Taoiseach Micheál Martin suggested Sinn Féin should apologise for the activities of the Provisional IRA 'specifically'. Photograph: Photograph: Cillian Sherlock/PA WireTaoiseach Micheál Martin has rejected calls for an apology by the State in respect of its conduct during the Troubles. The Kenova Report and debate last week, had detailed how the Provisional IRA had been “a scourge on their own community”, he said. Sinn Féin, he suggested, should apologise for the activities of the Provisional IRA “specifically”, rather than generally expressing regret that people lost their lives. The exhibition is called Soldiers of Destiny, Fianna Fáil in Kerry 1926-1933.

Source: The Irish Times February 16, 2026 19:26 UTC