Brendan Ryan (Labour)

It would be churlish not to acknowledge the progress that has been made. However, I hope that those who now recognise that the Army of this State is Óglaigh na hÉireann will sometime soon recognise that they do not own the word "republican" either. A prominent member of Sinn Féin said he could not be at the GPO because he had made an arrangement with republicans in Cork. There are two republicans from Cork sitting on opposite sides of this House and he made no arrangement with us.