Commenting on the tragic drowning in Bessbrook Lake, TUV leader Jim Allister said,
“The thoughts and prayers of many will be with the grieving Bradley family in Bessbrook tonight. This is a most tragic incident, made more so by the fact that inaction over the provocative erection of Irish tricolours led directly to this loss of life. These flags ought go have been removed by the lawful authorities. Bessbrook suffered so much at the hands of the IRA and now further republican aggression led to this death.”