Frank Feighan (Fine Gael)

I come from a proud republication tradition. My grandfather was a Sinn Féin councillor and he was also commander of the IRA in north Roscommon. However, we have had too much revision for too long. Young Irishmen who were not soldiers went abroad to fight against tyranny with a sense of adventure. They also travelled because their friends were going and they needed the money. Every Member should visit the grave of John Condon, who was sacrificed at Flanders at the age of 15 years. For too long, we have air-brushed the proud history of these young men.