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08/11/2022
UUP Calls For 'Truth And Justice' For Enniskillen Poppy Day Massacre
The Ulster Unionist Party has reiterated their call for "truth and justice" for the victims of the 1987 Enniskillen Poppy Day Massacre.
Today, Tuesday 08 November, marks the 35th anniversary of the IRA bombing, which killed 12 people and injured dozens more as they gathered on Remembrance Sunday.
UUP MLA Tom Elliott: "It was an act of barbarity that even in a time when outrages were sadly almost commonplace, still had the power to shock people who had become almost immune to the horrors of the Troubles, and exposed to the wider world, the cruelty and the fascist nature of the IRA.
"Only recently, the memorial to the victims was erected in Enniskillen. Not only should there be a memorial to the victims, but their families also deserve truth and justice. The families have endured years of pain and watched on as IRA victims have been sidelined whilst others tried to justify the IRA's barbaric murder campaign.
"Only this week Mary Lou McDonald attempted to differentiate between murders carried out by the IRA's murder gangs and murders carried out by Dublin based criminal gangs. All murder is wrong whether it was 1987 or 2022. It was the Provisional IRA who massacred innocent men, women and children in Northern Ireland. The IRA's bloody list of atrocities should be something to be ashamed of, not to be romanticised or glorified.
"To this day, many continue to live with the pain and suffering of losing a loved one or with the physical and emotional suffering of terrorist activities. Even with that pain and suffering I pay great tribute to those who have persevered with the erection of the Memorial in Enniskillen."
The Cenotaph in 2009 By Dean Molyneaux
Today, Tuesday 08 November, marks the 35th anniversary of the IRA bombing, which killed 12 people and injured dozens more as they gathered on Remembrance Sunday.
UUP MLA Tom Elliott: "It was an act of barbarity that even in a time when outrages were sadly almost commonplace, still had the power to shock people who had become almost immune to the horrors of the Troubles, and exposed to the wider world, the cruelty and the fascist nature of the IRA.
"Only recently, the memorial to the victims was erected in Enniskillen. Not only should there be a memorial to the victims, but their families also deserve truth and justice. The families have endured years of pain and watched on as IRA victims have been sidelined whilst others tried to justify the IRA's barbaric murder campaign.
"Only this week Mary Lou McDonald attempted to differentiate between murders carried out by the IRA's murder gangs and murders carried out by Dublin based criminal gangs. All murder is wrong whether it was 1987 or 2022. It was the Provisional IRA who massacred innocent men, women and children in Northern Ireland. The IRA's bloody list of atrocities should be something to be ashamed of, not to be romanticised or glorified.
"To this day, many continue to live with the pain and suffering of losing a loved one or with the physical and emotional suffering of terrorist activities. Even with that pain and suffering I pay great tribute to those who have persevered with the erection of the Memorial in Enniskillen."
The Cenotaph in 2009 By Dean Molyneaux
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