Adams welcomes Taoiseach’s decision to visit Ballymurphy

Posted by Jim on May 15, 2014

Commenting  on press release John Teggart Who’s Father Danny Was Murdered by Members of the Parachute Regiment in August 1971 commended Enda Kenny for his continued support stating “Enda Kenny Has been true to his word that he would raise our case with David Cameron which he had done recently in march .We look forward to meeting  The Taoiseach in Ballymurphy and working with the Irish Government to forward our campaign for thruth , justice and the implementation of an Independent Panel into these 11 inocent civillions deaths 

We would like to also thank Gerry Adams  and Sinn Fein for continuing to raise  the Ballymurhy Massacre Campaign in  the Dáil

May 13^th 2014

Adams welcomes Taoiseach’s decision to visit Ballymurphy

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD has welcomed the decision by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny to visit the Ballymurphy area with the families of those killed in 1971.

Mr. Adams also welcomed the Taoiseach’s commitment to introduce into the Dáil an all-party Oireachtas motion of support for the Ballymurphy families.

Speaking in the Dáil today –Tuesday – Gerry Adams raised the decision by the British Secretary of State to refuse the request by the families for a review of the events that led to the killing of 11 residents by the British Parachute Regiment. The Sinn Féin leader also criticized Theresa Villiers attempt to create a hierarchy of victims.

Mr. Adams said:

“Three weeks ago the British Secretary of State Theresa Villiers criticised what she described as the one sided focus on state killings.

A week later she announced her decision not to allow for the review of events which the families have requested. She also refused a similar request from the families of the La Mon attack.

This weekend will mark the 40^th anniversary of the Dublin Monaghan bombs which killed 34 citizens. A Dáil report into these bomb attacks described them as ‘acts of international terrorism that were colluded in by the British security forces’. The British government has consistently refused to hand over information requested of it by successive Irish governments.

Theresa Villiers remarks, and her decisions, are a clear attempt by the British government to create a hierarchy of victims in which those killed directly by the British state and indirectly by it through state collusion with unionist death squads, are treated as second class.

This is unacceptable. “

In his remarks An Taoiseach Enda Kenny reiterated his support for the Ballymurphy Massacre campaign; said that he was only informed the evening before of the British Secretary of State’s decision and that he will visit the Ballymurphy area on his next visit to Belfast. The Taoiseach also said that the government would be bringing a motion of support to the Dáil which would be discussed and agreed beforehand with all of the parties.