Ahern vows to act on Cory report
Bertie Ahern today said there were “serious matters” in the report his Government has received from Canadian Judge Peter Cory on allegations of collusion between the security forces and paramilitary organisations on both sides of the Irish border.
Reports in Dublin have indicated that Judge Cory has said there is evidence that rogue gardaí may have provided information that led to the Northern Ireland borderside murder of two senior Royal Ulster Constabulary officers in 1989.
The contents of the documents, submitted to the British and Irish governments after 18 months of investigations, are not being published until later this year.
But both London and Dublin have committed themselves to implementing the Cory recommendations.
Mr Ahern said: “We have got the report on the areas where there could be possible collusion, or involvement on our side.
“We – the Departments of Justice and Foreign Affairs and the Attorney General’s office – are examining the reports.
“Any issues that are raised, we are committed to fully investigating.
“There are serious matters in these reports and we have to give due process to them.
And we will publish the reports, except for holding back, maybe, on security information.
“We are absolutely open and committed to fulfilling the recommendations of Judge Cory.”
