Louth GAA boss Mickey Harte has spoken of his grief at the loss of his daughter Michaela and how he will fight on to bring her killers to justice.
The former Tyrone manager admitted he is frustrated that no one has yet been prosecuted for the murder of teacher Michaela on her honeymoon in Mauritius in 2011.
In a podcast with the Ulster Herald Harte said the fact that those who murdered the 27-year-old were still at large was “not good enough”.
Two staff members at the hotel where newly weds John and Michaela McAreavey were staying at the time stood trial for the murder, but they were both acquitted.
Mr Harte said he believed Mauritian authorities have an “out of sight out of mind” approach to the investigation and are hoping “it will go away”.
He added: “John, I know for sure, and our family, we want to make sure that it doesn’t go away.
“We want to keep bringing it up, if it has to be done from time to time.
“We want to bring it into the public domain because we want those public authorities out there to know that we are not happy with what they have done since Michaela was murdered and that is the simple fact of the matter.
“She was murdered in their jurisdiction and they have not yet held anybody responsible for it so that people that did that are still walking about and that’s not good enough.”
The GAA man also spoke about how he feels the coronavirus pandemic restrictions have had a heavy toll on those who suffered bereavements over the last 14 months.
Speaking after completing the St Patrick’s Way Pilgrim route in Co Down he said: “I still believe there could have been more capacity for people to access our churches.
“I think it’s sad that so many people have lost their lives during this time of pandemic and they didn’t have people there to share those moments, and help them through the very traumatic and acute stages of that grief.”
