The public talk will be held to mark the 20th Anniversary of the state murder of Óglach John Quinn, Óglach Malcolm Nugent, Óglach Dwayne O’Donnell and Thomas Armstrong. The four men were killed by the UVF acting in collusion with the British state outside Boyle’s Bar, Cappagh on 3rd March 1991.
Ógra activist Seana Mallaghan said,
“On the day of the indiscriminate and merciless massacre, the crown forces who usually saturated the area were nowhere to be seen, giving their cohorts in the Unionist death squads a free run to carry out their cowardly and heartless act. The murders 20 years ago were part of a state sponsored policy of collusion were the British government worked in tandem with unionist paramilitaries to murder citizens it wished to rule. One of the worst affected areas was the area around Mid Ulster known as the murder triangle and the talk will focus on the many sectarian killings carried out. It is particularly fitting that we have Briege speaking, as the mother of Óglach Dwayne O’Donnell, she will bring a very personal and emotive perspective on how collusion and state murder affected her and Dwayne’s many friends, family and neighbours.”
Encouraging people to attend Ógra activist Marie Claire Devlin said,
“The British government need to tell the truth about their official policy of state sponsored murder and collusion. We are holding the public talk on ‘The Murder Triangle’ to highlight the extent of collusion in the Mid Ulster area, and its bloody and devastating legacy. We would encourage everyone to come along, to show their solidarity to the families who’s loved ones were murdered through Collusion in their on-going campaign for the truth.”
The night will conclude with an Irish Night by Liam Lappin. Taille for the Irish night is £5.
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