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Dublin-Monaghan Bombings: Motion (17 May 2011)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...of Belturbet in County Cavan in December 1972 in which two teenage civilians were killed, the Dublin bombings of December 1972 and January 1973 in which three bus workers were killed, the killing of IRA volunteer John Francis Green in County Monaghan in January 1975, the Kay's Tavern Dundalk bombing of December 1975 in which two civilians were killed, the Castleblayney bombing of March...

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...and, according to the article that allegedly quotes directly from their lobby, "if employment was not provided for our growing young population, there could be a fusion between Marxism and the IRA". This says a great deal about the mentality of the tobacco bosses and about the type of arguments they have employed when trying to influence decisions here over the years. I ask whether...

Saville Inquiry Report: Motion (30 Jun 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...for using excessive physical violence". However, Saville says he is sure Ford's suggestion to shoot alleged rioters was not adopted and also sure there was no plan to cause a confrontation with the IRA in Derry. The British army commander in Derry, Brigadier MacLellan, is similarly dealt with in the report, which accepts his claim that he had no reason to believe that the limited arrest...

Northern Ireland: Motion (11 Mar 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On behalf of Sinn Féin, I unreservedly condemn the three killings by the so-called Real IRA and the so-called Continuity IRA and I extend sympathy to the families of those killed. I reiterate the determination of Sinn Féin to ensure that those responsible will not succeed in undermining the peace process nor divert us from the peaceful and democratic pursuit of our republican objectives....

Northern Ireland Issues. (5 Mar 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...Perhaps unwittingly and unknownst to himself, the Deputy is feeding their agenda in fuelling the notion that the panacea for all the difficulties on the island of Ireland would be the ending of the IRA army council or whatever structures of the IRA may yet remain. Will the Taoiseach, Deputy Kenny and others not consider for a moment that this is exactly what dissident republicanism want...

Commissions of Investigation. (19 Feb 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ..., despite the fact that they knew the people who were responsible for the murder of Seamus Ludlow, they did not pursue the matter at the time but, indeed, perpetuated the absolute non-truth that the IRA was somehow involved, which of course time has demonstrated was not the case. On the justified criticism of the recent statements that took place here on the issue of collusion by myself...

Barron Reports: Statements (Resumed) (31 Jan 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...in Dublin and seven in Monaghan, including people I knew personally, Peggy White, Jack Travers, Archie Harper, Patrick Askin, Thomas Campbell, George Williamson and Thomas Croarkin; the killing of IRA volunteer, John Francis Green in County Monaghan in January 1975, probably by a British army operative; the stabbing to death of civilian Christy Phelan near Sallins, County Kildare, in June...

Northern Ireland Issues. (27 Sep 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...arrangement in the Assembly to divert attention away from the main task at hand? Is he aware there is also real concern within broad republican opinion that the major initiative taken by the IRA last year is not being matched by even a broadening of minds within significant sections of Unionist representation? Can the Taoiseach assure Members that the 24 November deadline is absolute and...

Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...alone convicted of it. The Minister linked his allegations to the Colombia three, and he went on to claim that the purpose was to train FARC guerillas in return for large amounts of money for the IRA. He then compounded his allegations against Frank Connolly, again without a shred of evidence, by claiming he was central to this plot. I believe the plot to be a figment of the Minister's...

Irish Unification: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...many times but we have not taken the opportunity to address the issue of Irish unity itself. Our motion presents such an opportunity. This debate comes in the wake of the momentous decision of the IRA to end its armed campaign and to put its weapons beyond use. I do not believe any of us yet appreciates the enormity of this development. It will take time for it to be seen in its proper...

Northern Ireland Issues. (4 Oct 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his role in the peace process since the IRA statement of 28 July 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24382/05]

Northern Ireland: Statements. (28 Sep 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...politics and in the life of this country have taken place. The announcement by the Irish Republican Army on 28 July that it was formally ending its armed campaign was a significant development. The IRA made a commitment on that date to put its arms beyond use and last Monday, 26 September, we received confirmation that it had fulfilled that commitment. This must be acknowledged as a...

Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Every year Deputies have the opportunity to vote on whether to continue to use repressive legislation in this State. That opportunity presents again despite the past decade of the peace process, the IRA ceasefire and the Good Friday Agreement. Every year the Minister publishes a slim report at the last minute, which no one has a chance to read, as has been stated here. Despite this, every...

Northern Ireland Issues. (24 May 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach note that this Deputy and my party reject the so-called Independent Monitoring Commission report and its charge against the IRA? There is no evidence to substantiate such a charge. I want to proceed on a positive note because it is important that I acknowledge and welcome the Taoiseach's statement that the Good Friday Agreement is the only way forward. Will he impress that...

Tribunals of Inquiry: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...deaths it caused as a result of collusion. This was a major part of its war in Ireland which claimed many lives. The primary responsibility in the search for truth rests with that Government. The IRA has admitted its involvement in the killing of these two RUC officers. It saw this attack as an act of war. These were officers of the British state in Ireland. Both of them played key roles...

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Regarding the most recent IRA statement on the murder of Robert McCartney, I want to register my disappointment on two counts. I am disappointed that a physical attack on those responsible was even contemplated. I am further disappointed that the IRA statement, which is a very detailed account of what occurred and a positive contribution to achieving the truth, has been, in the main, wilfully...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...the hands of the mortals who are sneering are not as clean as they would wish them to be. Sinn Féin is determined to play a part in the collective effort to create the conditions in which the IRA will cease to exist. Will the Tánaiste accept that republicans have taken many difficult decisions during the peace process? Does she accept that the Sinn Féin leadership has moulded a...

Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...reject criminality of any kind. I do not intend to use my limited time to address every false allegation thrown around this House and around the media. The charges do not relate to criminality, the IRA or even the peace process, they are about the party politics of this State. Charges are being made in a climate in which the old opponents of the peace process have come out of the woodwork....

Northern Ireland Issues. (2 Nov 2004)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...by the majority of the people on this island? That is fundamental to moving forward at all times. Will he agree it is absurd, a scandal and a disgrace that ten years after the cessation of the IRA and six years after the Good Friday Agreement, there are more British soldiers on the streets and roadways of the North than are deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan combined? Some 12,000 British...