People urged to wear white poppy after Taoiseach wears Shamrock poppy for Irish WWI dead

People commemorating World War One are being asked to wear white poppies instead of the usual red poppy.

People urged to wear white poppy after Taoiseach wears Shamrock poppy for Irish WWI dead

People commemorating World War One are being asked to wear white poppies instead of the usual red poppy.

The red ones often come in for criticism over their strong links to the British Army, while the white ones promote peace.

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