Nice massacre: Ireland voices its revulsion and solidarity

President Michael D Higgins has led political expressions of shock and sympathy in Ireland following the terror attack in Nice.

Nice massacre: Ireland voices its revulsion and solidarity

President Higgins said he could only feel great “shock and sadness” upon hearing the news as it emerged from the southern French city on Thursday night. He said the attack, “with its appalling loss of life, including children, will be received with revulsion by all those who value democracy. I wish to express my sincerest condolences to the families of all those bereaved and injured”.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said that on behalf of himself, the Government, and the Irish people he wanted “to express our deepest sympathies and our solidarity to President Hollande and to all of France”.

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