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Rita O’Hare funeral – Condemning terrorism one week and celebrating it the next doesn’t wash
TUV representative Keith Ratcliffe accuses Sinn Féin of hypocrisy after its leader praised Rita O'Hare at her Dublin funeral as an inheritor of a great tradition, despite condemning an Omagh attempted police murder a week earlier. He says such tributes feed present-day republican violence and that…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Rita O'Hare funeral tributes from Sinn Féin leadership Original release: Rita O’Hare funeral – Condemning terrorism one week and celebrating it the next doesn’t wash (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin’s terror fest
TUV leader Jim Allister condemns a Sinn Féin event on Sunday that he says celebrates IRA terrorists, arguing the party is unfit for government and should not hold the First Minister post.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sinn Fein South Armagh Volunteers Commemoration event Original release: Sinn Féin’s terror fest (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party Leader comments on Dunmurry Incident
UUP leader Jon Burrows MLA condemns a car explosion in Dunmurry, which he says was almost certainly committed by dissident republicans. He expresses sympathy for those evacuated and affected, and wishes the PSNI success in bringing those responsible to justice.
Justice and policing Issue: Explosion outside Dunmurry police station Original release: Ulster Unionist Party Leader comments on Dunmurry Incident (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein Has No Moral Authority on the Past While IRA Victims Remain in Unmarked Graves
TUV legacy and justice spokesman Sammy Morrison condemns the failed latest search for Columba McVeigh's remains, accusing Sinn Fein of shielding IRA crimes and lacking moral authority to lecture others on the past.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Failed search for Columba McVeigh's remains Original release: Sinn Fein Has No Moral Authority on the Past While IRA Victims Remain in Unmarked Graves (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein mask slips in planned South Armagh IRA jamboree
TUV councillor Keith Ratcliffe condemns a planned South Armagh commemoration headlined by Sinn Fein MP John Finucane, saying IRA killings such as Kingsmill and Tullyvallen should not be celebrated and that Sinn Fein is unfit for government.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sinn Fein South Armagh Volunteers Commemoration event Original release: Sinn Fein mask slips in planned South Armagh IRA jamboree (opens in a new tab)
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Glorification of IRA killer sick
TUV councillor Timothy Gaston condemns Sinn Fein MP Francie Molloy and MLA Emma Sheerin for glorifying the IRA killer of Yvonne Dunlop, and calls on Unionists not to facilitate Michelle O'Neill becoming First Minister.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Glorification of IRA killer sick (opens in a new tab)
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Burrows: "we should honour the victims, not the victim makers"
UUP leader Jon Burrows condemns First Minister Michelle O'Neill for attending a commemoration of IRA hunger strikers, including Thomas McElwee, convicted over the 1976 Ballymena firebombing that killed Yvonne Dunlop. He says it hurts the Dunlop family and criticises Emma Sheerin MLA's praise of…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Michelle O'Neill attendance at IRA hunger striker commemoration Original release: Burrows: "we should honour the victims, not the victim makers" (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein councillor needs to come clean on dissident links
TUV councillor Allister Kyle calls on Sinn Féin Benbradagh councillor Sean McGlinchey to give police a account identifying those behind threatening posters in Dungiven, after McGlinchey was quoted as acting as an intermediary for them. Kyle also urges the PSNI to question him and says he will…
Justice and policing Local government Issue: Dungiven threatening posters and Sean McGlinchey comments Original release: Sinn Fein councillor needs to come clean on dissident links (opens in a new tab)
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Glorification of IRA terrorism still prominent in Mid Ulster
TUV Mid Ulster condemns paramilitary regalia displayed at a Clonoe funeral for Noel Quinn, a convicted terrorist, and says the glorification of terrorism has no place in Mid Ulster. Its candidates also criticise Sinn Féin and the First Minister over the events.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Funeral of convicted IRA terrorist Noel Quinn in Clonoe Original release: Glorification of IRA terrorism still prominent in Mid Ulster (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Two days; two very different commemorations
TUV says a South Armagh republican commemoration and family fun day is an attempt to glorify terrorism and rewrite history, criticises Sinn Féin's First Minister statement and senior MP attendance, and marks the 50th anniversary of the Coleraine bombing with councillors attending a memorial.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Coleraine bombing 50th anniversary memorial unveiling Original release: Two days; two very different commemorations (opens in a new tab)
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There were always alternatives to IRA murder – Beattie
UUP leader Doug Beattie MC MLA says Michelle O'Neill's remarks rejecting alternatives to IRA violence attempt to justify the indefensible, and argues dialogue and democracy were always available. He calls on Sinn Féin to acknowledge that murder was wrong, noting the comments came days after the…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Michelle O'Neill comments on IRA violence during the Troubles Original release: There were always alternatives to IRA murder – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: No justification for Lurgan PSNI station attack
SDLP Policing Board member Colin McGrath MLA says there can be no justification for the hijacking of a delivery driver forced to carry an explosive device to Lurgan Police Station. He condemns the attack, which the New IRA has reportedly claimed, and urges the group to stop and let people live in…
Justice and policing Issue: Lurgan proxy bomb hijacking and security alert Original release: McGrath: No justification for Lurgan PSNI station attack (opens in a new tab)
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McNulty condemns attack on Sinn Féin office
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty condemns a viable pipe bomb found at a Sinn Féin office on Monaghan Street, saying violence and intimidation have no place in society and that those responsible should be condemned.
Justice and policing Issue: Pipe bomb found at Sinn Féin office on Monaghan Street Original release: McNulty condemns attack on Sinn Féin office (opens in a new tab)
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Lord Empey Accuses Sinn Féin of Hypocrisy Over £50m Defence Investment
Lord Empey accuses Sinn Féin of hypocrisy after First Minister Michelle O'Neill criticised the UK Government's £50m defence investment for Northern Ireland, citing the IRA's past arms dealings and the loss of Raytheon jobs in Derry.
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Defence Growth Deal launch confirmed in Commons Original release: Lord Empey Accuses Sinn Féin of Hypocrisy Over £50m Defence Investment (opens in a new tab)
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The use of flags and emblems to intimidate must end – Kearney
Sinn Féin's Declan Kearney, South Antrim MLA, expresses alarm at additional flags erected near St Comgall's chapel and school and calls for their immediate removal, labelling the display sectarian intimidation and urging zero tolerance for flags used to give offence.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Additional flags erected near St Comgall's chapel, South Antrim Original release: The use of flags and emblems to intimidate must end – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill comments on IRA terror raise serious questions
TUV councillor Stephen Cooper criticises Sinn Féin leader Michelle O'Neill's remark that IRA violence had no viable substitute, saying it insults Claudy bombing victims. He warns unionists against backing her as First Minister.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Michelle O'Neill comments on IRA violence during the Troubles Original release: O’Neill comments on IRA terror raise serious questions (opens in a new tab)