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2019 Ireland’s First World War Dead Are Environmental Group Calls
For Smoking Ban At
13th, Remembered In Dublin end of the war he contracted Beaches C

November Ain Dublin to mark the observed at 11am to remem- influenza and died in 1919 President & Founding
A minute’s silence was
ceremonyhasbeenheld
at Glasnevin cemetery
aged 20.
ber those who died during
Publisher
Mr
Bunworth,
David
of the Armistice, which ended
About 200,000 Irish men
| 101stanniversaryofthesigning the First World War. chairman said of the Glasnevin Paddy McCarthy
Editor
Trust,
annual
and women served in the
the First World War.
EXAMINER five Victoria Cross com- British forces during the First Armistice Day commemora- is calling for a ban on smoking on Associate Publisher
Grahame Curtis
During the ceremony,
tion provides an opportunity
World War and about 35,000
A Dublin environmental group
Marc-Yves Tumin
died.
memorative plaques were
“to remember the many
News Editor
Molly Meleady-Hanley,
IRISH unveiled, dedicated to five great-great niece of Gunner brave men and women from beaches. Arts & Entertainment Editor
David Carter
soldiers from different ranks
across the island of Ireland
The Sandycove Clean Coast
and beyond, who gave their
who showed extreme brav-
Patrick Meleady, who died in
ery during the conflict 1919 and is buried in lives in the cause of peace”. group says cigarette butts are Brad Balfour
deadly to marine life.
between 1914 and 1918. Glasnevin Cemetery, gave a He added: “The Cross of Speaking as part of Climate Sales Director
More than 40 countries reading. Sacrifice under which we Action Week, the Sandycove John O’Rourke
were represented at the serv- Patrick Meleady served laid commemorative Clean Coast group says smoking
ice, and officials laid wreaths during the war as part of the wreaths this morning is a should be banned on beaches. Classified Advertising
John O’Rourke
at the Irish military plot Royal Field Artillery. lasting tribute of the enor- The environmental group says
before The Last Post was He was wounded on the mous sacrifices made during cigarette butts are littering sea Art Director
played and the Irish flag was battlefield and taken as a pris- this tragic time in our histo- beds, which are being ingested by Heidi Gross Kelley
returned to full mast. oner of war. Towards the ry. C Contributors
fish and are posing a major threat Joe Murphy, Joe Kavanagh, C.S.
to marine life. O’Brien, Mike Fitzpatrick, Seamus
They have been described as a Kelleher, Bert Randolph Sugar, John
scourge which is contributing to Mooney, Neil McDaid, Aine Fox, Sean
McCarthy, Mike Bowen, Marc-Yves
plastic pollution in the ocean. Tumin, Jack McGrath, Charley Brady,
Patrick Hurley, Catherine Wylie, Alicia
Cigarettes filters can take up to 10 Colon, Jason Gallagher, Jackie Cahill, Bill
years to break down. Daly, Jim McKeon
According to the Herald, Dun
Laoghaire Rathdown county Contributing Photographers
Leo Doyle, Danny McCabe, Roger
council, which has some of the Wong
most visited beaches in the coun- Circulation
try, has said it has no plans to pilot John Philip, Manager
smoke free areas. North East - Paul Hamrock
Countries including Spain and West Coast - Jim Clement
Italy have already banned smok- Historian
O’Dwyer & Bernstien, LLP ing on beaches. C Events Consultant
Joseph Walsh
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