Britain to pay respects at Easter Rising centenary

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Theresa Villiers and Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan lay foundation stone for memorial to remember the Irish dead from the first World War


The British government intends to accept an Irish invitation and send representatives to the centenary commemorations for the 1916 Easter Rising in two years, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Theresa Villiers has said.

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