Title
In Recognition of Mr. Niall Murphy Presenting the Documentary “Murder of a GAA Chairman” to the Citizens of Columbus, Ohio
Body
WHEREAS, this Council recognizes The Irish American community of Central Ohio and the citizens of Columbus are privileged to be the first in the State to view the acclaimed documentary, “Murder of a GAA Chairman”; and
WHEREAS, Only two other cities in the United States, Philadelphia and Rockland, located outside of New York City, have hosted a viewing of this acclaimed documentary; and
WHEREAS, The documentary explores the Brown family’s decades long journey for justice following Seán Brown’s murder on May 12, 1997 by the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) in collusion with British government agents. Twenty-eight years after Seán Brown’s murder no one has been prosecuted for his murder; and
WHEREAS, Seán Brown was the Chairman of the Bellaghy Wolfe Tones Gaelic Athletic Association Club located in south Derry outside of Bellaghy. He was held in high esteem in his community and across Ireland and his dedication to the Gaelic Athletic Association was unquestionable; and
WHEREAS, As a result of the gracious sponsorship provided by the Central Ohio Irish Cultural Foundation, the Central Ohio Irish American community privileged to be among the first in the United States, and the first in Ohio, to view this celebrated documentary; and
WHEREAS, Niall Murphy, a partner at KRW Law LLP, is a leading human rights solicitor based in Belfast where he has represented victims, victims’ families, and accused individuals at the European Parliament in Brussels, to the European Union Human Rights Commissioner in Strasbourg and also to the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That it is with honor and esteem that we recognize Mr. Niall Murphy and welcome them to Columbus, Ohio and express our gratitude to them for bringing this acclaimed documentary to Ohio.