No government plans for ceremony marking historic match with England
Thursday, 15 February 2007
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The Government said today it has no plans to ceremoniously mark the upcoming historic rugby game at Croke Park between Ireland and England.
It follows reports that Northern Secretary Peter Hain may lay a wreath to remember the Croke Park massacre of 1920.
But a Government spokesperson said this afternoon that they are not considering any ceremonial gesture.
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