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Death of Charlie Bird: Expressions of Sympathy (20 Mar 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...tragedy is a stand-out from that very long career. He will always be remembered for his role, of course, in covering the emerging Irish peace process, including as the RTÉ contact person for the IRA in those years. I pay particular tribute to Charlie for the courage and humanity he demonstrated when diagnosed with motor neurone disease. His selfless campaign, charity work, bravery...

Death of Martin McGuinness: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Mar 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...to stand up and be counted. He chose to fight injustice. He chose to fight back. I know that he felt a deep sense of personal responsibility to defend Derry and his community. Martin joined the IRA. He never resiled from his ambition or his duty to defend his city. He felt a sense of responsibility to fight back because terror was brought to the streets of his city. In later...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----members of the IRA, the fear, understandably, can be more profound. I echo what Paudie has said - nobody be afraid. The only way in which we deal with matters of abuse in our society, irrespective of who the abuser is, is when people feel empowered to come forward in whatever manner is best for them. Some have come into the light of the public gaze and told their story. Paudie has...

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...or the RUC. Some of those cases were mishandled and others were cynically exploited in the game of one-upmanship in the course of a vicious conflict. Other victims came forward to other groups, including the IRA. The IRA should never have been involved in dealing with accusations of sexual violence or abuse but it was. Rough justice or summary justice for alleged perpetrators meant no...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...acknowledge absolutely the trauma for any family and every family, irrespective of who they were, arising from the loss of life in the course of the conflict, be they a police officer, a soldier, an IRA volunteer, a UVF volunteer. Whoever they were, the loss of human life and the scale of it was an immense tragedy and failure of politics. However, I would remind the Taoiseach that the...