12/11/2012
Taoiseach In NI Remembrance Ceremony
Enda Kenny was in Enniskillen yesterday to lay a wreath at a Remembrance Sunday ceremony.
The Taoiseach attended the ceremony in Enniskillen, while Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore was in Belfast.
Mr Kenny laid a wreath at the memorial in Enniskillen, marking the first time that the Republic’s two senior ministers have taken part in a ceremony outside of the country.
He laid a wreath of green laurels in remembrance on behalf of the government of Ireland.
The Remembrance ceremony in Enniskillen this year also marked the 25th anniversary of the IRA bomb which killed eleven people in the town.
Taoiseach Kenny bowed his head to take part in the observation of a minute’s silence. He also met families and victims of the bomb.
Meanwhile, Mr Gilmore was with Peter Robinson and NI Secretary of State Theresa Villiers to take part in a wreath-laying ceremony in Belfast.
He told the BBC: "I don't think there's a family or community or a parish anywhere in Ireland that wasn't touched by the great wars that didn't have family members, members of the community who lost lives or who suffered in those wars.
"This is part of our shared history and I wanted, and the Irish government wanted to be part of sharing that remembrance."
Ms Villiers added: "This is a particularly poignant service today as we not only remember all past service personnel who gave up their lives in two world wars to defend our freedoms but also soldiers from Northern Ireland who were killed or injured in more recent conflicts.
"Today the memory of Cpl Channing Day from Comber will be in the forefront of all our minds. My thoughts are also with the family and friends of Prisoner Officer David Black who have suffered such a terrible loss."
(IT/GK)
The Taoiseach attended the ceremony in Enniskillen, while Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore was in Belfast.
Mr Kenny laid a wreath at the memorial in Enniskillen, marking the first time that the Republic’s two senior ministers have taken part in a ceremony outside of the country.
He laid a wreath of green laurels in remembrance on behalf of the government of Ireland.
The Remembrance ceremony in Enniskillen this year also marked the 25th anniversary of the IRA bomb which killed eleven people in the town.
Taoiseach Kenny bowed his head to take part in the observation of a minute’s silence. He also met families and victims of the bomb.
Meanwhile, Mr Gilmore was with Peter Robinson and NI Secretary of State Theresa Villiers to take part in a wreath-laying ceremony in Belfast.
He told the BBC: "I don't think there's a family or community or a parish anywhere in Ireland that wasn't touched by the great wars that didn't have family members, members of the community who lost lives or who suffered in those wars.
"This is part of our shared history and I wanted, and the Irish government wanted to be part of sharing that remembrance."
Ms Villiers added: "This is a particularly poignant service today as we not only remember all past service personnel who gave up their lives in two world wars to defend our freedoms but also soldiers from Northern Ireland who were killed or injured in more recent conflicts.
"Today the memory of Cpl Channing Day from Comber will be in the forefront of all our minds. My thoughts are also with the family and friends of Prisoner Officer David Black who have suffered such a terrible loss."
(IT/GK)
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