The commemoration for the RIC has been deferred, the government has confirmed this evening.
However Leo Varadkar came out batting hard for the commemoration before its deferral.
The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar had defended the government’s decision to host a commemoration ceremony for the Royal Irish Constabulary at Dublin Castle later this month, by stating that the country as a State should be mature enough to acknowledge all aspects of our past.
The Taoiseach who took to Twitter to defend the hosting of the ceremony and also said that the country should respect all traditions on our island and should acknowledge all aspects of our past.
He said that the ceremony isn’t about condoning what happened in the past, he reiterated it was about remembering the State’s history.
It’s not yet known whether the commemoration will take place at another date or not.
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