Traditional Unionist Voice

Murphy comments highlight why Stormont shouldn’t return

TUV councillor Keith Ratcliffe says Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy's comments after meeting the Republic's Prime Minister show why Stormont should not return. He criticises Sinn Fein for organising a South Armagh commemoration event and questions whether a Sinn Fein First Minister could represent victims.

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Traditional Unionist Voice

Published

7 June 2023
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Topics

Community relations and legacy (main topic), Justice and policing, Constitutional affairs
Subtopic: Stormont institutions

Type of release

Criticism

Covers

Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

Shared issue

Conor Murphy comments on South Armagh republican commemoration event – see how other parties responded

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Sinn Fein cannot condemn today's republican terrorism while…

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