Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Crossmaglen (County Armagh) Incident. Cork GAA officials’ treatment at Crossmaglen
Summary
The Minister received the Cork GAA County Board’s complaint and raised the incident with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State on 15 April.
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has received a complaint from the officers of Cork GAA County Board regarding their treatment by British soldiers at Crossmaglen, County Armagh on the week-end of 28 to 31 March and, if so, the action he has taken in the matter.
Comment on this
I received a letter dated 2 April 1980 from the Secretary to the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association concerning an incident in Crossmaglen on Monday 31 March 1980. I raised the matter on 15 April at my meeting with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Mr. Atkins.