11 April 2022
Easter 2022 Commemorations and Speakers
This coming weekend, Republicans will gather at various locations across the island of Ireland for this years Easter Commemorations.
Below you can find details for all commemorations such as times, locations and main speakers.
Dublin
MAIN COMMEMORATION – Where: Arbour Hill. Speaker: Chris Hazzard MP. When: Sunday assemble 2:30pm The Croppies Acre (Beside Collins Barracks) to Arbour Hill for 3:00pm
Dún Laoghaire – Where: Deans Grange. Speaker: Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD. When: Monday 2:30pm
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Six Counties
Antrim North – Where: Glenravel. Wreath Laying. When: Saturday 5:00pm
Antrim North – Where: Rasharkin. Wreath Laying. When: Saturday.
Antrim North – Where: Dunloy. Wreath Laying. When: Sunday 11:45am
Antrim North – Where: Loughgiel. Wreath Laying. When: Sunday 12:15pm
Armagh – Where: Killean. Wreath Laying. When: Saturday 4:30pm
Armagh – Where: Jonesborough. Wreath Laying. When: Saturday 5:15pm
Armagh – Where: Dromintee. Wreath Laying, with Liz Kimmins MLA. When: Saturday 6pm
Armagh – Where: Mullaghbawn. Speaker: Mickey Brady MP. When: Saturday 7pm
Armagh – Where: Crossmaglen, Assemble at Rangers GFC. Speaker: Conor Murphy MLA. When: Saturday 09:30am.
Armagh – Where: Lurgan. Speaker: Cllr Liam Mackle. When: Sunday 3pm
Armagh – Where: Maghery. Wreath Laying. When: Saturday 10:30am
Armagh – Where: Derrymacash, Assemble Ballymoney Cottages. Speaker: John O’Dowd MLA. When: Sunday 11:45am.
Armagh – Where: Portadown, St. John’s Graveyard. Speaker: John O’Dowd MLA. When: Saturday 1pm
Armagh – Where: Camlough, Assemble at Raymond McCreesh Monument. Speaker: Conor Murphy MLA. When: Sunday 11:30am for 12pm.
Armagh – Where: Tullysaran. Speaker: Fearghal Donnelly. When: Sunday 10:30am.
Armagh – Where: Ballymacnab – Speaker: Cllr Bróna Haughey. When: Sunday 1:30pm
Armagh – Where: Killeavey, Old Church. Wreath Laying, with Liz Kimmons MLA. When: Monday 11am
Armagh City – Speaker: Cathal Boylan MLA. When: Monday 2pm
Armagh – Where: Cullyhanna, Assemble at St. Patrick’s GFC. Speaker: Liz Kimmins MLA. When: Sunday 4pm.
Armagh – Where: Belleek. Speaker: Local Councillor. When: Monday 5pm
Belfast South – Where: Fian Jim Templeton Memorial Lower Ormeau Rd. Speaker: Deirdre Hargey MLA. When: Friday 7pm
Belfast North – Where: Whitewell Road. Speaker: Gerry Kelly MLA. When: Saturday 1:30pm
Belfast South/East – Market Commemoration. Speaker: Deirdre Hargey MLA. When: Saturday 4pm
Belfast – Where: Upper Falls, at PD Club. Speaker: Pat Sheehan MLA/Órlaithí Flynn MLA. When: Saturday 5pm
Belfast – Where: At Tine Beo, Trá Ghearr. Speaker: Sen Niall Ó Donnghaile. When: Saturday 5:30pm
Belfast – Where: Colin, Assemble Gardmore Monument. Speaker: Cllr Danny Baker. When: Saturday 5:30pm
Belfast – Where: Carrickhill. Speaker: Carál Ní Chuilín MLA. When: Sunday 11am
MAIN COMMEMORATION – Where: Assemble 1pm at Beechmount Avenue, Belfast. Speaker: Mary Lou McDonald TD. When: Sunday
Belfast – Where: Newington. Wreath Laying. When: Monday 12pm
Belfast – Where: Ballymurphy Moyad memorial, to Ballymurphy memorial garden. Speaker: Aisling Reilly MLA. When: Tuesday 1pm
Belfast – Where: New Lodge. Speaker: Carál Ní Chuilín MLA. When: Tuesday 1pm
Belfast – Where: Ardoyne. Speaker: Gerry Kelly MLA. When: Tuesday 1pm
Derry – Where: Swatragh. Speaker: Philip McGuigan MLA. When: Monday 2:30pm
Derry East – Where: Park. Wreath Laying. When: Saturday 7pm
Derry – Where: Waterside Republican Monument. Speaker: Local Councillor. When: Sunday 1pm
Derry – Where: Shantallow Republican Monument. Speaker: Local Councillor. When: Sunday 1pm
Derry – Where: Bogside & Brandywell Republican Monument. Speaker: Local Councillor. When: Sunday 1:30pm
Derry – Where: Creggan Republican Monument. Speaker: Local Councillor. When: Sunday 1:30pm
MAIN COMMEMORATION – Main Derry City Commemoration. Speaker: Pearse Doherty TD. When: Sunday 2pm, Assemble at Westland Street.
Derry – Where: Dungiven. Speaker: Cllr Kathleen McGurk. When: Sunday 2:15pm
Derry – Where: The Loup. Speaker: Emma Sheerin MLA. When: Sunday 2:30pm
Down – Where: Downpatrick. Speaker: Cllr Séanna Walsh. When: Saturday 6pm
Down – Where: Newry. Speaker: Liz Kimmins MLA. When: Sunday, Assemble 11:30am Monaghan Street for 12pm
Down – Where: Castlewellan. Speaker: Cllr Cathy Mason. When: Sunday 4pm, Assemble Lower Square.
Tyrone - Where: Castlederg (Hillview Park). Speaker: Maolíosa McHugh MLA. When: Saturday 12pm
Tyrone – Where: Coalisland. Speaker: Linda Dillon MLA. When: Saturday 3pm
Tyrone - Where: Aghyaran Graveyard. Speaker: Maolíosa McHugh MLA. When: Sunday 10am
Tyrone - Where: Cranagh. Wreath Laying Ceremony. When: Sunday 11:30am
Tyrone - Where: Brocagh Graveyard. Wreath Laying Ceremony. When: Sunday 11:30am
Tyrone - Strabane Graveyard. Speaker: Maolíosa McHugh MLA. When: 12pm
Tyrone - Clonoe Graveyard. Wreath Laying Ceremony. When: Sunday 12:30pm
Tyrone – Where: Carrickmore. Speaker: Michelle O’Neill MLA. When: Sunday 3:30pm
Fermanagh – Where: Donagh. Speaker: Áine Murphy MLA. When: Sunday, Assemble 2:30pm for 3pm.
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West/Islands
Donegal – Where: Drumbo, Ballybofey. Speaker: John Finucane MP. When: Sunday 3pm
Donegal – Where: Buncrana. Speaker: Local Councillor. When: Sunday 12pm
Donegal – Where: Pettigo. Speaker: Local Councillor. When: Monday 3pm
Galway West – Where: City, Liam Mellows statue, Eyre Square. Speaker: Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD. When: Saturday 3pm
Galway West – Where: Teach an Phiarsaigh, Ros Muc – Connemara. Speaker: Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD. Sunday 12pm.
Galway West – Where: Toorenna Cemetary, Tullycross. Speaker: Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD. When: Sunday 5pm.
Galway – Where: New Cemetery, Athenry. Speaker: Louis O’Hara. When: Sunday 12pm.
Galway East – Where: The Square, Ballinasloe Town. Speaker: Claire Kerrane TD. When: Sunday 2pm
Leitrim – Where: Aughnasheelin. Speaker: Cllr Barry McElduff. When: Sunday 3pm
Mayo – Where: Achill Island. Speaker: Rose Conway-Walsh TD. When: Sunday 10am
Mayo – Where: Castlebar. Speaker: Rose Conway-Walsh TD. When: Sunday 3pm
Roscommon – Where: Ballaghaderreen. Speaker: Claire Kerrane TD. When: Saturday 5pm
Sligo – Where: Sligo Town. Speaker: Chris MacManus MEP. When: Sunday 3pm
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South Leinster
Carlow – Where: Tullow, Thomas Trainor Monument. Speaker: Cllr Andy Gladney. When: Monday 3pm
Kildare – Where: Kildare Town. Speaker: Cllr Noel Connolly. When: Monday 2pm.
Offaly – Wreath Laying – Where: Tullamore, Riverside. When: Saturday 12pm.
Offaly – Where: Banagher. Speaker: Sorca Clarke TD. When: Sunday 12pm
Laois – Where: Republican Monument, The Heath. Speaker: Brian Stanley TD. When: Sunday 3pm
Wexford– Wreath Laying – Where: New Ross, Pearse Park, When: Thursday 7.30pm.
Wexford– Wreath Laying – Where: Holyfort, When: Saturday 11.00am
Wexford– Wreath Laying – Where: Riverchapel When: Saturday 12.00pm
Wexford – Where: Ballymore,. Speaker: Johnny Mythen TD. When: Saturday 6:30pm
Wexford – Where: Wexford Town. Speaker: Johnny Mythen TD. When: Sunday 12:00pm
Wexford– Wreath Laying – Where: Murrintown When: Saturday 12.00pm
Wexford – Where: Enniscorthy. Speaker: Johnny Mythen TD. When: Monday 2:00pm
Wicklow – Where: Bray. Speaker: John Brady TD. When: Monday 12:00pm
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North Leinster/Cavan-Monaghan
Meath – Where: Oldcastle. Speaker: Matt Carthy TD. When: Saturday 3:30pm.
Louth – Where: Dundalk, Market Square. Speaker: Ruairí Ó Murchú TD. When: Sunday 3pm
Louth – Where: Drogheda, St. Peter’s Church. Speaker: Imelda Munster TD. When: Sunday after 12pm mass.
Louth – Where: Dundalk, Quay Street. Wreath Laying. When Saturday: 12:00pm
Louth – Where: Dundalk, Knockbridge Graveyard. When Saturday 2pm
Westmeath – Where: Fore, 80th Anniversary of Paddy Dermody. Speaker: Johnny Guirke TD. When: Monday 3pm.
Longford – Where: Ballymaccormack Cemetery. Speaker: Sorca Clarke TD. When: Sunday 3pm
Cavan – Where: Laragh. Speaker: Pauline Tully TD. When: Sunday 3pm.
Monaghan – Where: Monaghan Town, Main Commemoration. Speaker: Matt Carthy TD. When: Sunday 3pm.
Monaghan – Where: Clones. Speaker: Cllr Pat Treanor. When: Monday 1pm.
Monaghan – Where: Scotshouse. Speaker: Local Councillor. When: Monday 12pm
Monaghan - Where: Magherarney, Smithborough. Speaker: Matt Carthy TD. When: Monday 2pm
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Munster
Cork – Where: Youghal. Speaker: Pat Buckley TD. When: Sunday 11am.
Cork – Bandon. Speaker: Thomas Gould TD. When: Sunday 1pm.
Cork – Clonakilty. Speaker: Clare O’Callaghan. When: Sunday 11:30am
Cork: Cork City – Speaker: Louise O’Reilly. When: Sunday 2:30pm
Clare – Where: Drumcliff Cemetery, Ennis. Speaker: Cllr Donna McGettigan. When: Sunday 3pm
Kerry – Where: Tralee, Assemble at Pikeman Monument, Denny Street. Speaker: Ciarán Dawson. When: Sunday 12:30pm.
Kerry – Where: Kilorglin, Ballykissane Pier. Speaker: Pa Daly TD. When: Saturday 3:00pm
Kerry – Where: Kilflynn. Speaker: Tadhg Denehy. When: Monday 3pm
Kerry – Where: Ballyduff, at Areo Lyons Monument. Wreath Laying & Unity Tree Planting. When: Monday 4:15pm.
Limerick City – Where: Assemble 11:45am at Mount St. Lawrence Cemetery. Speaker: Cllr Sharon Benson. When: Sunday 12:30pm.
Limerick County – Where: Athea. Speaker; Joanne Collins. When: Saturday 3pm.
Tipperary – Where: St. Johnsone – Fetard. Speaker: Martin Browne TD. When: Saturday 3pm
Waterford City – Where: Assemble The Green. Speaker: David Cullinane TD. When: Saturday 2:45pm
Waterford – Where: Portlaw. Speaker: Cllr Conor McGuinness. When: Sunday 11:45am.
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