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Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (17 Jun 2010)

Eugene Regan: ..., and I believe the injustice of what happened on Bloody Sunday in 1972 gave extraordinary encouragement to republican activity in Northern Ireland, and brought about the resurrection of the IRA. I remember that very well in 1972. I was on that march to the British Embassy in Dublin. It is instructive to note the contrast between the conclusions of the Widgery report in each case of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Oct 2009)

Eugene Regan: ...and Excise and the Naval Service in this regard only highlights the enormous problem of smuggled cigarettes which fuels organised crime and terrorism. There is speculation of a link with the Real IRA in this trade but the Minister has not made the issue a priority. The retail trade believes one in three packets of cigarettes are sold without excise duty being charged. The Revenue...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (17 Jun 2009)

Eugene Regan: ...supported the forces of law and order in both parts of the island in confronting the resurgence of violence. The 21st report of the Independent Monitoring Commission highlights how the Provisional IRA has adhered to its commitments in the peace process and that there is no evidence of any violence or terrorist activity by that organisation. This is the one positive element in the report...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)

Eugene Regan: ...the involvement of a terrorist organisation in the killing of this man. However, the reports of the Garda and the PSNI clearly show the involvement of members or former members of the Provisional IRA in that atrocity. It took some time for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to confirm the continued existence and structures of the IRA in operation. The Minister will...