Sargent must stop Shannon word-games - Deputy Government Chief Whip

"The refusal of the Green Party to condemn outright the attacks on a plane of a friendly nation being facilitated at Shannon could encourage further incidents. Deputy Sargent has conveniently ignored that following yesterday's incident Gardai recovered lump hammers and an axe, hardly what you'd expect to find at a peace demonstration."
"While the Greens have been playing word-games describing the incident as regrettable and a distraction, the main opposition parties have no problem in echoing Government condemnation of the attacks".
"It is time for Deputy Sargent to join the condemnation and help to repair some of the damage that has been done to our strong relationship with the U.S by those behind the Shannon attacks." Deputy Kelleher said he hoped the Greens would now end their play on words and immediately issue an unequivocal condemnation of what is an act of vandalism. 04/02/2003