PEACE PROTESTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND

That this House unreservedly condemns the murders at the Massereene Barracks in Antrim of two soldiers and the wounding of four other people including two civilians by the Real IRA and sends its condolences to the families and friends of the victims; welcomes the overwhelming condemnation of this cowardly act by public opinion in Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland; further welcomes the decision of the Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, with various civil society groups, to organise lunchtime rallies on 11 March 2009 across Northern Ireland to enable people to express their grief and anger at these murders; and recognises that this is in the best traditions of the non-sectarian trade union movement in Northern Ireland.