Diocesan News
Christian, Islamic and Jewish Leaders Remember Irish Dead
Leaders of all the major Irish Christian denominations as well as the leaders of Ireland?s Islamic and Jewish congregations joined together in a ceremony in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on 10th July to commemorate the Irish dead of all past wars or on service with the United Nations.
The religious ceremony was led by the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Diarmuid Martin and the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin the Most Revd John Neill. After this ended the President of Ireland HE Mary McAleese laid a wreath on behalf of the Irish people. The service closed with a fly-by by the Irish Air Corps.
The annual service was attended by many Irish veterans from service with the United Nations and the Emergency and Irish veterans in the British, US and other armies.
The religious leaders attend the National Service of Commeration at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham.
[Photo: Patrick Hugh Lynch]
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Dublin and Glendalough
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