Two arrested at auction protest

TWO Sinn Féin members were arrested yesterday during protests against the sale of historical artefacts associated with the 1916 Easter Rising, including the first draft of the Irish national anthem.

The demonstrators were picketing at Dublin auctioneers, James Adam & Sons, where some items had already gone under the hammer.

Ógra (SF youth section) members entered the auction and distributed leaflets opposing the selling of important historical documents on the open market. They were then evicted from the auction and two were arrested.