Newry and Armagh Ulster Unionist MLA Danny Kennedy has welcomed the setting of a date- 23 May 2016- for the inquest into the murders of 10 Protestant workmen by the Provisional IRA in South Armagh in 1976.
Danny Kennedy said:
“I welcome that after 40 long years a date has finally been set for the inquest into the Kingsmills massacre. As someone who lives in Bessbrook and who has campaigned alongside the victims' families for many years, I know how frustrating this process has been.
“I pay tribute to the families of the victims, the sole survivor Alan Black and all those who have campaigned for justice in this case. I hope that the inquest makes available the maximum amount of information on what was one of the most horrendous acts of sectarian terrorism carried out by the Provisional IRA during its campaign of violence.”