Taoiseach urged to meet family of late Donegal councillor as anniversary of murder looms
Eddie Fullerton was fatally shot six times at his home in County Donegal on May 25, 1991
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has been urged to meet with the family of the late Donegal councillor Eddie Fullerton, as the anniversary of his murder approaches.
Donegal Sinn Féin TD Pádraig Mac Lochlainn made the comments during a recent ‘Questions on Policy or Legislation’ session in the Dáil.
Deputy MacLochlainn said: “The 35th anniversary of the murder of County Donegal councillor Eddie Fullerton on 25 May 1991 is just weeks away.
“For all these years, Eddie's family have campaigned for truth and justice. They have been badly failed by An Garda Síochána and the State.
“An Garda Síochána has been aware of the names of all those who murdered Eddie since late 1993. It had most of the killers’ names in late 1991.”
He went on to claim that one of those involved in the incident has since been “shielded from justice”.
“One of those killers went on to oversee 17 murders, including the massacres at Castlerock and Greysteel in 1993.
“He was a sectarian serial killer and a British military agent, and he has been shielded from justice for all of these years.
“The family of Eddie Fullerton have requested to meet with the Taoiseach, as they did with one of his predecessors, Bertie Ahern, in 2007.”
Deputy MacLochlainn concluded by asking the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, whether he would meet with the family.
In response, the Taoiseach said that he didn’t think he had received correspondence from the family but he would check.
He continued: “Obviously, when people seek meetings, I do my very best to meet with them.
“My understanding is that, generally speaking as opposed to in just this case, An Garda Síochána does everything it possibly can to get to the bottom of murders of this kind, which are reprehensible, and to try to bring the culprits to justice.”
Deputy Martin concluded by saying that he will examine the case of the late Cllr Fullerton.
Mr Fullerton was fatally shot six times at his home in Shandrum, outside Buncrana on May 25, 1991.
The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) later claimed responsibility for the killing, but no one has ever been charged in relation to his death.