Olympic Torch crosses Irish border

The Olympic Torch has crossed the border on an historic visit to the Republic today in a symbol of the peace process.

Wed, 06 Jun, 2012 - 08:07

The Olympic Torch has crossed the border on an historic visit to the Republic today in a symbol of the peace process.

Olympic boxing medallists Wayne McCullough and Michael Carruth took part in an early morning handover ceremony witnessed by Games chief Lord Seb Coe at a remote spot between Newry and Dundalk.

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Courts Olympics 2012 Place: Torch Place: Olympic Torch Place: Newry Place: Dundalk Place: Shankill Road Place: Belfast Place: UK Place: Connacht Place: Las Vegas Place: Seoul Place: Dublin Road Place: Northern Ireland Place: Ireland Place: Howth Place: Croke Park Place: Garden of Remembrance Place: Samuel Beckett Bridge Place: Grand Canal Place: St Patrick's Cathedral Place: Christchurch Place: Dublin Castle Place: Merrion Square Place: St Stephen’s Green Place: Scotland Person: Wayne McCullough Person: Michael Carruth Person: Lord Seb Coe Person: McCullough Person: Dubliners Person: Ruby Walsh Person: Paul McGrath Person: Sonia O’Sullivan Person: Ronnie Delany Person: Carruth Person: Queen Maeve Person: Pat Hickey Person: Michael D Higgins Person: Cillian Kirwan Person: Henry Shefflin Event: Olympic Event: 1992 Games Event: 1988 Olympics Organisation: Protestant Organisation: Catholic Organisation: Olympic Council of Ireland Organisation: OCI Organisation: Olympic Organisation: GPO Organisation: IFSC

<p>Munster Technological University (MTU) said that it is continuing to engage with Instructure to understand the nature and extent of any potential impact on the university community. File picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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