Fitzgerald: Violent protest is never virtuous

Fine Gael must never cease in challenging the propaganda that suggests violent protest is virtuous or effective, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald told those attending the annual Béal na mBláth commemoration in West Cork yesterday.

Ms Fitzgerald, who delivered the keynote oration, stressed that violent protest does not achieve its aims and is not a virtuous course of action.

“We must challenge the misuse of our flag, as if it belonged to a group who use it as a symbol of violence.