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''To set down a marker, this is how we're going to commemorate uncomfortable events''

Michael D Higgins has declined an invitation from Queen Elizabeth to attend a church service to m...

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17.55 15 Sep 2021


''To set down a marker, this is how we're going to commemorate uncomfortable events''


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17.55 15 Sep 2021


Michael D Higgins has declined an invitation from Queen Elizabeth to attend a church service to mark Northern Ireland’s centenary. 

It seems to have come as a surprise to the organisers, as the event is due to take place in the coming weeks, and it appears no reason has been given by the President’s spokespeople.

I’m joined now by Kevin Myers, historian, author and journalist...

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