“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 recordJuly 14, 2026
It was never given to the survivors, so the investigation, the criminal case, and the survivors' civil cases were conducted without this key piece of evidence.
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Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin
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Discussing the concealment of a confession letter.

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