QUEEN IS TO LEAD MOURNERS IN MEMORY OF VICTIMS
Queen is to lead mourners in memory of victims
QUEEN ELIZABETH is to lead mourners at a formal service in memory of the victims of the Omagh bombing outrage, Downing Street announced, yesterday.
The Duke of Edinburgh and Prime Minister Tony Blair will also attend the service, the date and venue for which have yet to be finalised.
Downing Street said President Mary McAleese and the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, as well as Spanish Prime Minister Jose-Maria Aznar, would also be invited and are expected to attend.
A No 10 spokesman said Mr Blair believed that the wishes of the relatives of the victims should be "paramount," and therefore the timing, location and form of the service would be decided in consultation with them.
Meanwhile, the Mayor of Limerick, Cllr Joe Harrington, has opened a fund for the Omagh bomb victims.
Describing last weekend's atrocity as a "pointless and stupid act," the mayor said, yesterday, for the child victims who will be in long-term hospital care, and the city will also be making contact with community organisations in Omagh interested in exchange programmes between Limerick and that town.
The mayor stressed that the bulk of the fund would be strictly for the victims.
He described his visit to Omagh during the week with a Limerick delegation when they met one of the bereaved families and attended a funeral. The mayor brought messages of sympathy with him and reflected: "The whole town is in mourning and the people appreciated the support and sympathy of people from around Ireland. It helps to send cards and messages to the people."
Mayor Harrington revealed that in the first day, 1,000 people signed the book of condolence in Limerick City Hall, and it will be open for two more weeks.
Donations can be made at any Bank of Ireland branch in the city, A/C No 39861799.
Courtesy of Irish Examiner
QUEEN ELIZABETH is to lead mourners at a formal service in memory of the victims of the Omagh bombing outrage, Downing Street announced, yesterday.
The Duke of Edinburgh and Prime Minister Tony Blair will also attend the service, the date and venue for which have yet to be finalised.
Downing Street said President Mary McAleese and the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, as well as Spanish Prime Minister Jose-Maria Aznar, would also be invited and are expected to attend.
A No 10 spokesman said Mr Blair believed that the wishes of the relatives of the victims should be "paramount," and therefore the timing, location and form of the service would be decided in consultation with them.
Meanwhile, the Mayor of Limerick, Cllr Joe Harrington, has opened a fund for the Omagh bomb victims.
Describing last weekend's atrocity as a "pointless and stupid act," the mayor said, yesterday, for the child victims who will be in long-term hospital care, and the city will also be making contact with community organisations in Omagh interested in exchange programmes between Limerick and that town.
The mayor stressed that the bulk of the fund would be strictly for the victims.
He described his visit to Omagh during the week with a Limerick delegation when they met one of the bereaved families and attended a funeral. The mayor brought messages of sympathy with him and reflected: "The whole town is in mourning and the people appreciated the support and sympathy of people from around Ireland. It helps to send cards and messages to the people."
Mayor Harrington revealed that in the first day, 1,000 people signed the book of condolence in Limerick City Hall, and it will be open for two more weeks.
Donations can be made at any Bank of Ireland branch in the city, A/C No 39861799.
Courtesy of Irish Examiner
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Publisher: THE EXAMINER
Ref: TEX/151
Published Date: 22-Aug-98
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