Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach went to Enniskillen last Sunday and I would have no issue with that in normal times. He wore the poppy. We all have memories of the late Gordon Wilson. Travelling in Covid times is questionable. What is the Taoiseach going to do for the late Michael Hogan and the many others who were murdered or wounded in Croke Park 100 years ago by the Black and Tans and Crown forces? What will the Government do to commemorate those people? Earlier in the year, the previous Government talked about commemorating the Black and Tans. Those to whom I refer were our own people. It was 100 years ago this week that Michael Hogan, a young footballer, lost his life. The GAA in Tipperary has done its best. It has had small commemorations at three different graveyards and various other places. What is the Government going to do to commemorate those gallant men who gave us the games we are going to watch this weekend? The Taoiseach's family plays in those games. They gave us a legacy and now they are being abandoned and forgotten by the Government. Will there be a commemoration for them, despite Covid, because they deserve it?

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