James Heffernan (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I join with Senator Brennan in calling on the public of south Armagh, north Monaghan and north Louth who have information about the killers of Garda Adrian Donohoe or the brutal murder of young Paul Quinn not to be intimidated by the criminal gangs operating in the area and to come forward and help the Garda and the PSNI with their investigation. Those monsters cannot be tolerated in any modern civic society. They have no place in it. The same is true of those who callously murdered Garda Jerry McCabe in Adare in my constituency and who tried their best to murder Garda Ben O'Sullivan when both men were carrying out their duties as members of the police force. Those people have no respect for law and order. They are a law unto themselves. They operate with impunity through intimidation and psychological harassment. That cannot be tolerated as it has no place in society. I commend Senator Brennan on bringing this issue to the fore. I support his appeals to the people of those areas not to be afraid and to come forward with information that will nail the people who carry out such acts.