John Gilroy (Labour) | Oireachtas source

It fails to acknowledge the complexity of the positions, the motivation and the actions that lead to the formation of this State. Lest there by anyone in any doubt about how Fianna Fáil rewrites history in a self serving type of way, we note that the only thing Fianna Fáil can say about the Rising today is to focus on a negative thing on the day the Government announced the purchase of Moore Street National Monument.