A commemoration marking the 30th anniversary of a Troubles shooting that claimed eight lives has been warned of the risks posed by those wanting to drag Northern Ireland backwards.
Monsignor Andrew Dolan also expressed frustration that sometimes the common good in the present day was being trumped by self-interest, as he made reference to the political stalemate at Stormont and the instability it was creating.
Afterwards, a cross-community wreath-laying ceremony and service took place at the memorial to the shooting at the bar. He expressed relief that people chose a different future in the years after, but warned there were those in society who wanted a return to the violence of the past.“Thankfully those headlines that we nearly took for granted day and daily did disappear,” he said.“Some who still pursue a kind of a scorched earth philosophy. And, sadly, there will always be vulnerable people drawn to it, soft targets.”Children from nearby Faughanvale Primary School sang during the mass.
“Is this a coincidence or not? Is it, or does it say something about our society that when we were gathered here five years ago , the Assembly wasn’t functioning then either.“Our message again is: beware of those who would like to turn the clock back to the ‘good old days’ – the good old days that never existed.
“We are a people united in our Christian faith, united too of course in grief and memory of loved ones, friends and neighbours who died in such horrible, awful circumstances and indeed for you who are still carrying some of the physical wounds and effects of trauma over the years, you are very much in our thoughts and prayers this evening,” he said.
Monsignor Dolan said the people of Greysteel would always remember the “freeze moment” when the atrocity that claimed eight lives happened.
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