NEW PAUL QUINN SIGN ERECTED IN CROSSMAGLEN SQUARE

The parents of murdered South Armagh man, Paul Quinn, and their support group have erected a new sign just off the square in Crossmaglen. In the past, previous signs erected by the group have been vandalised or completely destroyed. A spokesperson for the group said, “Our new billboard has been constructed using iron girders and box iron, and should be a little bit harder to remove by this anti social element. This isn’t the first time our posters have been attacked.”

“It’s obvious the presence of our posters is annoying a small minority of thugs, perhaps even those responsible for Paul’s brutal death. Our other, smaller posters have been systematically removed also, usually preceding republican held events. That is very alarming and it is a very clear indication that a campaign is being waged by South Armagh Republicans to deface, destroy or remove our posters as quickly as we put them up. We have reported all thefts and vandalisms to the PSNI.”

In addition the parents of Paul Quinn have asked, on numerous occasions, for these pathetic and thuggish acts of vandalism to stop, and have called upon local Sinn Fein councillors to publicly condemn such acts. As yet, there has been no response from Sinn Fein to the Quinn’s request.

Our spokesperson continued, “In addition to the previously stolen posters in Crossmaglen, four similar posters have been stolen in Cullyhanna on or around the 4^th of February.

We will continue to replace our posters until such time as there are left alone”