Mass marks 30 years of Troubles

The Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, the Very Rev John Paterson, will give the address at a special Mass for Peace in…

The Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, the Very Rev John Paterson, will give the address at a special Mass for Peace in the Franciscan Church, Merchants Quay (Adam and Eve's), Dublin, tomorrow at 11 a.m.

The Mass, which marks the feast of St Francis of Assisi, comes on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the beginning of the Troubles, which are dated from the civil rights march in Derry on October 5th, 1968.

In attendance will be the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Senator Joe Doyle, and Mr Michael McAnaspie, a member of Omagh District Council. A collection will be taken up for the Omagh fund.