The murder of Robert McCartney, the IRA cover-up, and his sisters’ fight for justice

Robert McCartney was murdered by members of the IRA 20 years ago, in January 2005. He died after being stabbed in the street outside a bar in Belfast, near the the Markets area. Like many other murders, the IRA hoped that it would eventually blow over, but it did not, it became an international news story and a political nightmare for Sinn Féin - all due to the tenacity of his sisters.  Two of them tell Suzanne Breen what they thought of the subsequent criminal trials, and if they think they were used by politicians. This podcast was first published in March 2023.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.