#Memorial
'Senseless. Stupid. Ignorant': Karl Marx memorial in London vandalised for second time this month
Red paint was thrown over the tomb of the 19th century philosopher.
'I can’t imagine a worse death, between drowning and burning:' 40 years after the Whiddy Island disaster
The Memorial Service for the 51 people who died will be held at St Finbarr’s Church at 11am today.
'A reminder of our struggle': New campaign for permanent Irish AIDS memorial
Similar memorials are in place elsewhere around the globe in Toronto, New York City and Durban, South Africa.
Call for permanent war memorial in Dublin city as Hauntings Soldier is removed
The World War I sculpture, which was on temporary display in Stephen’s Green, was vandalised last week.
US gay student Matthew Shepard laid to rest 20 years after murder
Shepard was lured away from a bar in October 1998 by two young men pretending to be gay.
'America was always great': McCain memorial tributes echo with criticism of Trump
Barack Obama and George W Bush are among those speaking about the senator during today’s service.
Joe Biden eulogises late friend John McCain as 'giant among all of us'
John McCain’s remains will lie in state in the US Capitol tomorrow, followed by a funeral service on Saturday.
Final farewells to John McCain as former US senator lies in state
A private ceremony will be held this morning at the Arizona State Capitol Museum rotunda, where McCain will lie in state.
Garda probe after memorial to Mayo murder victim vandalised
Gardaí are investigating.
Tuam: Ex-residents and families want further excavation and DNA analysis
Galway County Council received 799 written submissions on what to do with the Tuam site where a mass grave was found.
Magdalene Laundries: 'Memorial needed for women detained under heartless, vicious regime'
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald argues work should begin on a memorial on the site of the Sean McDermott St Laundry.
Irish famine memorial in New York reopens to public after $5 million dollar renovation
It features stones imported from all 32 counties.
Dublin City Council assures there will be a memorial on Magdalene home site
The site on Sean McDermott Street is expected to be sold to a Japanese hotel chain.
Nelson Mandela family 'dismayed' by €18m funeral corruption claims
Mandela died on 5 December 2013 aged 95.
Memorial to Irish people who died in wars damaged in Sligo
Poppy wreaths were placed in Rosses Point ahead of Remembrance Day next weekend.
Holocaust survivor plants Irish oak tree at Russborough House
The Irish oak tree was planted to remember the 1.5 million Jewish children who died in the Holocaust.
Higgins compares today's refugees with those who left Ireland during the Famine
President Higgins is on the third day of his week-long State visit to Australia.
Canada takes down Holocaust memorial after forgetting to mention Jewish people
Critics called it a “profoundly obvious omission”.
No one can get their heads around this town's... interesting memorial to Princess Diana
Someone call Neil Buchanan! There’s been an Art Attack.
Call for Tuam Town Hall to remove memorial to Irish Confederate major
Shaun Cunniffe said that the plaque should be removed to a museum so that people can discuss the issues around it.
Charlottesville victim's mother: 'This is not the end of Heather's legacy'
Hundreds gathered for a memorial of Heather Heyer, who was killed after a white supremacist rammed a car into protesters.
'I'm disgusted, horrified': Vandals damage memorial to Carrickmines fire victims
A local councillor said family members of the victims have only recently moved into their new accommodation, which is near the site of the tragedy.
Monument unveiled in honour of two gardaí killed in 1980 Roscommon bank robbery
The shooting dead of the two young officers shocked the nation at the time.
'They died as heroes': Tributes for men killed after intervening in racist incident on a train
A man shouted anti-Muslim slurs at two girls, then stabbed the two men who intervened to death.
'A local man. A hero. A friend' -Locals plan lasting memorial for missing Coast Guard crewman
A memorial plaque will be unveiled for Rescue 116′s Paul Ormsby in his home town of Ballyfermot.
Half a century ago Colin saved a girl from drowning; today he wants to find out what happened to her
Colin Wilde has always wondered what happened to the girl whose life he saved 50 years ago.
Limerick women who perished in 1972 Greek fire to be remembered in special Rhodes ceremony
The three Irish women were on holidays in Rhodes when they were caught up in the blaze.
Obama asks Americans to "reject despair" after spate of killings
He was speaking at a memorial for the slain police officers last night.
20 years on: Family, friends and colleagues gather to remember Jerry McCabe
The detective garda was shot dead by the IRA on this day 20 years ago.
Dustin Johnson leads at Memorial Tournament as Rory McIlroy tweaks grip
The world number three is trying to improve his putting.
Karen Buckley memorial to take place in Scotland today
The Irish nurse was abducted and killed on 12 April 2015, after she vanished following a night out in the Sanctuary nightclub in Glasgow.
Irish twin brothers in London died weeks apart and nobody can find their family
A campaign is underway to give them a respectful funeral.
Who's bad? Michael Jackson fans are fighting among themselves for control of a shrine
The conflict has been described locally as a “guerrilla war fuelled by a lot of prosecco”.
Bodies of four Berkeley tragedy victims arrive home
Their families have thanked everyone for their support.
A life-size statue of a Kerry legend was unveiled earlier today
Paídí Ó Sé would have been 60 today.
What do you want it to say on your tombstone?
“He loved bacon” seems a popular choice.
Names of five more children buried in paupers' graves found
That makes 227 names in total on the Bethany memorial .
Veronica Guerin's family asks for her name to be withdrawn from flyover proposal
A Sinn Féin councillor asked that the naming be open to public consultation.
The Morning After: Australia remembers heroes of Sydney siege
Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson were killed yesterday.
'For the first time in 16 years we were treated the same as Catholics'
Mother and baby homes, including one group from a Protestant home, met with Minister James Reilly this month.
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