Daughter of murdered Bellaghy club man thanks delegates and asks for continued support
in the Abbey Hotel, Donegal, on Friday night. The Bellaghy club chairman was murdered in May 1997 and his family have spent the past 27 years pursuing justice for his memory.
“The dignity and determination that the Brown family have shown in the face of the obfuscation of the British Government and Northern Secretary is admirable. Tonight ... I have invited Seán’s widow Bridie and the rest of the Brown family to see at first-hand the esteem in which they are held and how their resolve is acknowledged.
“As chairman, he had just finished overseeing another busy club meeting, where plans were made for the summer months of Gaelic games. Those plans, at least for him, were never to be realised. That night, a group of armed men abducted and murdered our father. “And yet, instead of truth and accountability, we have been met with resistance. The Secretary of State has not only denied our family justice but has actively appealed a High Court ruling that has called for a public inquiry.
Meanwhile, Tom Ryan has been granted a five-year extension to his contract as director general of the association. The reappointment was approved by the central council and endorsed unanimously by delegates.
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