Irish Defence Forces criticise use of soldiers' memorial as event access point in Merrion Square
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Niall O'Connor
22d ago· 4 min readenNews
Summary
The Irish Defence Forces expressed disappointment after bins and signage for an event were placed at the memorial site dedicated to soldiers who died in service, located at the eternal flame and monument in Dublin's Merrion Square. The incident was highlighted by Defence Forces Sergeant Major Keith Caffrey, who shared photographs showing the memorial being used as an access point, with event materials placed disrespectfully close to the site just metres from Leinster House.
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Photographs emerged of bins and signs placed at the site of the eternal flame and monument inside Dublin's Merrion Square, just metres from the back of Leinster House.
Photographs emerged of bins and signs placed at the site of the eternal flame and monument inside Dublin’s Merrion Square.
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