Appeal for Memorial

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Tuesday July 04, 2006 10:51

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Limerick City Council refuse to fund repairs to national monument

A national monument damaged by vandals is being repaired by Limerick Republican Graves because the Limerick City Council refuse to fund the work

Limerick Republican Graves treasurer Sean O'Neill at the memorial

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LIMERICK REPUBLICAN GRAVES
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APPEAL TO FUND MEMORIAL REPAIR

An appeal has been launched in Limerick to fund
the restoration of the Manchester Martyrs memorial
in Mount St Lawrence cemetery.

The national monument was damaged by vandals
and numerous appeals to the Limerick City Council
to undertake repair work went unheeded so the
Limerick Republican Graves organisation has now
stepped in and is at present carrying out repairs.

Treasurer Sean O’Neill from Prospect said today that
it is a national scandal that the Limerick City Council
will not fund the repair work.
“The Council has a committee dedicated to the
preservation of national monuments yet they
refuse to maintain this memorial which was
damaged by vandals,” he said. “At present the
damage has been repaired and the stone work has
been pointed and we are now considering laying a
tarmac surface to ensure that the base is protected.

“Limerick Republican Graves feel that this
preservation work should be carried out as
the men honoured by the memorial also
gave their lives in the cause of Irish national
self-determination.

“We are hoping that the work will be completed
in time for the annual commemoration at the
end of November.

“We are now appealing to the nationally and
Republican minded people of Limerick to assist
in the restoration work and contribute towards the
cost of the work.”

Pic caption: Limerick Republican Graves
Treasurer Sean O’Neill at the memorial.

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For confirmation contact Secretary Joe Lynch (016) 311457
16 Beechgrove Avenue, Ballinacurra Weston Limerick
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