NO ROOM FOR AMBIVALENCE
No room for ambivalence
ON a historic hillside outside Clogher we laid to rest the mangled remains of a baby girl and her mother, who had been expecting twins.
Four irreplaceable human lives, snuffed out in an act of reckless madness.
Just two weeks ago I had participated in the very enjoyable Carleton Summer School, held in the splendour of Corick house.
Special guest there was Dr Ben Kiely, the Dromore-born and Omagh-reared author. Among the many accolades paid to Dr Kiely was a well-deserved tribute to the courage and eloquence with which he had denounced the atrocities inflicted on his beloved homeland in the name of warped "patriotism". Such irony, then, that murder returned to Omagh on Ben's birthday - August 15th, the feast of the Assumption.
This assault on our community will be defeated by the fantastic solidarity and humanity which has been displayed in the hours and days since the atrocity. It is the sacred duty of anyone in a position of influence to contribute to this indomitable spirit - no room remains for negativity or ambivalence.
Cllr PAT MCDONNELL
Dromore Co Tyrone.
ON a historic hillside outside Clogher we laid to rest the mangled remains of a baby girl and her mother, who had been expecting twins.
Four irreplaceable human lives, snuffed out in an act of reckless madness.
Just two weeks ago I had participated in the very enjoyable Carleton Summer School, held in the splendour of Corick house.
Special guest there was Dr Ben Kiely, the Dromore-born and Omagh-reared author. Among the many accolades paid to Dr Kiely was a well-deserved tribute to the courage and eloquence with which he had denounced the atrocities inflicted on his beloved homeland in the name of warped "patriotism". Such irony, then, that murder returned to Omagh on Ben's birthday - August 15th, the feast of the Assumption.
This assault on our community will be defeated by the fantastic solidarity and humanity which has been displayed in the hours and days since the atrocity. It is the sacred duty of anyone in a position of influence to contribute to this indomitable spirit - no room remains for negativity or ambivalence.
Cllr PAT MCDONNELL
Dromore Co Tyrone.
Further Information
Publisher: BELFAST TELEGRAPH
Ref: BT/0171
Published Date: 21-Aug-98
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