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Hunger striker mural 'should be replaced with positive image' | Hunger striker mural 'should be replaced with positive image' |
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Murals in west Belfast that depict violence from the past should be replaced with more positive images, an SDLP councillor has said. | Murals in west Belfast that depict violence from the past should be replaced with more positive images, an SDLP councillor has said. |
Tim Attwood was speaking after a mural featuring IRA gunmen was painted at Slemish Way, off Andersonstown Road. | Tim Attwood was speaking after a mural featuring IRA gunmen was painted at Slemish Way, off Andersonstown Road. |
It depicts the funeral of Kieran Doherty, who died while on hunger strike at the Maze Prison in 1981. | It depicts the funeral of Kieran Doherty, who died while on hunger strike at the Maze Prison in 1981. |
Mr Attwood said: "There are too many murals in west Belfast which highlight armed men and violence." | Mr Attwood said: "There are too many murals in west Belfast which highlight armed men and violence." |
He added: "It is time we reimaged west Belfast by promoting colourful positive sporting, cultural and community images. | He added: "It is time we reimaged west Belfast by promoting colourful positive sporting, cultural and community images. |
"It is important there is a consistent message from all parties condemning murals which promote armed men, or paramilitary organisations, whether it is in east Belfast or west Belfast." | "It is important there is a consistent message from all parties condemning murals which promote armed men, or paramilitary organisations, whether it is in east Belfast or west Belfast." |
Alliance councillor Nuala McAllister said there was "no place for images of paramilitary gunmen in our society". | |
"This is not the sort of image that Northern Ireland should be portraying, and it is counterproductive as we seek to promote a shared future," she said. | |
"As we attempt to move our society forward, this task is made more difficult by those who seek to demarcate territory through the use of paramilitary murals." | |
DUP MP Gregory Campbell said it was "a glorification of terrorism and an attempt to drag Northern Ireland backwards". | |
"This mural must be condemned by representatives from all sides, and agreement that terrorism has never been justified," he said. |
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