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"It's no coincidence that this occurred during the emergence of revitalised nationalism" - Kevin Myers on the vandalism of Glasnevin Memorial Wall

Kevin Myers, Journalist and Historian, joined Kieran Cuddihy on the show to give his your reaction to the vandalism of memorial wall in Glasnevin Cemtery

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12.39 6 Feb 2020


"It's no coincidence that this occurred during the emergence of revitalised nationalism" - Kevin Myers on the vandalism of Glasnevin Memorial Wall


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A memorial wall in Glasnevin Cemtery containing the names of those who died from the Easter Rising in 1916 to the end of the Civil War in 1923, has been vandalised.

Intruders used a sledgehammer to remove the names of some British soldiers on the wall who were killed during the Easter rising.

Kevin Myers, Journalist and Historian, joined Kieran Cuddihy on the show to give his your reaction to the vandalism?


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