Member's statement: Gina Murray
Member's statement by Mr Stephen Dunne on .
- MLA
- Mr Stephen Dunne
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 7 October 2024
- Type
- Member's statement
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- Gina Murray
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4578825
Read the official Assembly record
Text
I rise to express my sincere condolences and pay tribute to Gina Murray, who sadly passed away on Thursday after a period of illness. Gina's daughter, Leanne, was cruelly murdered by the IRA in a cowardly bomb attack on the Shankill Road in 1993 when she was aged just 13. She was an innocent young girl whose life was callously taken from her as it was just beginning. Although losing Leanne broke Gina's heart, it did not break her spirit. She showed immense courage and was a positive influence for good on everyone she met. Gina Murray bravely stood up for justice and truth throughout her life. Gina was an incredible lady who was compassionate, kind, resilient, gracious, caring and always interested in others. Gina was also instrumental in her work through the Kilcooley Women's Centre in Bangor, where she was a tireless campaigner for the victims of violence and a champion for local women through the many educational and empowerment programmes and much more that she was involved with over the years. She was always an encouraging influence on everyone she met and always had a happy smile on her face. Gina also dedicated many years of her life to working with local scout and cub groups. She quickly became a greatly loved leader of many children, particularly in the Kilcooley and Clandeboye areas, over the years and, indeed, generations. I take the opportunity to pay tribute to Gina and express our thoughts, prayers and condolences to Gary and the wider Murray family.
254 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.08 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.79).
- Subject area: Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism.
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.06 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.04 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.02 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.02 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.05 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.02 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.08 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.79 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.20 |
| Adopts it | 0.01 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism | 0.98 |
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.01 |
| Sexism, misogyny, ageism and other equality groups | 0.01 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.00 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 11:14 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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