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CPI & CYM To hold annual James Connolly Sunday Event

category dublin | history and heritage | event notice author Thursday April 26, 2007 16:12author by Essen CYM - Connolly Youth Movementauthor email cpoi at eircom dot netauthor address Connolly House, 43, East Essex Street, Dublin 2author phone (01) 6708707

James Connolly Commemoration on 20th of May '07

Communist Party of Ireland and the Connolly Youth Movement will hold it's Annual Connolly Sunday Event at Arbour Hill. The Commemoration begins at 2:30pm on the 20th of May.

On the 20th of May the Communist Party and the CYM will hold the Annual Connolly Sunday Commemoration.
As tradition has it the Dublin comrades of the CPI gather at Arbour Hill every year on the Sunday closest to the 12th of May, the date James Connolly was murdered by British Forces.
The day is marked by a short march, followed by the laying of flowers and then speeches.
Connolly Youth Movement will have the latest issue of Forward, the Communist youth magazine on sale.
Friends and supporters are always welcome to the event.

For more details e-mail us at cpoi@eircom.net or phone (01) 6708707

Related Link: http://www.communistpartyofireland.ie

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author by Dearg Gpublication date Thu May 03, 2007 18:37author address author phone

Why is the ceremony taking place on the 20th of May rather than the 12th?

They had to mave it forward.
author by Essen CYM - CYMpublication date Thu May 03, 2007 19:53author address author phone

They had to move it forward because Micheal O'Riordans family and a number of senior CPI members will be in Spain to spred his ashes of the Ebro.

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