I am reminded that these are meant to be two minute slots. I have been at fault.

He was very interesting.

There is no doubt about that. I now call Senator Conway.

I commend the contribution of my colleague, Senator O'Reilly, including the work he did in Belfast as part of that committee along with Senator Marshall and others. We have a responsibility to ensure that we develop, enhance and foster links with Northern Ireland and various communities there. I agree with Senator O'Reilly that the best way to do that is through sport, to create indelible links between GAA clubs and soccer clubs in the North and the South and other groups such as tourism groups. Maybe tourism facilities that are funded through the rural regeneration scheme and other grants should be required to run a special tourism promotional drive in the North, perhaps twinning with other facilities in the North. I recall the work that Clare tourism council did with the former Newry and Mourne District Council in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Those linkages were very important. Considering the challenges, uncharted waters and the stormy conditions that we undoubtedly will face, we need to develop links.

I was glad to note before I came in here that the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley, has apologised profoundly for what she said. It will be welcomed by all sides of the House. What she said was totally inappropriate and not proper.

As part of our engagement with civil society, and the address by the president of the GAA in the House last month was a very beneficial engagement, we should invite the directors of the Abbey Theatre, which is our national theatre, to present to the House in a similar way. I think back to our former colleague, Fiach Mac Conghail, and the superb contributions he made to this House.

That proposal should be made to the Committee on Procedure and Privileges rather than here.

I am probably introducing a new step in that I am asking that the Leader recommend it to the Committee on Procedure and Privileges.

I have no doubt he will.

On the Order of Business, I am formally requesting that the Leader would convey such a request as it would have a lot more clout and power coming from the Leader.

I am sure that the Leader can bring that up with the Committee on Procedure and Privileges.

I have huge power, yes.

An engagement with the directors of the Abbey, based on some of the controversies recently about the use of Irish actors and so on, is something that this House should consider, in the absence of former Senator Mac Conghail who kept us informed about what was happening in the national theatre during his five years here. He organised a couple of field trips to various shows. It would be a very useful exercise of which Seanad Éireann would be the beneficiary.