Seven years ago (good grief!) I posted an article here about the murder of Irish police detective Jerry McCabe.

Tomorrow morning John Jay College in New York City will hold its annual Jerry McCabe Fellowship Breakfast, a bonding event between the college and the Garda Siochana (i.e. the police force of the Irish Republic). Details here (page down a bit). Jerry’s widow Ann will be there, I believe–a true Irish heroine. If not for her, the Irish government–not, let us say, best known for the quality of its backbone in dealing with terrorists–would have let Jerry’s murderers out long since under the 1998 Good Friday agreement.

One of the men involved with Jerry McCabe’s murder is due to be released on May 17, having finished his 11-year sentence (with some time off for good behavior). Limerick being a small place, Ann will likely be seeing him on the street. Nice thought.

RTE (the main TV station in Ireland) did a very fine documentary on the McCabe murder last year, called “Murder on Main Street.” I don’t know how easy it is to get a copy–I got one that a friend recorded. It’s beautifully done–makes Gerry Adams look like the reptile he is.