‘Dead men don’t talk back’
After the north of Ireland Police Ombudsman’s report into how the British state dealt with the Claudy bombings, the susequent furore/media focus has been on Father James Chesney and his later move to a parish in Donegal. This has been treated as acceptance, admission or proof of his involvement in events of that day. Nothing of the sort was shown in the report. This small truth, his moving parishes, has become an absolute demonstration for many of his involvement in …