... and police in riot gear flooded the centre of the town as three bands marched in to pay tribute to men killed in the Battle of the Somme. during World War I. ...

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... Maskey will lay Somme wreath BELFAST Lord Mayor, Sinn Fein’s Alex Maskey, will lay a wreath in honour of those who died during the Battle of the Somme - two hours before the official remembrance ceremony on Monday. As predicted by the News Letter yesterday ...

... Flashpoint wall removed at Drumcree those who had fought at the Battle of the Somme. Her mother’s seven brothers had fought at the battle and she described Sunday’s disturbances as sad. She said: “1 support the Orangemen. I call them the stunning gentlemen ...

... Ex-IRA chief in Somme tribute A FORMER IRA commander yesterday became the second high profile member of Sinn Fein to honour British soldiers killed during the Battle of the Somme. Martin Meehan, who fought the Army as an IRA commander in the Ardoyne area ...

... outlined: “To commemorate the Battle of the Somme, while also initiating reconciliation in the town, four Union Flags will be flown from the church spire for one day each year, July 1, the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme”. The leaflet underlined what ...

... turf wars between rival paramilitary groups than commemorating those who fell at the Somme. “The UVF’s argument is that they were always about the Battle of the Somme. “It was never about the marking of territory. I think they always intended taking them ...

... was clear that they would have a lot to share. Or maybe their experiences in the First World War, particularly at the Battle of the Somme, bound them together. C S Lewis once remarked that it was a shame that the stories of Cuchulainn and the Red anchxm ...

... REMEMBER TRAVEL BACK IN TIME AND RELIVE THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME As vOU WALK ALONG THE TRENCHES WOK INTO No MAN'S LAND AND EV/MENGE THE SIGHTS AND SOLINELS OF THE BATTLEFIELD For more information please contact: The Somme Heritage Centre Whitespots Country Park ...

... was the same cry used by the Ulstermen as they rushed ‘over the top’ that memorable first of July in France at the Battle of the Somme. “‘No surrender’. “I will be Ulster’s always. Are you laughing at me Cousin Joseph for my little outburst? For, as you ...

... TRAVEL BACK IN TIME AND RELIVE THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. AS YOU WALK ALONG THE TRENCHES LOOK INTO NO MAN'’S LAND AND EXPERIENCE THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE BATTLEFIELD For more information please contact: The Somme Heritage Centre Whitespots Country Park ...

... taken from a painting that hangs in Belfast City Hall of the Royal Irish Rifles South Antrim volunteers going into battle at the Somme.” The dinner is traditionally held on the Friday closest to the date of September 28, 1912, when Sir Edward Carson was ...