Closest matches to “Remember victims and accept that all terrorism was wrong”
From other parties, ranked by how close their text is in meaning. Close in meaning is not the same as agreeing. Include DUP · Back to the release
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Armstrong condemns the taunting of mourners at a Remembrance service in Enniskillen
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)
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Casual celebration of murder becoming mainstream
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)
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Butler calls on Feile organisers to address issues of sectarian hatred
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)
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Eastwood disappointed after Finucane addresses IRA commemoration
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)
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35 years on Enniskillen families still wait for truth and justice - Elliott
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)
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Enniskillen IRA chanting underscores inappropriateness of O’Neill participation in Remembrance Sunday
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)
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Apology doesn’t go far enough following IRA song
TUV spokesperson Lorna Smyth says an apology from the FAI and Republic of Ireland women's players over a pro-IRA song does not go far enough. She asks whether disciplinary action is being taken and calls for them to acknowledge the IRA as a murderous terrorist organisation.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Republic of Ireland women's team pro-IRA song apology Original release: Apology doesn’t go far enough following IRA song (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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Terrorists will not drag Northern Ireland backwards – Armstrong
UUP Deputy Leader Diana Armstrong MLA condemns the interception in County Monaghan of a suspected explosive device allegedly linked to New IRA members, calls for those responsible to face the law, and thanks An Garda Síochána for their swift action.
Justice and policing Issue: Republic of Ireland police interception of bomb allegedly destined for Northern Ireland Original release: Terrorists will not drag Northern Ireland backwards – Armstrong (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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Terrorists Are Not Just ‘Local Lads’, Ms O’Neill
TUV chairman Councillor Allister Kyle criticises Michelle O'Neill's Irish Times interview, saying IRA members killed by security forces were active terrorists, not "local lads", and accusing her of sanitising republican violence and rewriting history.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: O'Neill Irish Times interview comments on IRA history Original release: Terrorists Are Not Just ‘Local Lads’, Ms O’Neill (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)
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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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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)