# Memorial

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2022

# Dennis Hutchings

Family of Troubles victim call for removal of memorial to British soldier who died while facing trial

Dennis Hutchings died last year while on trial for the attempted murder of John Pat Cunningham.

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Aug 25th 2022, 5:57 PM

# Memorial

South Dublin County Council honours former Health Minister Dr Noel Browne

Browne helped to rid Ireland of tuberculosis.

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Jun 17th 2022, 5:25 PM

# Golf

Bright first rounds for Lowry and McIlroy leaves them well placed at the Memorial

Cameron Young and Cameron Smith amongst the early leaders.

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Jun 2nd 2022, 10:33 PM

# appearance

Prince Andrew in first public appearance since settling sex abuse civil suit

He accompanied his mother to a memorial for Prince Philip.

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Mar 29th 2022, 12:30 PM

# 50TH ANNIVERSARY

'A terrible atrocity': Thousands attend Bloody Sunday memorial to remember victims

Several events are taking place in Derry to commemorate victims on the 50th anniversary of the massacre.

Relatives of those killed and injured on Bloody Sunday attended a remembrance walk to honour those who died

Micheál Martin took part in the remembrance walk and laid a wreath at a ceremony held afterwards

President Higgins will later say the tragic events of 50 years ago today "reverberated across this island and around the world"

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Jan 30th 2022, 7:33 PM

# Derry

Michael D Higgins, Micheál Martin and Jeremy Corbyn to feature in Bloody Sunday commemorations

Micheál Martin will lay a wreath at the memorial to the victims of the tragedy.

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Jan 27th 2022, 12:49 PM

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# Moscow

'An attack on civil society': Court shuts down another human rights group in Russia

Russian authorities have in recent months mounted pressure on rights groups, media outlets and journalists, naming dozens as foreign agents.

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Dec 29th 2021, 12:55 PM

# removed

Hong Kong universities remove more Tiananmen Square memorials

A statue and a plaque were taken down at two universities as the Chinese government continued its efforts to erase memories of the 1989 revolt.

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Dec 24th 2021, 12:38 PM

# Itinerary

Biden to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 at three memorial sites

Next Saturday’s anniversary falls less than two weeks after the end of the nearly two decade-long US war in Afghanistan.

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Sep 5th 2021, 12:53 PM

# Bavaria

Memorial held for victims of knife attack in Germany

Three women were killed in the incident in Wuerzburg on Friday.

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Jun 27th 2021, 7:10 PM

# Memorial

New Zealand marks two years since Christchurch mosque killings

Several hundred people gathered at the Christchurch Arena for a remembrance service that was also livestreamed.

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Mar 13th 2021, 7:21 AM

# Memorial

Japan falls silent to mark decade since tsunami disaster

A minute’s silence was observed across the country at 2.46 pm local time, the precise moment a 9.0 magnitude quake hit.

8.7k

Mar 11th 2021, 7:07 AM

# Memorial

Families remember loved ones lost to Stardust fire on 40th anniversary

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the fire at the Stardust nightclub in Dublin where 48 young people died.

16.8k

Feb 14th 2021, 4:24 PM

# sean mcdermott street

'It was like a jail': What should become of Ireland's last Magdalene Laundry?

It was the last laundry in the State to close in 1996 and has become a focal point for potential memorialisation.

40.8k

Jan 25th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Memorial

Holocaust victims and survivors remembered in online commemoration ceremony

A digital broadcast from the Mansion House heard from Ireland’s last two Holocaust survivors, Tomi Reichental and Suzi Diamond.

16.1k

Jan 24th 2021, 7:14 PM

# Memorial

Family and friends offer tributes to George Nkencho at memorial

A memorial for the 27-year-old was held near his home in west Dublin.

53.3k

Jan 10th 2021, 6:27 PM

# Memorial

Jon Rahm overtakes Rory McIlroy for No 1 ranking with Memorial win

The three-shot victory was the Spaniard’s fourth on the PGA Tour.

5.2k

Jul 20th 2020, 7:46 AM

# Funeral

President to hold memorial service for Detective Garda Colm Horkan as funeral takes place tomorrow

Detective Garda Colm Horkan (49) was shot dead on Wednesday night in the town of Castlerea.

25.9k

Jun 20th 2020, 7:41 PM

# black lives matter

Crowds gather to celebrate and mourn George Floyd at Minneapolis memorial

Civil rights activists and politicians gathered at the memorial for George Floyd, whose death has sparked protests across the US.

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Jun 4th 2020, 9:20 PM

# Memorial

Tearful Michael Jordan commemorates 'little brother' Kobe Bryant

Shaquille O’Neal also spoke while Beyonce performed at a memorial event held at the Staples Centre.

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Feb 24th 2020, 10:51 PM

# Flowers for Emma

Cervical cancer campaigner Emma Mhic Mhathuna to be honoured on first anniversary

Emma was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016.

35.1k

Oct 4th 2019, 3:24 PM

# mother and baby home

'Ghosts in their own country': Government accused of 'wall of silence' over Tuam babies

Survivors and family members of the dead babies gathered at the site today.

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Aug 25th 2019, 7:16 PM

# The Troubles

Police investigate hate crime at Warrenpoint memorial dedicated to 18 British soldiers

Ulster Unionist Councillor of Newry David Taylor said that it was “another disgusting attack” on the memorial.

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Jun 3rd 2019, 1:01 PM

# Top Of The Tree

Cantlay rallies to clinch Memorial with record final round display as Woods finishes in top 10

The 27-year-old’s bogey-free effort was the best final round by a winner in the history of the Jack Nicklaus-hosted tournament.

5.2k

Jun 3rd 2019, 12:34 AM

# Seamus Lawless

Memorial service plans for Trinity professor who went missing on Everest announced

The family called off the search for Seamus Lawless yesterday evening.

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May 25th 2019, 1:00 PM

# HIGHGATE CEMETERY

'Senseless. Stupid. Ignorant': Karl Marx memorial in London vandalised for second time this month

Red paint was thrown over the tomb of the 19th century philosopher.

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Feb 16th 2019, 7:13 PM

# Memorial

'I can’t imagine a worse death, between drowning and burning:' 40 years after the Whiddy Island disaster

The Memorial Service for the 51 people who died will be held at St Finbarr’s Church at 11am today.

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Jan 8th 2019, 6:15 AM

# Remembrance

'A reminder of our struggle': New campaign for permanent Irish AIDS memorial

Similar memorials are in place elsewhere around the globe in Toronto, New York City and Durban, South Africa.

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Dec 10th 2018, 6:30 AM

# Stephen's Green

Call for permanent war memorial in Dublin city as Hauntings Soldier is removed

The World War I sculpture, which was on temporary display in Stephen’s Green, was vandalised last week.

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Nov 25th 2018, 6:00 AM

# Memorial

US gay student Matthew Shepard laid to rest 20 years after murder

Shepard was lured away from a bar in October 1998 by two young men pretending to be gay.

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Oct 26th 2018, 10:45 PM

# Memorial

'America was always great': McCain memorial tributes echo with criticism of Trump

Barack Obama and George W Bush are among those speaking about the senator during today’s service.

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Sep 1st 2018, 7:02 PM

# Memorial

Joe Biden eulogises late friend John McCain as 'giant among all of us'

John McCain’s remains will lie in state in the US Capitol tomorrow, followed by a funeral service on Saturday.

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Aug 30th 2018, 10:05 PM

# Arizona

Final farewells to John McCain as former US senator lies in state

A private ceremony will be held this morning at the Arizona State Capitol Museum rotunda, where McCain will lie in state.

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Aug 29th 2018, 7:25 AM

# Mayo

Garda probe after memorial to Mayo murder victim vandalised

Gardaí are investigating.

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Aug 17th 2018, 7:43 PM

# public consultation

Tuam: Ex-residents and families want further excavation and DNA analysis

Galway County Council received 799 written submissions on what to do with the Tuam site where a mass grave was found.

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Jul 6th 2018, 3:49 PM

Voices

Magdalene Laundries: 'Memorial needed for women detained under heartless, vicious regime'

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald argues work should begin on a memorial on the site of the Sean McDermott St Laundry.

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Apr 15th 2018, 6:00 PM

# Manhattan

Irish famine memorial in New York reopens to public after $5 million dollar renovation

It features stones imported from all 32 counties.

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Mar 7th 2018, 8:54 AM

# sean mcdermott street

Dublin City Council assures there will be a memorial on Magdalene home site

The site on Sean McDermott Street is expected to be sold to a Japanese hotel chain.

9.2k

Dec 18th 2017, 11:05 PM

# Corruption

Nelson Mandela family 'dismayed' by €18m funeral corruption claims

Mandela died on 5 December 2013 aged 95.

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Dec 14th 2017, 1:13 PM

# 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