Talk:David Ervine

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[edit] Death

We cant report this withoput a verifiable source, SqueakBox 21:08, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

We need to keep he is alive until we can confirm otherwise, if there are doubts we musnt make a mistake or end up with egg over our faces, SqueakBox 21:22, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Yeah - RTÉ has just closed their 9pm news broadcast saying they can't confirm his death, having led with it at the start of the bulletin (could be embarrassing! :-o ) Dugo 21:23, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for that, SqueakBox 21:24, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

The 4PM RTÉ 2fm news has just reported his death. Jvlm.123 16:08, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

It seems he had a heart attack, a stroke and a brain haemorrhage.[1] Frainc 16:33 8 January 2007

No doubts now, SqueakBox 20:24, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ceasefire

Should there be a section on his involvement in the supposed loyalist ceasefire? Frainc 16:41 8 January 2007

Of curse, SqueakBox 20:24, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Breath of fresh air

David Ervine had more courage, passion, heart and integrity tempered by fairness than all the mainstream politicians in the North. It was a very moving experience to hear him passionately defend his community without feeling the need to hate the 'other'. For that alone, David Ervine was a breath of fresh air. Go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a anam dílis. 89.100.195.42 15:36, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

For what its worth (since someone has aired their views), I consider him to be exactly what he was: the head of the political wing of a terrorist organisation. That kinda takes some of the 'heart' and 'fairness' away, and certainly adds to the feeling one has that he most certainly hated. --Mal 01:27, 9 February 2007 (UTC) 01:15, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

No I agree with the first person.He may have been in the UVF when he was young (and he only joined after Bloody Friday) and without him there might have been no loyalist ceasefire. And he wasn't head of the UVF. Dermo69 20:17, 6 March 2007 (UTC)