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# Poppy Day

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# Poppy Day
Taoiseach lays wreath in Enniskillen Remembrance Day service
Taoiseach Micheál Martin joined Northern Irish First Minister Arlene Foster at the event.
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Nov 8th 2020, 1:12 PM
# Poppy Day
Ireland's World War One war dead are remembered on Armistice Day
About 50,000 Irish men fought and died during the war.
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Nov 11th 2016, 2:40 PM
# Poppy Day
Ceremonies remember the First World War's fallen men and women
The Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs will all attend ceremonies today to mark Remembrance Day.
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Nov 9th 2014, 8:11 AM
# WWII
TV documentary reveals the stories of Irishmen who fought for the British in WWII
The RTE programme reveals first hand accounts from the men who fought against the Germans in the Second World War.
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Nov 12th 2013, 7:30 AM
# Poignant
PHOTOS: Enda Kenny lays wreath at Remembrance Day ceremony in Enniskillen
It is the first time the leader of the Republic of Ireland has attended a ceremony in Northern Ireland on Remembrance Sunday.
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Nov 11th 2012, 3:10 PM
Voices
Column: ‘Surely it’s time Ireland embraced the memorial poppy’
It’s not about choosing sides – Ireland should lose its timidity and commemorate fallen Irish soldiers, writes David McCann.
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Nov 11th 2012, 8:15 AM
# Your Say
Poll: should we mark Poppy Day?
A Fine Gael TD will become the first politician since 1996 to wear the emblem in the Dáil.
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Nov 5th 2012, 10:14 AM
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Column: Is it time to start wearing the poppy?
On the eve of November 11, writer and film-maker Liam Nolan questions the continued resentment towards the wearing of the poppy of remembrance – especially in light of loss of Irish life in the two world wars.
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Nov 10th 2011, 8:30 PM
# Remembrance
Second cross-border service held
A second cross-border remembrance service will be held on Sunday.
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Nov 14th 2010, 1:58 PM