Democratic Unionist Party
DUP Lagan Valley MLA Emma Little Pengelly calls on those glorifying the PIRA, including Joe Brolly, Michelle O'Neill and Francie Molloy, to consider victims of IRA attacks such as La Mon and Enniskillen, and says there was never any justification for terrorism.
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UUP's Diana Armstrong, Fermanagh and South Tyrone, condemns individuals who shouted "Up the Ra" at a Remembrance service in Enniskillen marking the 37th anniversary of the Poppy Day bomb. She blames Sinn Féin for refusing to condemn past actions and calls peace and reconciliation mere words for…
Community relations and legacy Issue: Enniskillen Remembrance Sunday pro-IRA chanting incident Original release: Armstrong condemns the taunting of mourners at a Remembrance service in Enniskillen (opens in a new tab)
TUV leader Jim Allister says the repeated public chanting of "up the Ra" shows contempt for IRA victims and amounts to casual glorification of murder. He links it to the attack on Finnis Orange hall and calls on Sinn Féin to take ownership and end what he calls abuse of victims.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Casual celebration of murder becoming mainstream (opens in a new tab)
UUP Deputy Assembly Group Leader Robbie Butler MLA warns that Belfast Feile organisers must act against sectarian hatred or the party will review its participation in future Feile events, citing songs sung by young people and bonfire material.
Community relations and legacy Original release: Butler calls on Feile organisers to address issues of sectarian hatred (opens in a new tab)
Alliance MLA Sorcha Eastwood says she is disappointed that Sinn Féin MP John Finucane spoke at an event in Mullaghbawn advertised as commemorating 'South Armagh volunteers', arguing that commemorating the IRA risks glorifying terrorism and hurting victims.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sinn Fein South Armagh Volunteers Commemoration event Original release: Eastwood disappointed after Finucane addresses IRA commemoration (opens in a new tab)
UUP MLA Tom Elliott marks the 35th anniversary of the 1987 Enniskillen Poppy Day bombing, calling for truth and justice for the families. He criticises Mary Lou McDonald's distinction between IRA and Dublin-based gang murders and pays tribute to those who campaigned for the Enniskillen memorial.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: 35 years on Enniskillen families still wait for truth and justice - Elliott (opens in a new tab)
TUV leader Jim Allister says pro-IRA chanting at Enniskillen's Remembrance event shows where Northern Ireland stands, and calls it inappropriate to invite Sinn Féin's leader to take part in any remembrance event.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Enniskillen Remembrance Sunday pro-IRA chanting incident Original release: Enniskillen IRA chanting underscores inappropriateness of O’Neill participation in Remembrance Sunday (opens in a new tab)