# Memorial

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# Poppies

Memorial to Irish people who died in wars damaged in Sligo

Poppy wreaths were placed in Rosses Point ahead of Remembrance Day next weekend.

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Nov 4th 2017, 6:10 PM

# Memorial

Holocaust survivor plants Irish oak tree at Russborough House

The Irish oak tree was planted to remember the 1.5 million Jewish children who died in the Holocaust.

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Oct 28th 2017, 6:31 AM

# speech

Higgins compares today's refugees with those who left Ireland during the Famine

President Higgins is on the third day of his week-long State visit to Australia.

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Oct 9th 2017, 2:04 PM

# oversight

Canada takes down Holocaust memorial after forgetting to mention Jewish people

Critics called it a “profoundly obvious omission”.

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Oct 5th 2017, 3:00 PM

# Lady Di

No one can get their heads around this town's... interesting memorial to Princess Diana

Someone call Neil Buchanan! There’s been an Art Attack.

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Sep 12th 2017, 7:39 PM

# major dick dowling

Call for Tuam Town Hall to remove memorial to Irish Confederate major

Shaun Cunniffe said that the plaque should be removed to a museum so that people can discuss the issues around it.

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Aug 19th 2017, 6:09 PM

# heather heyer

Charlottesville victim's mother: 'This is not the end of Heather's legacy'

Hundreds gathered for a memorial of Heather Heyer, who was killed after a white supremacist rammed a car into protesters.

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Aug 16th 2017, 6:13 PM

# Carrickmines

'I'm disgusted, horrified': Vandals damage memorial to Carrickmines fire victims

A local councillor said family members of the victims have only recently moved into their new accommodation, which is near the site of the tragedy.

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Aug 16th 2017, 12:35 PM

# Ballaghaderreen

Monument unveiled in honour of two gardaí killed in 1980 Roscommon bank robbery

The shooting dead of the two young officers shocked the nation at the time.

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Jul 28th 2017, 10:37 PM

# oregon

'They died as heroes': Tributes for men killed after intervening in racist incident on a train

A man shouted anti-Muslim slurs at two girls, then stabbed the two men who intervened to death.

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May 28th 2017, 1:12 PM

# rescue 116

'A local man. A hero. A friend' -Locals plan lasting memorial for missing Coast Guard crewman

A memorial plaque will be unveiled for Rescue 116′s Paul Ormsby in his home town of Ballyfermot.

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May 28th 2017, 8:30 AM

# greystones

Half a century ago Colin saved a girl from drowning; today he wants to find out what happened to her

Colin Wilde has always wondered what happened to the girl whose life he saved 50 years ago.

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Oct 9th 2016, 6:20 AM

# RIP

Limerick women who perished in 1972 Greek fire to be remembered in special Rhodes ceremony

The three Irish women were on holidays in Rhodes when they were caught up in the blaze.

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Jul 14th 2016, 9:00 PM

# dallas memorial

Obama asks Americans to "reject despair" after spate of killings

He was speaking at a memorial for the slain police officers last night.

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Jul 13th 2016, 7:48 AM

# Remembered

20 years on: Family, friends and colleagues gather to remember Jerry McCabe

The detective garda was shot dead by the IRA on this day 20 years ago.

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Jun 7th 2016, 8:16 AM

# deejay

Dustin Johnson leads at Memorial Tournament as Rory McIlroy tweaks grip

The world number three is trying to improve his putting.

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Jun 3rd 2016, 9:07 AM

# RIP

Karen Buckley memorial to take place in Scotland today

The Irish nurse was abducted and killed on 12 April 2015, after she vanished following a night out in the Sanctuary nightclub in Glasgow.

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Apr 12th 2016, 6:15 AM

# next of kin

Irish twin brothers in London died weeks apart and nobody can find their family

A campaign is underway to give them a respectful funeral.

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Feb 18th 2016, 8:26 AM

# wacko behaviour

Who's bad? Michael Jackson fans are fighting among themselves for control of a shrine

The conflict has been described locally as a “guerrilla war fuelled by a lot of prosecco”.

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Aug 1st 2015, 10:15 AM

# Berkeley

Bodies of four Berkeley tragedy victims arrive home

Their families have thanked everyone for their support.

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Jun 21st 2015, 10:00 PM

# Special Occasion

A life-size statue of a Kerry legend was unveiled earlier today

Paídí Ó Sé would have been 60 today.

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May 16th 2015, 6:41 PM

# my tombstone in 5 words

What do you want it to say on your tombstone?

“He loved bacon” seems a popular choice.

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Apr 7th 2015, 12:17 PM

# Bethany Home

Names of five more children buried in paupers' graves found

That makes 227 names in total on the Bethany memorial .

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Apr 6th 2015, 7:00 AM

# Memorial

Veronica Guerin's family asks for her name to be withdrawn from flyover proposal

A Sinn Féin councillor asked that the naming be open to public consultation.

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Feb 13th 2015, 10:46 PM

# In Pictures

The Morning After: Australia remembers heroes of Sydney siege

Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson were killed yesterday.

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Dec 16th 2014, 9:19 AM

# Bethany Home

'For the first time in 16 years we were treated the same as Catholics'

Mother and baby homes, including one group from a Protestant home, met with Minister James Reilly this month.

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Nov 21st 2014, 1:52 PM

# London

Life of murdered teen Alice Gross marked at moving memorial

Alice (14) was a talented singer and musician.

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Nov 2nd 2014, 7:51 PM

# Memorial Service

'Losing three babies is an experience that will stay with me forever'

Parents who have lost children will come together for a remembrance service in Cork this evening.

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Oct 10th 2014, 7:30 AM

# RIP

Public memorial details for Ian Paisley announced

The DUP founder died earlier this month aged 88. His funeral was strictly a family event.

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Sep 26th 2014, 7:27 AM

# gone but not forgotten

Memorial to honour six Limerick men who fought in Spanish Civil War

The six men joined the International Brigade in its fight with the Republican side against Franco’s army.

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Sep 14th 2014, 7:30 AM

# TechGuide

What happens to your social media profiles when you pass away?

It’s not something any of us would want to think about, but if the situation arises, what do you do, and can you access them?

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Sep 3rd 2014, 12:28 PM

# The Troubles

UDR memorial removed and replaced with IRA slogan, PSNI investigating it as 'hate crime'

The crosses were removed hours after a memorial service in Castlederg took place.

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Jul 16th 2014, 3:47 PM

# gerry

RTÉ deny they're spending €70,000 on a life-sized Gerry Ryan statue

They are planning a memorial but the event will be “marked privately”.

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Jun 29th 2014, 1:47 PM

# triple double bogeys

Rory McIlroy dropped shots like [insert joke here] at Memorial today

The world number six needs to find some birdies to salvage his Memorial challenge.

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May 30th 2014, 5:02 PM

# Together As One

Roberto Martinez made a brilliant and moving speech at today's Hillsborough Memorial service

‘Everton remembers, we always will’.

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Apr 15th 2014, 5:41 PM

# Anti-Semitism

Holocaust denial is a 'favourite sport' for some, says Shatter

The Minister warned against the rise of extreme far right political parties – including UKIP – in a speech last night.

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Jan 27th 2014, 4:21 PM

# South Africa

"It's a scandal": Claims Mandela funds were used to print ANC t-shirts

Opposition parties in South Africa are demanding an investigation.

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Jan 25th 2014, 4:18 PM

# Memorial

Israel holds state funeral for Ariel Sharon

Later today, Sharon’s body will be taken from the Knesset to his farm in southern Israel for burial.

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Jan 13th 2014, 10:39 AM

# Syria

Service held for British doctor who died in Syria

Dr Abbas Khan, a father-of-two, was buried in London today.

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Dec 26th 2013, 4:31 PM

# Memorial

Enda Kenny and David Cameron to visit World War I memorials in Belgium

Enda Kenny is in Belgium to attend the first EU Summit since Ireland’s exit of the bailout.

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Dec 19th 2013, 6:30 AM