Anniversary stamp to commemorate fallen Irish

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will today unveil a postage stamp to commemorate the forthcoming 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

Wed, 21 Jun, 2006 - 08:14
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Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will today unveil a postage stamp to commemorate the forthcoming 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

More than a million soldiers died in the bloody four-month assault in North France that began on July 1, 1916.

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