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Wed 11 Nov 2002NI fisheries board executive 'used abusive language about Catholics'A former chief executive of the Northern Ireland Fisheries Conservancy Board (FCB) used abusive language about Catholics, a Fair Employment Tribunal was told yesterday.Dr Elaine Hamilton, a former deputy chief inspector, who has accused the board of religious discrimination, said she heard the chief executive, Mr William Smith, use the term "Fenian" during Sunday lunch at his home.