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RUC Athletics Association: it hasn’t gone away you know

Turgon on March 22, 2012, 6:17 pm | Readers 697

Following on from Mick’s piece about the Royal Ulster Constabulary Athletics Association. The BBC are reporting that the motion to change the name of the association has been dropped. From the BBC: The move has been welcomed by unionist politicians. DUP MLA Jimmy Spratt called on ACC Kerr to resign as chairman of the association. The TUV leader Jim Allister said the move had provoked anger among the members who met on Thursday morning to discuss the issue. Mr Allister …

You say RUC AA, I say Police Athletic Association Northern Ireland (or else!)

Mick Fealty on March 20, 2012, 5:01 pm | Readers 713

A few weeks back Jim Allister kicked off a small storm by highlighting the remarks of Assistant Chief Constable KERR: “In blunt terms, a perceived unwillingness on the part of the Association to change to the more generic “Police Athletic Association Northern Ireland” may result in a failure to secure the grants on which this Association is financially dependent”. Someone, it seems, though they remain unnamed, has been suggesting that the RUC Athletic Association (based at New Forge) might face …