Marie-Therese Murray protests on Garvaghy Rd. She holds a photo of her 12 yr-old son Darren, who was knocked down and killed 30 years ago after being chased by loyalists. She rarely speaks about her loss but felt she had to protest today for “next generation” @IrishTimes

Sep 27, 2026 · 6:52 AM UTC

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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
God love her. She has had to live with that unimaginable loss all these years, only to have it dragged up and be traumatised all over again because 2,500 parades every year isn't enough for the OO. They just have to have this particular one. This isn't right. 😥
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Jesus this is heartbreaking, trying to force an orange order parade where it's not wanted is docking. God love this mother🙏😥
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @ShaunaReports @IrishTimes
Some of these comments are wild, a mother protesting to not return to the dark old days when she lost her son. We’ve always been a tinderbox & recent events about this March have now ignited it. It’s all so tragic.
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Terrible, but what’s that got to do with today’s orange order parade?
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@BeattieDoug wants the PSNI to go in and beat Mrs Murray off the road and then arrest her and charge her #unionofpeople
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
Nothing to do with a lawful, peaceful walk by a religious fraternity.
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30 years of carrying that and she still shows up for the kids who arent even hers yet. thats the kind of strength that should make everyone ashamed of the argument.
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
Division Division!!!All over Northern Ireland this morning and media! The thought of the Good Friday Agreegment being broken and sending the people of NI back to the days of the 70s!! Precisely why that parade should never have been given permission!
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
Theres not enough placards to show the protestants and catholics murdered by Republicans.
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
We can talk about murders on both sides and a generation growing up in the knowledge of the troubles but not living the day to day hell and fear. This stalemate has put NI back 29 years. NI deserves better leadership
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @cjhumanrights @IrishTimes
She has every right to shout How very sad 🥲
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
the OO have no decency, zilch the residents are right to protest a lousy decision by the Parades Commission
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
What has that got to do with an Orange parade ?
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If only they’d been able to tolerate the sight of a few Protestants walking home from church……
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @puntersg @IrishTimes
Why any1 wants to march this road is beyond me. Why any1 gets offended by 35 people who want to march down a road at 8am on a Sun morning is beyond me. How both sides cannot come together and agree a solution is beyond me. Why anyone in Republic wants United Ireland beyond me
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
Another example of the hysterical left in action. 35 wee old orange men without flags or music shall not pass by their houses.
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
Terrible loss , RIP
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So should unionists all go out with photos of the 3000+ IRA victims and block the road?
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It’s almost as if the IRA never killed anyone isn’t it
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No more talk of a border poll, Nationalism killed Protestants children, if must never be raised ever again.
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
She let her 12 year old go to a well known interface area in 1996 at the height of sectarian tension to “observe” a riot.
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @DiscipleElland @IrishTimes
✊🏻🇮🇪
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
Let me guess, she'd welcome a Palestine march though.
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
piss off with your MOPE pish plenty of parents lost their children to sectarian attacks and they all aren't out in an illegal protest to stop a lawful procession to take place
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She's living in the past and condemning future generations to past hatred
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
Stop using people's pain for political gain and sensationalist stories. SHAME ON YOU
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
Hearts broke for her and the other residents and families of victims.. I can't imagine what this feels like to have to face this all again after 30 years.
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
That poor woman. These are the types of people who have paid the most horrendous price at the hands of the supposedly "Bible believing" Orange Order and its foul supporters in their bid to force their way down that road.
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @RobertP71352395 @IrishTimes
All this talk of unification has the UK gov stoking the sectarian tensions
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
What a brave mother
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
They called themselves loyalists but true loyalists they certainly were not. #RIPweeman
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
Tbh she shouldn't even be near that road absolute wrong on her part unless she's there every Sunday which l highly doubt
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
So a child is knocked down and you blame loyalists 🤷‍♂️
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
The no surrender woman’s alter ego
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @GerryCarrollPBP @IrishTimes
Stop leaving in the past… is nothing to do with the future and present time they march for 28 years and was no problem and now is ?! Is only distraction from illegals invasion… is cover up.,, to real problem … why in this country can be peaceful life …. Mentally unstable
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Replying to @SeaninGraham22 @IrishTimes
Where did you get the information that he was chased by Loyalists and have you verified it before publishing this claim? Nowhere in the historic record can I find any such claim and it appears to have been first made recently.
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