Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Irish people have been deeply shocked and saddened by the massacre on a beach in Sousse, Tunisia, which has resulted in the deaths of 39 people, including three Irish citizens. I wish to extend my sympathies and those of Sinn Féin to the family and friends of Lorna Carty, from Robinstown, County Meath, especially to Lorna's husband Declan, their daughter Hazel and son Simon and to the family and friends of Larry and Martina Hayes from Athlone, and especially their daughter Sinéad.

These families have been shattered and ruptured by this atrocity, which came out of the blue as people relaxed and enjoyed themselves on holidays. I also wish to use this occasion to condemn unequivocally in the most forthright way the terrorism of the group which has claimed responsibility for this horrific, random and indiscriminate attack against innocent holiday makers.

I am very impressed by how the Department of Foreign Affairs, in particular our ambassador, David Cooney, dealt with this dreadful matter. Today, we stand with all the victims of the massacre in Sousse, from whatever part of the world they come, and also with the people of Tunisia at this time of sadness and fear in their country.

Is drochscéal milteanach é seo agus ba mhaith liom mo chomhbhrón a dhéanamh le achan duine a bhfuil baint acu leis an tragóid seo. Níl leithscéal ar bith ann don chineál foréigin seo. Cáinim go láidir an ionsaí agus guím biseach ar na daoine a bhí gortaithe.

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