Search for ira speaker:Catherine Ardagh (KildareStreet.com)

Seanad: Independent Reporting Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (19 Jul 2017): Catherine Ardagh: ...sterile political environment has allowed paramilitaries to continue to blight both communities in Northern Ireland. This Bill was necessitated by MI5 and the PSNI confirming the continued existence of the IRA and its role in formulating Sinn Féin policy. Sinn Féin has fundamental questions to answer around its links to the IRA, which has no part in the democratic state. It is...
Seanad: Death of Martin McGuinness: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Mar 2017): Catherine Ardagh: ...of others, we in the Fianna Fáil Party are very grateful. As has been reiterated already, Martin's death represents a sad moment in the shared history of this island. Martin was heavily involved in the IRA’s army council for many years of the Troubles. When in later years he converted to full-time politics, he brought many hardened IRA members with him to ensure the ultimate...

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