@Clifford Brennan: Its a bit hard to negotiate with a side that point blankly refuses to enact equality legislation. This journalist was an activist for the LGB community. The DUP have zero tolerance or respect for them. They refuse to allow them the same rights as others. The commenter above is right, in a vacuum where the brits refuse to bring in the necessary equality legislation, the Southern government needs to step up instead of procrastinating like they have done for the most part over the last 3 years.

@Frank Lloyd wright: the politicans in the North need to engage instead of always looking for someone else to sort out problems they are a part of, they are ridiculous on both sides. Sf response to the dup intransigence on certain issues of walking away from government shows utter cowardice.
So highlight their intransigence on Irish language, lgbt etc but get on with running the North for the sake of health education infrastructure etc. Childish beyond belief and what makes me wonder about the people of the North is they continually vote for dup & Sf. Then they talk about wanting progress, ridiculous

@Cal Mooney: Sinn Féin are not going to get very far if they refuse point blank to engage with them. Sinn Féin sat for many years in the Dáil before same sex marriage was enacted here. They were one of the parties who campaigned for it. There is no reason they cannot do the same in Stormont

Sinn Féin’s political strategy is to try to make Northern Ireland ungovernable by refusing to engage with any of its political institutions. It’s a dangerous and foolish strategy, that will send Northern Ireland and Ireland back to the dark times of the troubles.

Its quite obvious from your posts that you are stuck in a very sad, century old mindset – “the brits” and the “Southern government”. I doubt very much whether you have much concern for equality legislation.

@CrabaRev: So your tears for this murder victim are crocodile tears. You are suggesting dropping equal rights for the LGBT community as it is not that important.

@CrabaRev: to be fair to SF an organisation i have huge problems with if the dup wont accept rights for women or the lgbt community its very hard to get around that but equally i think its high time the vacuum in the North was filled with noises of effort tl get stormont up & running again. All that is happening is that these toe rags are getting traction because of lack of political engagement and include SF in my criticism. Peolle should remember what we have had since 1998. It’s not perfect its vulnerable but its a beautiful thing to wake up to no one being killed. That ended last night.

@Cal Mooney:

You are beneath contempt. I said or implied nothing of the sort.

You have no arguments. Your only response is to lie and libel constantly. It appears to be a sickness with you. You are a truly a despicable individual supporting a despicable movement.

@Mjhint: Unfortunately, there are some who want what we had before 1998 back. There are plenty of other thing that Sinn Féin can work with DUP on, but they don’t want to.
Sinn Féin do not want a functioning Northern Ireland as part of the UK. They will do everything they can to prevent it.

@CrabaRev: So you think SF should drop the demand for equal rights for the LGBT community? That really would be a travesty to the memory of the murdered journalist. Well done sir.

@Frank Lloyd wright: the Northern Ireland Govt need to engage with the North you mean. This vacuum is entirely at the door of NI politicians.