2 April 2012 Edition

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Easter Rising Commemorations 2012

Honour Ireland’s patriot dead – wear an Easter Lily. Attend your local Easter commemoration

EASTER COMMEMORATION REPORTS: With An Phoblacht’s now monthly print schedule, this year we shall be publishing Easter Commemoration reports and photos online on the new An Phoblacht website and not in the print edition. Send your reports and photos to editor@ anphoblacht.com

ARMAGH

Saturday 7 April

1pm Portadown. Speaker: Gemma McKenna

Sunday 8 April

9:45am Crossmaglen. Speaker: Jennifer McCann
10:15am Camlough. Speaker: Pat Doherty
11:30am Derrymacash. Wreath Laying Ceremony
2pm Ballymacnab. Speaker: Willie Clarke
2:30pm Lurgan. Speaker: Raymond McCartney
4:30pm Cullyhanna. Speaker: Michelle O’Neill

Monday 9 April

2:30pm Armagh City. Speaker: Mickey Brady

BELFAST

Friday 6 April

1pm Ormeau Road. Fian Jim Templeton Memorial. Wreath Laying Ceremony

Saturday 7 April

11am Whitewell. Speaker: Tierna Cunningham
5pm Short Strand. An Tine Beo. Speaker: Niall Ó Donnghaile
5pm South Link Memorial Gardens, Andersonstown. Speaker: Emma Groves
6:30pm Twinbrook Memorial, Colin. Speaker: Jennifer McCann

Sunday 8 April

10:30am Memorial Garden, Market Area. Wreath Laying Ceremony
11am Carrickhill. Speaker: Conor Maskey
12:15pm Clonard Martyrs Memorial Garden. Wreath Laying Ceremony
1pm Beechmont Avenue - Main Commemoration. Speaker: Declan Kearney

Monday 9 April

12 noon Newington. Speaker: SeÁn Oliver
1pm New Lodge. Speaker: Carál Ní Chuilín

Tuesday 10 April

1pm Ardoyne. Speaker: Gerry Kelly
3:30pm New Barnsley. Wreath Laying Ceremony

CAVAN

Sunday 8 April

1pm Kilane. Speaker: Michelle Gildernew

CARLOW/KILKENNY

Saturday 7 April

12 noon Mooncoin. Speaker: Eamon Nolan

CLARE

Sunday 8 April

2pm Ennis. Drumcliffe Cemetery. Speaker: Martin Ferris

CORK

Saturday 7 April

8pm Bantry. Wreath Laying Ceremony

Sunday 8 April

11am Macroom. Wreath Laying Ceremony
11am Clonakilty.Wreath Laying Ceremony
11am Youghal. Speaker: Sandra McLellan
12:30pm Bandon. Speaker: Gerry Adams
2pm Cork City. Speaker: Gerry Adams

DERRY & ANTRIM

Saturday 7 April

4:30pm Cargin. Speaker: Gerry Kelly
4pm Glens; 5pm Glenravel; 6:30pm Moneyglass; 7pm Park Village. Wreath Laying Ceremonies

Sunday 8 April

12 noon Dungiven. Speaker: Pearse Doherty
2:30pm The Loup. Speaker: Pearse Doherty
2:30pm Westland Street, Derry City. Speaker: Carál NíChuilín
10am Rasharkin; 10:45am Maghera; 10:45am Coolcalm; 10:45am Newbridge; 11am Creggan. Central Drive; 11am Bogside. Lecky Road; 11am Shantallow, Racecourse Road; 1pm Waterside, Rose Court; 11:40am Bellaghy; 11:40am Lavey; 11:45am Dunloy; 12:30pm Loughgiel; 12:30pm Kilrea. Wreath Laying Ceremonies

Monday 9 April

2:30pm Swatragh. Speaker: Seán Lynch

DONEGAL

Sunday 8 April

10:30am Donegal Town. Wreath Laying Ceremony
11am Letterkenny. Speakers: Gerry McMonagle & Mick Quinn. Wreath Laying Ceremony
11:30am Glencolmcille. Speaker: Michael McMahon. Wreath Laying Ceremony
12 noon Drumoghill. Speakers: Gerry McMonagle & Mick Quinn
12 noon Castlefinn. Speaker: Cora Harvey
12:15pm Gweedore. Speaker: Gráine Mhic Geidigh
12 noon Buncrana. Speaker: Jack Murray
3pm Drumboe - Main Commemoration. Speaker: Martin McGuinness
6pm Drumkeen. Wreath Laying Ceremony

Monday 9 April

12:30pm Carrigart. Speaker: Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
3pm Pettigo. Speaker: Michael McMahon
3pm Fanad. Speaker: Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

DOWN

Sunday 8 April

12 noon Patrick Street, Newry City. Speaker: Alex Maskey
3:15pm Down Road Car Park, Newcastle. Wreath Laying Ceremonies
4pm Lower Square, Castlewellan. Speaker: John O’Dowd

Monday 9 April

11:30am St Patrick’s Avenue, Downpatrick. Speaker: Chris Hazard

DUBLIN

Friday 6 April

1:30pm Arbour Hill. Speaker: Cathal King

Saturday 7 April

11am Ballyfermot. Speaker: Barry McElduff
2:30pm Crumlin. Speaker: Barry McElduff

Sunday 8 April

11:30am Glasnevin Cemetery. Wreath Laying Ceremonies
2:45pm Main Commemoration - Garden of Remembrance. Speaker: Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
Monday 9 April
11:00 South East Inner City. Speaker: Máire Devine
2:30pm Deans Grange, Dún Loaghaire. Speaker: Aengus Ó Snodaigh

FERMANAGH

Sunday 8 April

2:30pm Newtownbutler. Speaker: Seán Murray

GALWAY

Saturday 7 April

3pm Eyre Square, Galway City. Speaker: Peadar Tóibín
6pm Oranmore. Wreath Laying Ceremonies

Sunday 8 April

1pm Ballinasloe. Speaker: Rose Conway Walsh
1pm Castlegar. Wreath Laying Ceremony

Monday 9 April

12 noon Ros Muc, Conamara. Speaker: Caitríona Ruane
2pm Ard Béar Cemetery, Clifden. Wreath Laying Ceremony
3pm Clifden, Conamara. Speaker: Caitríona Ruane
5pm Tullycross. Speaker: Caitríona Ruane

KERRY

Sunday 8 April

12:30pm Tralee. Main Commemoration. Speaker: Jonathan O’Brien

LAOIS

Sunday 8 April

3pm St Kieran’s Cemetery, Errill, Rathdowney: Speaker: Kathleen Funchion

LEITRIM

Sunday 8 April

3pm Manorhamilton. Speaker: Michael Colreavey

LIMERICK

Saturday 7 April

3pm Athea Village. Speaker: Martin Ferris

Sunday 8 April

11:45am Limerick City. Speaker: Conor Murphy

LONGFORD

Sunday 8 April

2:30pm Longford Town. Speaker: Dermot Connolly

LOUTH

Saturday 7 April

12 noon Quay Street, Dundalk. Wreath Laying Ceremony
2pm Knockbridge. Wreath Laying Ceremony

Sunday 8 April

12 noon St Peter’s Church, Drogheda. Speaker: Dessie Ellis
2:30pm Market Square, Dundalk. Speaker: Dessie Ellis

MAYO

Sunday 8 April

3pm Kilkelly. Speaker: Matt Carthy

MEATH

Friday 6 April

6pm Slane. Wreath Laying Ceremonies

Saturday 7 April

12 noon Longwood. Wreath Laying Ceremony
1:30pm Oldcastle. Wreath Laying Ceremony
4:30pm Ardbraccen. Main Commemoration. Speaker: Brian Stanley

Sunday 8 April

1pm Navan. Wreath Laying Ceremony

Monday 9 April

1pm Drumree and Ashbourne. Wreath Laying Ceremony

MONAGHAN

Saturday 7 April

7:30pm Inniskeen. Wreath Laying Ceremony

Sunday 8 April

3:30pm Monaghan Town. Speaker: Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Monday 9 April

11am Scotshouse. Speaker: Bronwyn McGahan
2pm Clones. Speaker: Bronwyn McGahan

OFFALY

Monday 9 April

2pm Ratheen Church, Cloneygowan, Portarlington. Speaker: Brendan Killeavey

ROSCOMMON

Sunday 8 April

12:45pm Arigina.Wreath Laying Ceremonies
3:30pm Kilteevan. Speaker: Seán Mac Brádaigh

SLIGO

Sunday 8 April

3pm Sligo Town. Speaker: Pat Treanor

TIPPERARY

Sunday 8 April

12:30pm Clonmel. Speaker: Trevor Ó Clochartaigh
3pm Nenagh. Speaker: Trevor Ó Clochartaigh

TYRONE

Saturday 7 April

1pm Ardboe. Speaker: Jim McVeigh
3pm Coalisland. Speaker: Martina Anderson

Sunday 8 April

4pm Carrickmore. Speaker: Gerry Kelly

For other Tyrone commemorations: www.tyronecommemorations.com

WATERFORD

Saturday 7 April

3pm Waterford City. Speaker: David Cullinane

Sunday 8 April

11:30am Portlaw. Speaker: Pat Fitzgerald
3pm Waterford County. Speaker: Mary Lou McDonald

WESTMEATH

Monday 9 April

2:30pm Fore. Speaker: Mícheál Mac Donncha

WEXFORD

Saturday 7 April

6pm Ballymore. Wreath Laying Ceremonies

Sunday 8 April

1pm Wexford Town. Speaker: David Cullinane

Monday 9 April

12 noon Murrintown. Speaker: Tomás Sharkey
2:30pm Enniscorthy. Speaker: Tomás Sharkey

WICKLOW

Saturday 7 April

3pm Arklow Town. Speaker: Aengus Ó Snodaigh