It has been roundly condemned by political leaders across Northern Ireland. Simon Harris said ‘the dark history needs to be left there’ (PA)Police blasted it as likely to have been a “sad and futile” bid by dissident republicans to “make themselves relevant” ahead of the anniversary of the Easter Rising. Tanaiste Simon Harris said Northern Ireland’s dark history needs to be left there. “What we have seen in Lurgan is deeply chilling and deeply concerning, and I take very seriously what the PSNI say,” he told reporters outside the Oireachtas in Dublin on Wednesday morning. “The dark history needs to be left just there, and it is a reminder of the fact that we can never ever let out guard down in relation to that.

Source: The Herald April 01, 2026 09:33 UTC