11 Ean 2012, 12:55
Members of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement will travel to Monaghan and Armagh tomorrow, Thursday 12 January, to explore the work of the North South Ministerial Council, to meet with victims’ and community groups, and with the DUP mayor of Armagh City.
Committee Chairman Dominic Hannigan TD, said: “The Committee Members look forward to hearing first-hand from some of those at the forefront of legacy and reconciliation work on both sides of the Border.
“Following a visit to the Joint Secretariat of the North South Ministerial Council in Armagh City, a key institution established under the Good Friday Agreement, the delegation will meet DUP Mayor of Armagh City, Cllr Freda Donnelly and with other local representatives.
“The delegation will also travel to Darkley to meet with representatives of the Crossfire Trust, a charitable organisation which aims to provide physical, emotional and spiritual support to people in South Armagh.”
“In Monaghan we will meet with representatives of Justice for the Forgotten, who are seeking ‘truth and justice’ for the victims of the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings, as well as other cross-border bombings in the 1970s.”
The one day visit to Monaghan and Armagh flows from the inaugural meeting of the Committee in July 2011, when members agreed to undertake a number of visits to Northern Ireland and to the border region to meet with a broad range of community groups and other key agencies and organisations involved in peace, reconciliation and community development work.
ENDS
For further information please contact:
Paul Hand,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
P: +3531 618 4484
M: +353 87 694 9926
F: +3531 618 4551
paul.hand@oireachtas.ie
Members of the Committee:
Deputies Seán Conlan, Seán Crowe, Clare Daly, Regina Doherty, Alan Farrell, Frank Feighan, Martin Ferris, Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, Dominic Hannigan, Michael P. Kitt, Joe McHugh, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Joe O’Reilly, Brendan Smith and Joanna Tuffy.
Senators Jim D’Arcy, Maurice Cummins, Martin McAleese, Mary Moran, Mary White.
Chairman: Dominic Hannigan, TD Vice-Chairman: Joe O'Reilly, TD
“Following a visit to the Joint Secretariat of the North South Ministerial Council in Armagh City, a key institution established under the Good Friday Agreement, the delegation will meet DUP Mayor of Armagh City, Cllr Freda Donnelly and with other local representatives.
“The delegation will also travel to Darkley to meet with representatives of the Crossfire Trust, a charitable organisation which aims to provide physical, emotional and spiritual support to people in South Armagh.”
“In Monaghan we will meet with representatives of Justice for the Forgotten, who are seeking ‘truth and justice’ for the victims of the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings, as well as other cross-border bombings in the 1970s.”
The one day visit to Monaghan and Armagh flows from the inaugural meeting of the Committee in July 2011, when members agreed to undertake a number of visits to Northern Ireland and to the border region to meet with a broad range of community groups and other key agencies and organisations involved in peace, reconciliation and community development work.
ENDS
For further information please contact:
Paul Hand,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
P: +3531 618 4484
M: +353 87 694 9926
F: +3531 618 4551
paul.hand@oireachtas.ie
Members of the Committee:
Deputies Seán Conlan, Seán Crowe, Clare Daly, Regina Doherty, Alan Farrell, Frank Feighan, Martin Ferris, Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, Dominic Hannigan, Michael P. Kitt, Joe McHugh, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Joe O’Reilly, Brendan Smith and Joanna Tuffy.
Senators Jim D’Arcy, Maurice Cummins, Martin McAleese, Mary Moran, Mary White.
Chairman: Dominic Hannigan, TD Vice-Chairman: Joe O'Reilly, TD