8 July 2004 Edition

Dublin remembers Jackie Griffith

8 July 2004

Members of the Volunteer Hugh Hehir/Lisa Bell Republican Flute Band lead the annual Volunteer Jackie Griffith commemoration from Ringsend to the junction of Merrion Square and Harcourt Street, where the unarmed Griffith was shot dead off his bicycle by the Special Branch in 1943. Speaking at the commemoration, local Sinn Féin Councillor Daithí Doolan called on the British Government to fully reengage with the Peace Process. Free article

Rain fails to dampen Pride spirits

8 July 2004

Thousands of gays, lesbians and non-gays and non-lesbians took to the streets of Dublin last Saturday for the annual Pride march, culminating with a carnival at the Dublin Civic Offices. Everyone had a good time, despite the refusal of the weather to give in and accept that this is supposed to be summer. Free article

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Linfield manager caught offside

8 July 2004

The presence of Linfield soccer manager David Jeffrey at a mini-12th parade in Glengormley, North Belfast, has provoked an angry response from Sinn Féin Councillor Breige Meehan. Free article


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