Sinn Féin MLA for North Belfast Gerry Kelly has described the attack on the home of New Lodge community worker Gerry O’Reilly in the early hours of Monday morning 17 November as an attack on the whole community.
"I condemn wholeheartedly the early morning attack on the home of Gerry O’Reilly and his family,” said Gerry.
“Gerry O'Reilly is a highly respected community worker who has done sterling work to help bring calm to interfaces in the area as well as striving to make the New Lodge a safer place for all to live in.
“He has worked closely with youths from right across the community and he is widely known for the work he carries out.
“This makes the attack on him and his family even more reprehensible.
"In all, those responsible for this despicable and cowardly attack, smashed 14 windows in his home and his car around 4am this morning.
"This attack is not only an attack on Gerry and his family but an attack on the entire community.
“I believe that it was carried out by a very small group of people who have been torturing the local community.
“They will not be allowed to deflect the great work being carried out by Gerry O’Reilly and others to help improve the lives of local people."
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The thugs who attacked Gerry's house do NOT represent the New Lodge. All they stand for is inflicting more anti-social behaviour on the community. Same as these super-republicans now threatening community workers when thay were nowhere to be seen during the real war.
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