believe that Mitchel McLaughlin's comments haven't damaged the Government's relationship with Sinn Fein!