Names of all those who died in the Irish revolution, including British soldiers killed in the Easter Rising, are to be removed from the memorial wall at Glasnevin Cemetery because of persistent vandalism. Picture: Rollingnews
Despite the passage of time, Ireland still finds it difficult to commemorate contentious aspects of its past. President Michael D Higgins caused controversy last September when he declined an invitation to a church service to mark Northern Ireland’s centenary. The board of the Dublin Cemeteries Trust made the decision earlier his month to discontinue the memorial wall at Glasnevin Cemetery. The names of all those who died in the Irish revolution, including British...
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