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Events taking place in Derry this weekend to mark 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

02:24 29 Jan 2022


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Tomorrow marks 50 years.

The first in a series of key events to mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday have been taking place in Derry this afternoon.

Former leader of the British Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, delivered a memorial lecture in the city.

Further commemorations will be held tomorrow to mark the day.

13 people were shot dead by British soldiers at a civil rights march.

A fourteenth died later from injuries sustained in the event.

The massacre on January 30th, 1972 became known as Bloody Sunday.

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President Michael D Higgins will deliver a virtual address at a memorial ceremony in Guildhall Square on Sunday afternoon, the Irish Times report.

Tomorrow morning, the relatives of the victims will take part in a walk of remembrance.

It'll follow the route of the anti-internment march from Creggan towards the memorial in the Bogside for a memorial service.

Among those expected to attend include Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald.

Line of Duty actor, Adrian Dunbar is to host talks, walks and reflections to commemorate the 1972 killings, according to the Guardian.

No one has been tried for the killings, and chair of the Bloody Sunday Trust, Tony Doherty has said no one should have to wait so long for justice.

His father, Patrick, was one of the victims and says the tragedy has stayed with him all his life.


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