John Cushnahan: Reporting of Northern Irish atrocities needs greater balance

The media in Ireland shows an imbalance in its reporting of the Northern Ireland Troubles, writes John Cushnahan

A memorial service was held last Sunday on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Teebane Massacre. Picture: Alan Lewis/Photopress

AWARE that the 30th anniversary of the Teebane Massacre would occur this week, I emailed all the usual news outlets. In my email, I drew their attention to the forthcoming anniversary, providing them with a link to the details of it — in which the IRA attempted to murder 14 Protestant workers 16 miles from Omagh.

This was a naked sectarian act. Eight of them died in the bombing of their vehicle, and the remainder suffered horrific injuries.