Member's statement: Páirc Mhic Ásmaint
Member's statement by Mr Pat Sheehan on .
- MLA
- Mr Pat Sheehan
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 3 March 2025
- Type
- Member's statement
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- Páirc Mhic Ásmaint
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4825657
Read the official Assembly record
Text
Tá tús curtha ag peileadóirí agus iománaithe Aontroma ar a bhfeachtais sraithe náisiúnta, agus tá cluiche Chraobh Uladh le himirt sa bhaile i gcoinne churaidh na hÉireann, Ard Mhacha. Bhí cluiche na craoibhe le himirt in ionad baile Aontroma — Páirc Mhic Ásmaint ó cheart. Ina áit sin, imríonn foirne Aontroma i bPáirc Uí Chorragáin. Ach tá fadhb ann, nó níl Páirc Uí Chorragáin mór go leor don fhreastal mhór daoine a bhfuiltear ag dréim leis. Ar an drochuair, in áit dul chun páirce le curaidh na hÉireann, bhí ar imreoirí, ar bhainisteoireacht agus ar bhord Aontroma dul i mbun feachtais eile in aghaidh an athraithe ionaid a bhí beartaithe, rud a d’fhágfadh foireann Aontroma faoi mhíbhuntáiste. D'aontaigh Coiste Uladh an tseachtain seo caite go n-imreofaí an cluiche i gContae Aontroma, rud a thabharfadh an buntáiste baile do fhoireann Aontroma, mar ba cheart. Ní bheadh sé sin ina fhadhb dá mbeadh Páirc Mhic Ásmaint réidh. Bliain eile, séasúr eile, moill eile ar fhorbairt Pháirc Mhic Ásmaint. Tá níos mó i gceist le Páirc Mhic Ásmaint ná staid de chuid CLG ag painéil an chontae: is mol pobail í, is buaicphointe do Ghaeil óga í, agus é mar aidhm acu cluiche a imirt inti an lá is faide anonn. Bhíothas le cluiche de chuid Euro 2028 a imirt i bPáirc Mhic Ásmaint, plean a chuir sceitimíní ar thoghthóirí, nó chuirfeadh cluiche chomh tábhachtach sin borradh mór eacnamaíochta faoin cheantar. Ba mhór a rachadh an borradh eacnamaíochta sin chun sochair don toghcheantar, chomh maith leis na poist a chruthófaí de thairbhe lucht leanúna spóirt agus lucht freastalta ceolchoirmeacha. Ach fealladh ar na gealltanais a tugadh, agus is léir uaidh sin gur bealadh taobh amuigh de bhéal a thugtar dár gcluichí, dár gcultúr agus dár bpobal. Níl aon mhoill le déanamh sa scéal seo. Ní mór Páirc Mhic Ásmaint a fhorbairt chomh luath agus is féidir.
313 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: 0.12 (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).
- Assessed as legitimate policy scrutiny (0.66).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.92).
- Subject area: Sport (including the GAA), the arts and cultural bodies.
- 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 | 0.12 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.03 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.39 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.04 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.16 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.66 | Yes |
| Overall judgement | 0.12 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.92 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.01 |
| Adopts it | 0.07 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Sport (including the GAA), the arts and cultural bodies | 0.97 |
| Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy | 0.03 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.00 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 12:03 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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