Statement by TUV representative Glenn Moore:
“The IRA’s Teebane massacre when eight Protestants were murdered while travelling home a lonely country road after an honest day’s work was a dreadful crime which has left its scars to this day. It was one of the most infamous atrocities committed by the IRA. Even by Republicanism’s depraved standards the killing of men while they were returning from their employment stands out as particularly horrendous.
“More than three decades on it remains the case that no one has ever been charged in relation to this massacre. In stark contrast to other cases, there is no prospect of a Police Ombudsman’s report or even significant media interest in the suffering of the families. However, their dignity and determination to remember their loved ones demands respect and the shocking failure to hold the murderers to account still demands action.
“The fact that the memorial to the atrocity has repeatedly come under attack and needs the protection which has been installed around it is testament to the hatred which remains in the hearts of Republicanism in Mid Ulster and is a stain on the reputation of the area.”