Karen Bradley has said she is 'profoundly sorry for the offence and hurt' caused by comments she made about deaths at the hands of soldiers and police during the Troubles
Karen Bradley met with the Tánaiste last evening. Image: Brian Lawless/PA Images Karen Bradley met with the Tánaiste last evening. Image: Brian Lawless/PA Images Updated 23 minutes ago
In a statement today, she said she was “profoundly sorry for the offence and hurt” that her words had caused. Media reports in the past week have indicated that four ex-British soldiers could be charged with the 1972 shooting of unarmed marchers in Derry on Bloody Sunday.Tánaiste Simon Coveney was asked in the Dáil today by Fianna Fái’s Dara Calleary to address Bradley’s comment, which he himself described as ”absolutely callous and completely out of order and totally inappropriate”.
He said her comments caused “intense” concern, distress and hurt for families whose loved ones were killed.
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