Shatter praised for deserters’ pardon

Following the announcement in Dáil Eireann on June 12 by Minister for Justice, Equality, and Defence Alan Shatter, on behalf of the Irish Government, the Irish Soldiers Pardons Campaign (WW2), would like to take this opportunity to commend him for having the wisdom, compassion and moral courage in taking positive action to enable a resolution on the pardons issue to be achieved which will remove in so far as practical the stigmaof dishonour attached to those named as dismissed for desertion in the republished blacklist.

There have been many organisations, politicians, members of the media, and particularly the ordinary man and woman in the streets throughout Ireland and further afield, who supported the Irish Soldiers Pardons Campaign (WW2) and who are now entitled to share in the collective credit.

On behalf of the very few elderly survivors, and their families, we thank you.