Early day motion · EDM 1024 · 31 Mar 2025
Mothering Sunday for people who lost their sons during The Troubles
Tabled by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
6 signatures
The motion
That this House notes Mothering Sunday; considers those mothers specifically who lost a child during the Troubles in Northern Ireland; highlights the mothers who bravely stood in the gap and defended their fathers, husbands, sons and brothers in the fields and homes of Ulster and that many women also served in the UDR as greenfinches and some gave their lives; notes the role of motherhood in Northern Ireland as pivotal now and in the future to teach children to understand the identity of Ulster; underlines the loyalty of mothers in Ulster and that generations to come will remember the strength of their ancestors; and sends sympathies to those mothers grieving the loss of a child lost throughout the Troubles and that their legacies will not be forgotten.
Signatories (6)
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Jim Shannon
Primary sponsor
31 Mar 2025 -
Mr Gregory Campbell
1 Apr 2025 -
Jim Allister
1 Apr 2025 -
Sarah Dyke
1 Apr 2025 -
Gavin Robinson
2 Apr 2025 -
Bob Blackman
22 Apr 2025
Source: the official Early Day Motions database.