Peace concert at Boyne battle site

A peace concert is due to take place tomorrow evening at the site of the Battle of the Boyne in Co Meath

A peace concert is due to take place tomorrow evening at the site of the Battle of the Boyne in Co Meath. Organised by the Peace Pledge Ireland group it will follow a walk to the site from Drogheda at 4 p.m. and an ecumenical service on the site which will begin an hour later.

The Boyne 2000 concert will take place at the Oldbridge battle site, about three miles from Drogheda on the road to Slane. It begins at 6 p.m. and continues until 9 p.m.

The speaker at the service will be the Rev Russ Parker, director of Acorn Trust for peace, healing and reconciliation. He has travelled extensively, lecturing on issues connected to Christian healing and counselling. A graduate from Nottingham University, he has been visiting Ireland regularly for the past 10 years.

This evening he will speak at St Magdalen's Dominican Church in Drogheda at 6.05 p.m. And at 7.30 tonight he will speak at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Drogheda.