Taoiseach Simon Harris has unveiled a portrait at Leinster House to commemorate Senator Billy Fox who was shot dead by the IRA in Co Monaghan in 1974.
Fifty years since his assassination, the Taoiseach said he wanted to welcome the family, friends and community of Mr Fox to the event.
Mr Fox shared a room while at Leinster House with the former taoiseach John Bruton whose wife Finola attended the event. He said:"We need to see a process to deal with legacy and reconciliation that it is victim centred and aligned the human rights and is embedded with the letter and the spirit of the Good Friday Agreement.The Taoiseach said that the Republic has been so lucky that physical harm to a public representative has been a rarity, with Mr Fox being the only one assassinated.
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