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Stack family - for the various failings documented by the Taoiseach in relation to the Garda investigation into the murder of chief officer Brian Stack. Brian Stack served the State during a time of great challenge and as Sheila, Austin, Kieran and Oliver have vividly described, his life … role in the Irish Prison Service at Portlaoise Prison was an attack both on the State and the spirit of public service that Brian Stack embodied. Today, we remember Brian Stack not only as a victim of the Troubles, but alongside those members of An Garda Síochána

welcome the opportunity, on behalf of the Labour Party, to speak on the State apology to the family of the late Brian Stack in relation to the grave failures in the investigations into his murder. This apology from the State is long overdue. It is very welcome … express my deepest sympathies to the family of Brian Stack – Sheila, Austin, Kieran and Oliver – who are with us today, and commend them on their long campaign for justice. Even though they continue to be denied justice for the murder of their father, I hope that today

shooting and death. As a Laois TD, I believe this is an important moment for our county and for the Irish Prison Service. Brian Stack served the State with distinction as chief prison officer at Portlaoise Prison during a difficult and dangerous period in our history … short and to acknowledge the consequences for those affected. I know an apology cannot undo the family's loss, but it shows that Brian Stack's family deserved better and that the failings in the investigation must be recognised. Brian Stack's service has not been forgotten

welcome to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery Sheila, Austin, Kieran and Oliver Stack, the wife and sons of the late chief prison officer, Brian Stack. They have campaigned tirelessly to uncover the truth of what happened to Brian in March 1983 and to keep his memory and legacy alive … facts we have, we know it was a very dark day in our country’s history. On the night of 25 March 1983, Brian Stack attended a boxing tournament at the National Stadium in Dublin. He was a very senior prison officer, who was serving the State with

State, Deputy Canney, and the Minister, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, in delivering this full and unreserved apology to the family of the late Brian Stack. I acknowledge presence of Sheila, Austin, Kieran and Oliver. The State failed you in the investigation of Brian's killing. We know those … shortcomings we are acknowledging here. An apology cannot undo the suffering you have endured or indeed replace the pursuit of truth and accountability. Brian Stack, as we have heard, was chief prison officer at Portlaoise Prison during the 1980s and was the sole prison officer in the State

Stack family and the failings of the investigations that followed. These are failings that caused immense pain to Brian’s family. Brian Stack was a dedicated public servant who was chief prison officer in Portlaoise Prison at a time when Ireland was experiencing one of its most challenging … Service, carrying on Brian’s dedication to public service. His death was an immeasurable loss for the family and the Irish Prison Service. Brian Stack was the only prison officer in the State to lose his life during an incident related to the Troubles. The family's suffering

asking the State to acknowledge that it failed them. My thoughts today are with Sheila, Austin, Oliver and Kieran and everybody who loved Brian Stack. The presence of the Stack family here and the statements today remind us of a very dark time. It was difficult to listen … some in the Opposition because talk is cheap and easy, but actions are far more difficult. Brian Stack was chief prison officer at Portlaoise Prison, as many have said, and a man who served the State with pride and dignity. To his family, however, he was a husband

chun mo chomhbhrón a chur in iúl do theaghlach Stack. I also want to welcome today's State apology to the family of Brian Stack and to repeat that the shooting of Brian Stack was wrong. It was a terrible loss for his family and should never have … that the family deserved better and that their concerns should have been addressed. I know that no words spoken here today can restore Brian Stack's life or recover the years that his family have spent seeking answers but the acknowledgement today matters. Families should be able

Stack family. They have waited a very long time for the State to give a formal apology arising from the murder of Brian Stack, who was a well-regarded chief prison officer in Portlaoise for many years. To put it in a local context, since the foundation … Stack family. The Government has decided to make a formal apology on behalf of the State to the family of prison officer, Brian Stack. Why is the Government making this apology? The apology is for the mistakes, shortcomings and lack of due diligence by An Garda Síochána

behalf of Sinn Féin, I welcome today's State apology to the family of Brian Stack. I offer my sincere sympathies to his wife Sheila and their sons Austin, Kieran and Oliver. The shooting of Brian Stack was wrong. It should never have happened. His family suffered … their entitlement to truth and justice. In 2013, a former IRA leader acknowledged that IRA volunteers were responsible for the shooting of Brian Stack. He said it should not have happened and expressed sorrow to the family. The Stack family's long search for answers deserves respect. More

also welcome the State apology to the family of Brian Stack. Brian Stack was shot in the back of the head by the IRA in 1983. Brian was a loved husband and father of three children. His killing was devastating for his family and friends, and no greater … parent. Ireland was experiencing difficult times during the Troubles. The North was in convulsions, but even under these heartbreaking scenarios, the killing of Brian Stack shocked people across the Thirty-two Counties. I understand that Brian was the only prison officer killed during the Troubles. The victims

Sheila, Austin, Oliver and Kieran to the House. Our thoughts are also with the wider Stack family and Brian's Prison Service colleagues. Brian Stack was chief prison officer at Portlaoise Prison. In March 1983, he was shot from behind as he left the National Stadium … interviewed. Those failings were serious. They affected the investigation itself, and no one has ever been brought to justice for the killing of Brian Stack. Today shows that the legacy of the Troubles is a question for this State too. Last night, the House of Commons passed

acknowledge Sheila Stack and her sons, Austin, Kieran and Oliver. For most of us, Brian Stack's murder is a chapter in our country's history, but for his family, it is not history. It is a husband who never came home, a father missing from the family … Christmases and all of those ordinary, yet precious, moments that make up a life together. No apology can ever give those moments back. Brian Stack was a public servant carrying out a difficult, dangerous job on behalf of this State. He deserved its protection and his family deserved

almost every turn, they met barriers that should never have been put in their way in the first place. The murder of Brian Stack was an appalling act but what followed, and the manner in which his family was treated in its search for justice, compounded this tragedy … today. Before we speak about investigations, reports, institutional failures or State apologies, we should remember the man at the centre of all this. Brian Stack was a devoted husband and father. He was a dedicated public servant who carried out an incredibly difficult job with diligence and integrity

Debt Related Intimidation and Community Safety, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be: - State Apology to the family of the late Brian Stack (to conclude within 2 hours and 20 minutes) - Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026 (Second Stage) (to conclude at the end of the first speaking … pursuant to Standing Order 25(1), shall be taken immediately following the State Apology to the family of the late Brian Stack, which shall be taken at the time when the SOS would normally be taken; 2. the State Apology to the family of the late Brian Stack

killing of Brian Stack was absolutely wrong. There can be no equivocation in that regard. No Irish republican would ever try to justify what happened. It was absolutely wrong. I commend Sheila and the Stack family on their campaign for answers and justice. When I look … Eddie was assassinated by unionist paramilitaries in May 1991. Looking at the litany of failures by An Garda Síochána in the investigation of Brian Stack, they are repeated and even worse in the case of Councillor Eddie Fullerton, whose murder occurred just a short number of years later

welcome today's State apology to the family of Brian Stack, and I too offer my sympathies to Brian's wife, Sheila, and to their sons, Austin, Kieran and Oliver. Brian Stack's shooting was wrong and should never have happened. The Stack family's search for truth

Public Gallery. We are neighbours, as Deputy Fleming has said, in Graiguecullen in Laois. I commend the Stack family for their tireless campaign to uncover the truth of Brian's murder. Their determination, courage and resilience deserve our utmost respect. It should never have fallen to a family … been delivered today. I commend the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, for acknowledging the State's failures and apologising to the Stack family. Brian Stack was a young man in the prime of his life going about an ordinary evening attending a boxing event at the National Stadium. His family

behalf of the Social Democrats, at the outset I want to acknowledge and welcome members of the Stack family who are here today: Brian's wife … Sheila and his sons Austin, Kieran and Oliver. The public apology that has been delivered today is long overdue because the murder of Brian Stack by the IRA was not just a crime against Brian and his family; it was also an attack on the State

Today is, first and foremost, about the Stack family. For more than four decades, the family of Brian Stack have carried an unimaginable burden. They lost a husband, a father and a public servant in the most tragic of circumstances. Since then, they have endured years of grief … behalf of my constituents and my party, Independent Ireland, I extend my deepest sympathy to the Stack family and pay tribute to their perseverance and dignity. May the memory of Brian continue to be honoured and may today's proceedings help to ensure that victims and their families

proceed to statements of apology to the family of the late Brian Stack. Before calling on the Taoiseach I wish, on behalf of the House, to acknowledge the presence of Sheila, Brian's wife, and Austin, Kieran and Oliver, his three sons, in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. Today

statements. I join with all of the other speakers in what they have said. As the Minister has said, the killers of Brian Stack are still at large and anyone who has knowledge should come forward. I thank all the Members who contributed

offering State apologies - long sought and richly deserved apologies. I am thinking of yesterday's quite appropriate apology to the family of Brian Stack. I am thinking also of the apologies offered to Shane O'Farrell's family, to the victims of Kennelly in Waterford

daughter shot beside her parents after mass, families bombed on remembrance Sunday, a father chained into a vehicle carrying a bomb and Brian Stack, father of three, shot in the neck as he left a boxing contest. I feel angry for those robbed of their lives and families

While no apology can undo the terrible loss suffered by the Stack family, today’s full and unreserved apology is an important recognition of the serious failings that occurred in the investigations following the murder of Brian, their husband and father. We remember Brian’s dedication and service … hope this apology brings some measure of acknowledgement, comfort and closure to Brian’s family. Their dignity, resilience and determination have been an example to us all. Today, we stand with the Stack family and reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that every effort continues to be made