BEREAVED STILL WANT MACKEY'S RESIGNATION
Bereaved still want Mackey's resignation
SPEAKING AFTER Tuesday night's meeting, a number of people bereaved in the bomb who had been listening to the debate from the public gallery, said they were disappointed with the outcome of the discussions.
Lawrence Rush who lost his wife Libby in the bomb said he was disgusted with the way in which the affair had been conducted.
Micheal Gallagher, whose son Aidan also perished in the atrocity, said the got the impression that the emphasis of the motion changed and it took on the semblance of an internal dispute within Sinn Fein.
"We all came together Catholics and Protestants to try and move this thing forward" said Mr Gallagher, referring to the fact that a unified group of bereaved families had been in attendance, "when we went in there (the public gallery), we did not see that same unity", said Mr Gallagher.
Continuing, Mr Gallagher commented "I would have liked to have seen Mackey out, and I would like to have seen that seat going to the people, and let the people vote in whoever they wanted. I would like to see Mackey out because of his behaviour over this and his carry-on since the bomb. Even if there had never been a bomb, I don't think Mackey would have had any support in this part of the country. He hijacked the Sinn Fein mandate, that's the way I see it."
Mr Gallagher intimated that the bereaved families group had not given up on the prospect of forcing Mackey's resignation rather, Mr Gallagher said an approach would have to be made to unionist and nationalist Councillors asking them to vote as one, and not to make it a party political issue.
SPEAKING AFTER Tuesday night's meeting, a number of people bereaved in the bomb who had been listening to the debate from the public gallery, said they were disappointed with the outcome of the discussions.
Lawrence Rush who lost his wife Libby in the bomb said he was disgusted with the way in which the affair had been conducted.
Micheal Gallagher, whose son Aidan also perished in the atrocity, said the got the impression that the emphasis of the motion changed and it took on the semblance of an internal dispute within Sinn Fein.
"We all came together Catholics and Protestants to try and move this thing forward" said Mr Gallagher, referring to the fact that a unified group of bereaved families had been in attendance, "when we went in there (the public gallery), we did not see that same unity", said Mr Gallagher.
Continuing, Mr Gallagher commented "I would have liked to have seen Mackey out, and I would like to have seen that seat going to the people, and let the people vote in whoever they wanted. I would like to see Mackey out because of his behaviour over this and his carry-on since the bomb. Even if there had never been a bomb, I don't think Mackey would have had any support in this part of the country. He hijacked the Sinn Fein mandate, that's the way I see it."
Mr Gallagher intimated that the bereaved families group had not given up on the prospect of forcing Mackey's resignation rather, Mr Gallagher said an approach would have to be made to unionist and nationalist Councillors asking them to vote as one, and not to make it a party political issue.
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Publisher: ULSTER HERALD
Ref: UH/1555
Published Date: 05-Nov-98
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