Coveney praises truth as politicians react to inquest
Updated / Tuesday, 11 May 2021
23:18
Mural on a wall in the Ballymurphy area of west Belfast where the shooting of 10 civilians took place in 1971
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said the coroner s statement on the Ballymurphy killings has cast a tremendous new light on one of the darkest pages of the history of the conflict .
Mr Coveney was reacting to the conclusion of the inquest that found that all of the ten people who were shot and killed in Ballymurphy in 1971 were entirely innocent and that their deaths were unjustified.
The minister said that the statement will come as an immense relief and vindication for the families who have maintained for decades that their loved ones were innocent and their killings unjustified.
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Hope for a more positive summer, says Coveney
Updated / Thursday, 29 Apr 2021
09:33
Political Correspondent
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said a staged, incremental re-opening of society which is consistent with public health will be announced today offering hope for a more positive summer.
Speaking on RTÉ s Morning Ireland, he said he hopes it will be a moment when hope will break through amongst society that there is a pathway out of the pandemic.
Mr Coveney said the gradual changes will happen at stages beginning on 10 May and will allow an easing of restrictions on families, businesses and give people the ability to move around.