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| IRA bomber event held at Stormont | IRA bomber event held at Stormont |
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| Sinn Féin has proceeded with an event at Stormont to celebrate the life of IRA member Maireád Farrell. | |
| The party wanted to hold the function in the Long Gallery, but has decided to hold the meeting in its members' room instead. | The party wanted to hold the function in the Long Gallery, but has decided to hold the meeting in its members' room instead. |
| The decision was made after an Assembly Commission ruling on Thursday which said events held in the Long Gallery now need cross-community support. | The decision was made after an Assembly Commission ruling on Thursday which said events held in the Long Gallery now need cross-community support. |
| A small group of loyalists gathered to protest at the event. | |
| Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams said controversy surrounding the event had been blown out of all proportion. | Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams said controversy surrounding the event had been blown out of all proportion. |
| "Half a dozen protesters outside is not exactly the charging of the barricades," he said. | "Half a dozen protesters outside is not exactly the charging of the barricades," he said. |
| "There is an element within the DUP who want to pick a fight with Sinn Féin. Our friend, Maireád Farrell, has been caught up in that." | "There is an element within the DUP who want to pick a fight with Sinn Féin. Our friend, Maireád Farrell, has been caught up in that." |
| The party has asked for an inventory of all symbols at Stormont, suggesting statues, such as Lord Carson's, could become a battleground. | |
| Farrell was shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar in 1988 along with two other IRA members. | Farrell was shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar in 1988 along with two other IRA members. |
| Keys to a car found in her handbag led to the discovery in Spain of five packages of Semtex explosive. | Keys to a car found in her handbag led to the discovery in Spain of five packages of Semtex explosive. |
| She was jailed between 1976 and 1986 for the bombing of the Conway Hotel in Dunmurry, outside Belfast. | She was jailed between 1976 and 1986 for the bombing of the Conway Hotel in Dunmurry, outside Belfast. |