Saturday's commemoration near Roslea of IRA man, Seamus McElwaine, who was shot dead by the SAS in a surveillance operation on 26th April, 1986 has angered Unionists. But, DUP reaction to the 'parade' has equally upset the new Traditional Unionist Voice Party.

It has directed its fire at Fermanagh Erne East DUP Councillor, Paul Robinson who said he had got complaints from residents who were unable to drive on the Roslea-Lisnaskea road on Saturday evening due to people blocking the road.

"The unionist community", he said, "is shocked they can get away with that, and that they're not submitting forms for parades".

However, a TUV spokesman said Councillor Robinson's allegation that Republicans engaged in an illegal parade in Roslea on Saturday night raised serious questions for his own Party at both a local and national level.

He went on: "As Mr Robinson rightly says, one cannot support the rule of law 'if they can't respect the rules on the ground'. Even if one was to take what Sinn Féin/IRA Councillor Brian McCaffrey (Erne East) says at face value and accept that no parade took place, an event of any nature to commemorate an IRA man who met his just desserts when engaged in terrorism is incompatible with genuine support for the rule of law.

"And", he went on, "this event raises serious questions for the DUP locally. A few weeks ago Mr Robinson's colleague, Bert Johnston welcomed the appointment of Sean Lynch to Fermanagh DPP (District Policing Partnership) saying that he could bring 'individual experience to the post. Now, Republicans are commemorating an attack in which Lynch planned to kill and injure members of the security forces.

"Does Paul Robinson support the 'Provo cop', and does he support Mr Johnston's assertion that he is a suitable appointee to the DPP?," he asked.

Mr Lynch was with Seamus McElwaine when the four-man SAS team opened fire, having staked out a field beside the main Roslea-Lisnaskea road where, it is believed, an 800lb landmine had been placed in a drain running under the road. Police believe that the bomb had been placed two days earlier and had failed to detonate.

Sean Lynch was seriously injured when the SAS troopers opened fire, but he managed to crawl away to safety until the arrival of ordinary members of the British Army.

This week, Councillor Brian McCaffrey accused Councillor Robinson of reacting to 'completely inaccurate' information: "It was a commemoration. There was no parade and, so, there was no requirement to file for permission. This is an annual event which is held close to the spot where Seamus McElwaine was killed. It does not involve a parade. It lasted 15 minutes and 50 people attended".

Mr McElwaine's grave is in Scotstown on the Monaghan side of the border with Roslea.