Parliamentary activity

That this House notes the 34th anniversary of The Teebane Massacre which took place on 17 January 1992 at a rural crossroads between Omagh and Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; remembers that a roadside bomb detonated and destroyed a van carrying 14 construction workers who had been repairing a Security Installation in Omagh; condemns once again the murder of eight men and the wounding of the rest in that van whose only crimes was to carry out construction work; further condemns t...

That this House notes the 50th anniversary of the Blair Memorial Flute Band, founded in 1975 in Omagh in memory of Drew and John Blair and Heather Birney, whose lives were tragically lost in a drowning accident that same year; further notes that the band was established as a tribute to their lives and as a means of turning tragedy into a lasting and positive contribution to the community; recognises the significant role the Blair Memorial Flute Band has played over the past five decades in su...

That this House notes that the Omagh Bomb Inquiry will examine only alleged failings in respect of agencies in the United Kingdom; regrets that there is no parallel inquiry established by the Dublin Government to investigate failings within that state, having regard to the fact the bomb was constructed in the Republic of Ireland and conveyed to Omagh by terrorists from within that state; and further notes with disapproval that the Memorandum of Understanding between the Chairman of the Omagh ...

That this House marks the 25th anniversary of the 1998 Omagh bombing, the bomb planted by the Real IRA that killed 29 people including a pregnant woman with twins; remembers that a large car bomb exploded on a Saturday afternoon in the centre of Omagh, Co Tyrone, when the town's main street was crowded with shoppers and that more than 200 people were injured; notes that it has been described as the worst single atrocity in almost 30 years of the Troubles in Northern Ireland; highlights the in...

That this House celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Ulster American Folk Park and Museum and the strong relationship between the United States (US) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; notes that this anniversary underlines the special relationship between Northern Ireland and the US and its 16 Presidents who had Ulster connections; and hopes that this bond will continue to thrive and blossom in the years ahead.