Sinn Féin for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Michael McDowell publicly accused three of the Sinn Féin leadership, Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness and Martin Ferris (TD for Kerry North) of being on the seven-man IRA Army Council; they later denied this. On 27 February 2005, a demonstration against the murder of Robert McCartney on 30 January 2005 was held in east Belfast. Alex Maskey, a former Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Belfast, was told by relatives of McCartney to "hand over the 12" IRA members involved. The McCartney family, although formerly Sinn Féin voters themselves, urged witnesses to the crime to contact
MacAlasdair the name is "Mac Alastruim", which translates into English as "son of "Alastrom"". The Irish "Alastrom" is an equivalent of the English "Alexander". Feminine forms of "Mac Alastruim" include "Nic Alastair", "Bean Mhic Alastair", and "Mhic Alastair". Another form of the Irish name is "Mac Alsandair", which translates into English as "son of "Alsandar"". Feminine forms of "Mac Alsandair" include "Nic Alsandair", "Bean Mhic Alsandair", and "Mhic Alsandair". Anglicised forms of "MacAlasdair", in use today, include "Alexander", "Callister", "Macalaster", "Macalester", "Macalister", "Macallaster", "MacAllister", "Maccalister", "McAllister". Anglicised forms of "Mac Alasdair" include "Alister", "MacAlester", "MacAlister", "MacAllister", "MacCalister", and "MacCallister". Anglicised forms