Best wishes to you and your family in your ongoing struggle for justice. Please know that you have my support and that of the Irish American Unity Conference behind you!
Take care,
Kate McCabe
National President
Irish American Unity Conference
Best regards to you and your family as you continue your crusade for justice for David. I know having to endure the many obstacles the British government choses to set in your way is a time-consuming and formidable task. I had hoped that your trip to Washington, DC last year would have help expedite a resolution of David’s case. It appears that the British government wishes to continue to sweep all the collusion cases under their royal carpet of secrecy. You will continue to have the support of many Irish Americans and most Irish-American organizations in your quest.
Michael Glass, Ed.D.
National Board, Ancient Order of Hibernians
mike great to hear from you ,it is all very difficult to take but not surprising .i believe a change is coming and hope and pray that all those who have sought justice for so long will get the answers we all so deserve.
i know that this web site will open a lot of eyes to the horror and extent of the corruption and collusion that exists still !!!! within a government who chooses to bury its head in the sand.
my very best wishes to you all mike and god bless.your friend Paul.
thank you all for your kind words and your prayers ,and believe me when i say i will never give up what im doing.regardless of how this sham of a justice system is and the many obsticles that have been put in my way i will be seeking through the courts to overtur the supergrass decision and any and all other avenues which are my right. thankyou all again and god bless.
Paul,
I send prayers to you and your family during this challenging time. Believe and have faith. Justice will be served for those involved, if not on earth than by a higher power.
Stay strong,
Jackie
IAUC, Washington, D.C. Chapter
All the best to you Paul and your family, during this difficult time.
“Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice everywhere.”
You remain in our thoughts and prayers.
George Trainor
IAUC, San Francisco Chapter
thank you jackie,all of these comments mean so much to us and you are quite right ,there is a judge far greater than any court and i am sure his justice will be duly served. god bless.
It sickens me to know that you are still being blindsided and stonewalled by the authorities. I believe that we met in the Relatives For Justice office in 2004 when Clara Reilly asked you to relate your reavail to the visiting IAUC group.
So many lives and families have been ruined and decimated by the unchristian like mindset and behavior in the north over the years, from the government on down. I have maintained that international justice must become more aware and get involved if we can expect to see any true justice in the north. As past President of the IAUC, I can say that we tried very hard to expose the system there, with little success, as it’s awfully hard to combat a government, as you well know.
Please be assured that you are in our prayers and we await, and prepare for, the opportunity to be effective in assisting you and countless others.
Paul, our prayers are with you. Seeking justice in British courts is, well, a challenge. But in the end, not only the perpetrators but the British will have to face what they did. In the words of the poet:
“Murder will out, to your disgrace.”
God bless you and your family.
Joe Farrell
National Board, IAUC
once again thankyou all so much ,the trial has came to a stand still until 6th jan 09,but i will be putting some of the trial notes on web site for you all to read and form your own valued opinions.may all your families enjoy christmas and have a very happy new year,god bless.
May the Lord bless you and keep you. I pray He would comfort you in your grief, and strengthen you in your fight for justice. Do not grow weary in doing good, for we shall reap if we do not lose heart (Galatians 6:9).
paul, just wanted to leave a wee note to wish gail, susan,noel and yourself all the best with the trial and hope that finally you will receive the justice that david deserves . we are all behind you and i personally am humbled by the dignified way you have gone in your pursuit of justice . regards
paul and gail and family,my feelings and support goes out to you and your family,other than adding the sentiments of geoff lindsay i would add after reading about the case that mr.burcombe has been well groomed by some intelligent and inferior source,so i guess that rules out the high command and all the uvf.well i hope [all those] who commited and planned these murders are found out and justice prevails.i am sure purgatory awaits their calling and i hope swiftly. do not forget the only thing for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing.love and peace ,davids uncle your brother jimmy and family.
Thanks for all the kind words and support you have all expressed towards my family. It means a lot to me that my mum and dad have received a great deal of support throughout the trial period. It has been a long fight for Justice and I can only hope that justice prevails in order to give my family some closure.
dear paul and gail, noel and susan. its been a long and 9 years for you all. i pray that the judge gives the right decision.a poem for david
dont think of him as gone away-
his journey has begun-
life holds so many facets-
this earth is only one-
just think of him as resting-from the sorrows and the tears-
in a place of warmth and comfort-where there are no days or years-
think how he must be wishing-
that we could know today-how nothing but our sadness-
can really pass away
and think of him as living-
in the hearts of those he touched-
for nothing loved was ever lost-
and he was loved so much
its been a long 9 years for the family.but he only 1 of many. maybe he will decide that he doesnt want to serve time on his own, and implicates the others who are responsible for this hideous crime. my thoughts and prayers are with you all. god bless.xxxxxx
Well done Paul, You did it, now go on to use your experience to help others that haven’t got your strength, tanacity, knowledge or single mindedness, It will be a testament to your beloved son David,
regards Jon & Michelle
hello to all,its a great result for a very long battle.no doubt about the next step and who to concentrate on ,its back to business on thursday as i travel to the policing board to continue the fight ,a great many unanswered questions need to be adressed and i am more determined than ever!!!!!
thanks to all once again and watch this space. paul.
R.I.P two incocent boys killed by a thug, the unfortunate thing is that revels came from a well respected family but that boy was messed up from a young age!! thats not an excuse but the day he ran over my fathers grave and smashed up the flower pots and ripped the heads of the flowers in front of me it broke my heart that was when i was 6 years old im now 24 and i have not got over it.. i hope he gets what he deserves its just a pitty he could not own up and hold his hands up and say he was guilty!!
i have much respect for the McIlwaine and Robb family.. i only wish that the other people involved could come forward, someone knows something!!
Whilst nothing can ever compensate any off you for the loss of a son and brother i hope that todays sentence can only serve to bring you all, along with Andrews family, some small degree of closure. Your strength and fortitude, not only throughout the trial but also for the past nine years have been truly inspirational. God bless you all.
Dear Paul,
As I was, I would like to think, your father’s best buddy at school and still a close friend today, I would like to say how glad I am that you and your family have at last gotten some kind of closure to the long and heartrending period since the tragic loss of your beloved son, David, and that justice ‘of a kind ‘has been meted out to someone who had a hand in the evil and monstrous crime that led to the death of David. I hope that you are successful in your mission to find full and final justice for the two young men who lost their lives and shattered the lives of others in losing them and I leave you with my fondest regards and admiration for the future..Please give my best to all your family and especially ‘the oul fella’ with whom I spent my happy schooldays.
Robert ‘Rabbie’Wright
I went to Brownlow college with David and just wanted to leave you this message to say I am so glad that you and your family got a bit of justice for david at last and I hope you continue to get more justice in the near future.
hi gail an paul its arlene im glad u and your family have justice.i will keep you and ur family in my thoughts and prayers. i hope you have a lovely time in corrymella .it was a honor and pleasure to meet use. take care and god bless Arlene and family x x x x
Hi.
I was reading the paper today and this sad case was brought up again.
Its quite sad for me to read about it even though I didnt know David that well.
I was in Lurgan Tech with David and I’d just like to say he was a very friendly kind person.
I’m not just saying that to be polite, I remember a time when in Fa’ Joes that David noticed I was left on my own by a few of my friends who had left early.
He called me over and told me to sit beside him bought me pint and introduced me to everyone and I had a great night.
He didnt even know me at the time and I thought that this gesture was a sure sign of a nice person.
He had lots of friends around him yet still looked around to see was anyone being left out.
The people in that Tech were great, political/religious matters just didnt matter as everyone enjoyed eachothers company – how it should be.
David even came to ‘the other side’ (as its stupidly known) of Lurgan for a few nights out sith us.
He was a great lad and will be remembered as such.
I think its shocking that the ‘Police’ use terrorists to do work for them illegally and no-one gets punished.
It’s completely immoral.
Makes you wonder what else goes on that people dont know about.
As usual such corruption is flippantly disregarded at the whim of any daft excuse.
Good luck in your campaigns, its things like this that make a real difference to how Policing and justice will be done in the future.
Hopefully such evil people wont be able to make a fortune from our own taxes while working illegally for the Police.
thanks for those kind words[lad from tec.] and that is exactly what kind of person david was,david would not have sussed anything that night as he got into the dark coloured taxi for their world was not a part of his world in mind or nature.cheers for your message.photos and message on facebook.
I have been following this case for 10 years and I am somewhat pleased that at least someone has been caught for this horrific murder on an innocent person. I still can’t understand the mentality of someone who would do this I guess they are evil and were born that way. I’m a 36 yearold man from portadown and never in the history of the troubles have I ever heard of such evil acts toward another person. I think the people if I can call them people did this should rot in jail and then hell awaits them they will regret the day they did this crime because they will suffer badly. I hope I’m not being to angry on what I said but it has to be said as it is the truth. I just want to wish David’s family hope for the future. God bless David
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August 4th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Hello Paul,
Best wishes to you and your family in your ongoing struggle for justice. Please know that you have my support and that of the Irish American Unity Conference behind you!
Take care,
Kate McCabe
National President
Irish American Unity Conference
August 6th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Paul and family:
Best regards to you and your family as you continue your crusade for justice for David. I know having to endure the many obstacles the British government choses to set in your way is a time-consuming and formidable task. I had hoped that your trip to Washington, DC last year would have help expedite a resolution of David’s case. It appears that the British government wishes to continue to sweep all the collusion cases under their royal carpet of secrecy. You will continue to have the support of many Irish Americans and most Irish-American organizations in your quest.
Michael Glass, Ed.D.
National Board, Ancient Order of Hibernians
August 7th, 2008 at 4:05 am
mike great to hear from you ,it is all very difficult to take but not surprising .i believe a change is coming and hope and pray that all those who have sought justice for so long will get the answers we all so deserve.
i know that this web site will open a lot of eyes to the horror and extent of the corruption and collusion that exists still !!!! within a government who chooses to bury its head in the sand.
my very best wishes to you all mike and god bless.your friend Paul.
December 9th, 2008 at 7:26 am
We support your struggle.
With respect,
The SHAMROCKS M/C USA
December 9th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
St. Louis Irish Northern Aid Committee wishes you the best of luck.
Our prayers are with you.
December 9th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
thank you all for your kind words and your prayers ,and believe me when i say i will never give up what im doing.regardless of how this sham of a justice system is and the many obsticles that have been put in my way i will be seeking through the courts to overtur the supergrass decision and any and all other avenues which are my right. thankyou all again and god bless.
December 13th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Paul,
I send prayers to you and your family during this challenging time. Believe and have faith. Justice will be served for those involved, if not on earth than by a higher power.
Stay strong,
Jackie
IAUC, Washington, D.C. Chapter
December 13th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
All the best to you Paul and your family, during this difficult time.
“Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice everywhere.”
You remain in our thoughts and prayers.
George Trainor
IAUC, San Francisco Chapter
December 13th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Paul, I pray that 2009 will bring justice for your son David.
God bless,
Eileen Freehart
IAUC, San Francisco Chapter
December 13th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
thank you jackie,all of these comments mean so much to us and you are quite right ,there is a judge far greater than any court and i am sure his justice will be duly served. god bless.
December 13th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Paul and family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you. May you have the health and strength to continue the fight for justice for your beloved David. God bless you.
T
Louisville, KY
December 13th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Paul,
It sickens me to know that you are still being blindsided and stonewalled by the authorities. I believe that we met in the Relatives For Justice office in 2004 when Clara Reilly asked you to relate your reavail to the visiting IAUC group.
So many lives and families have been ruined and decimated by the unchristian like mindset and behavior in the north over the years, from the government on down. I have maintained that international justice must become more aware and get involved if we can expect to see any true justice in the north. As past President of the IAUC, I can say that we tried very hard to expose the system there, with little success, as it’s awfully hard to combat a government, as you well know.
Please be assured that you are in our prayers and we await, and prepare for, the opportunity to be effective in assisting you and countless others.
December 15th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Paul, our prayers are with you. Seeking justice in British courts is, well, a challenge. But in the end, not only the perpetrators but the British will have to face what they did. In the words of the poet:
“Murder will out, to your disgrace.”
God bless you and your family.
Joe Farrell
National Board, IAUC
December 15th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
We are praying for you in Chicago. Your struggle is our struggle. God bless you for the important work you do.
December 15th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
once again thankyou all so much ,the trial has came to a stand still until 6th jan 09,but i will be putting some of the trial notes on web site for you all to read and form your own valued opinions.may all your families enjoy christmas and have a very happy new year,god bless.
December 16th, 2008 at 6:40 am
Paul,
May the Lord bless you and keep you. I pray He would comfort you in your grief, and strengthen you in your fight for justice. Do not grow weary in doing good, for we shall reap if we do not lose heart (Galatians 6:9).
Sincerely,
Mr. T.E. Tucker (O’Tuachair)
IAUC member
December 22nd, 2008 at 11:08 pm
paul, just wanted to leave a wee note to wish gail, susan,noel and yourself all the best with the trial and hope that finally you will receive the justice that david deserves . we are all behind you and i personally am humbled by the dignified way you have gone in your pursuit of justice . regards
geoff lindsay (craigavon)
January 21st, 2009 at 9:19 pm
paul and gail and family,my feelings and support goes out to you and your family,other than adding the sentiments of geoff lindsay i would add after reading about the case that mr.burcombe has been well groomed by some intelligent and inferior source,so i guess that rules out the high command and all the uvf.well i hope [all those] who commited and planned these murders are found out and justice prevails.i am sure purgatory awaits their calling and i hope swiftly. do not forget the only thing for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing.love and peace ,davids uncle your brother jimmy and family.
February 22nd, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Thanks for all the kind words and support you have all expressed towards my family. It means a lot to me that my mum and dad have received a great deal of support throughout the trial period. It has been a long fight for Justice and I can only hope that justice prevails in order to give my family some closure.
Many thanks again
Davids sister, Susan
February 24th, 2009 at 8:18 am
dear paul and gail, noel and susan. its been a long and 9 years for you all. i pray that the judge gives the right decision.a poem for david
dont think of him as gone away-
his journey has begun-
life holds so many facets-
this earth is only one-
just think of him as resting-from the sorrows and the tears-
in a place of warmth and comfort-where there are no days or years-
think how he must be wishing-
that we could know today-how nothing but our sadness-
can really pass away
and think of him as living-
in the hearts of those he touched-
for nothing loved was ever lost-
and he was loved so much
god bless you all. karen.xxx
March 1st, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Hi Paul hope you get justice on tuesday, our thoughts are with you, gail and your family regards Jon and Michelle
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:02 am
its been a long 9 years for the family.but he only 1 of many. maybe he will decide that he doesnt want to serve time on his own, and implicates the others who are responsible for this hideous crime. my thoughts and prayers are with you all. god bless.xxxxxx
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Well done Paul, You did it, now go on to use your experience to help others that haven’t got your strength, tanacity, knowledge or single mindedness, It will be a testament to your beloved son David,
regards Jon & Michelle
March 4th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
hello to all,its a great result for a very long battle.no doubt about the next step and who to concentrate on ,its back to business on thursday as i travel to the policing board to continue the fight ,a great many unanswered questions need to be adressed and i am more determined than ever!!!!!
thanks to all once again and watch this space. paul.
March 18th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
R.I.P two incocent boys killed by a thug, the unfortunate thing is that revels came from a well respected family but that boy was messed up from a young age!! thats not an excuse but the day he ran over my fathers grave and smashed up the flower pots and ripped the heads of the flowers in front of me it broke my heart that was when i was 6 years old im now 24 and i have not got over it.. i hope he gets what he deserves its just a pitty he could not own up and hold his hands up and say he was guilty!!
i have much respect for the McIlwaine and Robb family.. i only wish that the other people involved could come forward, someone knows something!!
R.I.P David and Andrew
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:40 am
Good on you, I am glad some justice is starting to happen now. Steven Brown deserves to rot for what he did.
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:34 am
Whilst nothing can ever compensate any off you for the loss of a son and brother i hope that todays sentence can only serve to bring you all, along with Andrews family, some small degree of closure. Your strength and fortitude, not only throughout the trial but also for the past nine years have been truly inspirational. God bless you all.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:56 am
Dear Paul,
As I was, I would like to think, your father’s best buddy at school and still a close friend today, I would like to say how glad I am that you and your family have at last gotten some kind of closure to the long and heartrending period since the tragic loss of your beloved son, David, and that justice ‘of a kind ‘has been meted out to someone who had a hand in the evil and monstrous crime that led to the death of David. I hope that you are successful in your mission to find full and final justice for the two young men who lost their lives and shattered the lives of others in losing them and I leave you with my fondest regards and admiration for the future..Please give my best to all your family and especially ‘the oul fella’ with whom I spent my happy schooldays.
Robert ‘Rabbie’Wright
April 10th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Dear paul,
I went to Brownlow college with David and just wanted to leave you this message to say I am so glad that you and your family got a bit of justice for david at last and I hope you continue to get more justice in the near future.
Take care and god bless
April 16th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
hi gail an paul its arlene im glad u and your family have justice.i will keep you and ur family in my thoughts and prayers. i hope you have a lovely time in corrymella .it was a honor and pleasure to meet use. take care and god bless Arlene and family x x x x
June 3rd, 2009 at 2:27 pm
hi gail an paul hope u remember me! im glad to hear you finally got justice for david! hope all is well… take care
emma ,elaine, gareth xx
September 26th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Hi.
I was reading the paper today and this sad case was brought up again.
Its quite sad for me to read about it even though I didnt know David that well.
I was in Lurgan Tech with David and I’d just like to say he was a very friendly kind person.
I’m not just saying that to be polite, I remember a time when in Fa’ Joes that David noticed I was left on my own by a few of my friends who had left early.
He called me over and told me to sit beside him bought me pint and introduced me to everyone and I had a great night.
He didnt even know me at the time and I thought that this gesture was a sure sign of a nice person.
He had lots of friends around him yet still looked around to see was anyone being left out.
The people in that Tech were great, political/religious matters just didnt matter as everyone enjoyed eachothers company – how it should be.
David even came to ‘the other side’ (as its stupidly known) of Lurgan for a few nights out sith us.
He was a great lad and will be remembered as such.
I think its shocking that the ‘Police’ use terrorists to do work for them illegally and no-one gets punished.
It’s completely immoral.
Makes you wonder what else goes on that people dont know about.
As usual such corruption is flippantly disregarded at the whim of any daft excuse.
Good luck in your campaigns, its things like this that make a real difference to how Policing and justice will be done in the future.
Hopefully such evil people wont be able to make a fortune from our own taxes while working illegally for the Police.
March 5th, 2010 at 5:47 am
thanks for those kind words[lad from tec.] and that is exactly what kind of person david was,david would not have sussed anything that night as he got into the dark coloured taxi for their world was not a part of his world in mind or nature.cheers for your message.photos and message on facebook.
March 8th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
I have been following this case for 10 years and I am somewhat pleased that at least someone has been caught for this horrific murder on an innocent person. I still can’t understand the mentality of someone who would do this I guess they are evil and were born that way. I’m a 36 yearold man from portadown and never in the history of the troubles have I ever heard of such evil acts toward another person. I think the people if I can call them people did this should rot in jail and then hell awaits them they will regret the day they did this crime because they will suffer badly. I hope I’m not being to angry on what I said but it has to be said as it is the truth. I just want to wish David’s family hope for the future. God bless David