TUV Leader Jim Allister MLA has expressed disappointment that the Speaker has refused a request from him to raise under SO 24, as a topical 'matter of the day', the 20th commemoration of the Teebane massacre in which 8 Protestant workmen were murdered by the IRA.
 
Commenting Jim allister said, "Teebane was among the most dastardly of many IRA attacks on innocent civilians. No one has ever been made accountable for this episode of mass murder. Families still grieve. It would, I thought, have been fitting for the Stormont Assembly to mark the occasion and empathise with the huge loss of the families.
 
"Having failed to secure consideration under SO 24, I now propose to table this motion so that at least it stands on the record, even if the DUP/Sinn Fein Business Committee never permit it to be debated. I would encourage other democrats to add their names to the motion.
 
"This Assembly, noting that the 20th commemoration of the IRA massacre at Teebane, conveys support to the grieving families; expresses deep disappointment and dissatisfaction that no convictions have resulted from this atrocity and calls on the public, including any member of this House, with relevant information to provide it to the police."