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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.

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