Event honouring Martin Ferris a 'slap in the face', say Fine Gael ministers

Up to 800 people, including prominent Sinn Féin members joined together in Killarney, Co Kerry, on Friday for a closed-door event for former member of Provisional IRA

Former Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris, who was honoured at an event under the title of 'A Lifetime of Struggle'. File picture: Denis Minihane

An event honouring Martin Ferris, an ex-Sinn Féin TD and former member of the Provisional IRA, is a “slap in the face” to Garda families, a Fine Gael minister has said.

Up to 800 people, including prominent Sinn Féin members joined together in Killarney, Co Kerry, on Friday for a closed-door event which was described as a night of music and storytelling, headlined ‘Martin and Marie Ferris: A Lifetime of Struggle’.