Martin and Bryant attend Enniskillen Remembrance Sunday commemoration

Politics · First reported 8 Nov, 12:56 · Updated 13:13

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Micheál Martin and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant laid wreaths at Enniskillen’s Remembrance Sunday commemoration. The event took place amid a dispute over First Minister Michelle O’Neill’s attendance at remembrance events in an official capacity.

Martin laid a laurel wreath and Bryant laid a poppy wreath at the Enniskillen memorial.
The commemoration honoured those killed in the 1987 bombing; 11 people died in the blast and a 12th victim died 13 years later.
O’Neill was not attending remembrance events in an official capacity amid fallout from the Drumcree parade dispute.

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Key facts

Commemoration: Remembrance Sunday in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.
Wreaths: Bryant laid a poppy wreath for the UK Government; Martin placed a laurel wreath.
1987 bombing: The blast on November 8 killed 11 people; a 12th victim died 13 years later.
O’Neill’s attendance: She was not attending remembrance events in an official capacity amid fallout from the Drumcree parade dispute.
Dublin service: President Catherine Connolly laid a wreath at St Patrick’s Cathedral; it was her first time doing so since taking office.