Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I compliment T. Ryle Dwyer on his excellent article in the Irish Examinerwhich states that Parnell felt the brunt of the church over his personal life. He was badly treated by the church and it should offer an apology to him for its treatment of him. He was undoubtedly one of the most gifted parliamentarians this country has produced. He had 80 members in his Irish Parliamentary Party and he brought about developments in the House of Commons which changed the course of history.