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This afternoon Taoiseach Enda Kenny met with a number of the families of the 11 people killed in Ballymurphy over a three day period in August 1971. Those in attendance also included political representatives from Sinn Féin, the SDLP and the Alliance Party.

The meeting follows on from other meetings the Taoiseach has held with the families of victims of the troubles. The Taoiseach was given personal accounts from individual family members of the killings that took place in Ballymurphy.

The Taoiseach told the families that the Government supports them, and is fully committed to assisting them in their search for justice, finding out the truth and vindicating the good name and reputation of their loved ones.

He said that the Irish Government supports the call for the appointment of an Independent Panel to examine all documents relating to the context, circumstances and aftermath of the deaths.

He also undertook to raise the matter directly with Prime Minister Cameron at their forthcoming meeting.