FORGOTTEN VICTIM
A call to support the family of a UVF murder victim from County Donegal has won unanimous support from councillors.
Henry Cunningham, a Presbyterian, was just 16 when he was murdered while travelling home on the M2 motorway outside Belfast in 1973.
The teenager had been working on building sites in Belfast and was returning to Carndonagh with his brothers when a gunman opened fire on their vehicle.
It is believed it was singled out because of its 26-County registration.
Unusually, the Donegal teenager’s inquest was held within weeks of his death. No-one has ever been brought to justice.
Last year the Cunningham family approached the Pat Finucane Centre in Derry for help in uncovering the full facts behind the murder.
At this week’s meeting of Donegal County Council, Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty proposed that it convey its support to the Cunningham family.
He also said the council should call on the Irish and British governments to help the family find the truth about the murder.
Mr Doherty said the Cunningham family had been let down by the governments, pointing out that they only discovered the UVF was responsible when someone showed them a copy of the Lost Lives book detailing conflict-related deaths.
