Oireachtas delays Christmas lights ceremony

The turning on of the Oireachtas Christmas Tree lights - scheduled for this evening - has been postponed.

Oireachtas delays Christmas lights ceremony
Tue, 02 Dec, 2014 - 16:12

The turning on of the Oireachtas Christmas Tree lights scheduled for this evening has been postponed.

The decision was taken by the Ceann Comhairle who felt it would be inappropriate in light of the death of Jonathan Corrie on Molesworth Street yesterday.

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