“I expect my department's report into Aughinish Alumina will be completed within the next 10 days.”
“I can’t stand over alumina being exported to Russia and being essentially used in Russia’s genocidal campaign against the people of Ukraine.”
“The survivors walked a long road that you should never have had to walk.”
“Our Government has never asked for sanction not to be put on Aughinish Alumina, we never asked for leeway or lobbied on their behalf.”

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On the recordJune 16, 2026
It's not simply a football match, it's about confronting, facing down, and making clear to Netanyahu and his regime that he cannot slaughter, he cannot slaughter wholesale the entire Palestinian population, and expect the world to watch on and not take action against him.
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Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin
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Discussing the implications of the football match.

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